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Chapter 5 Roots
Roots and Defination
| Root | Definition |
|---|---|
| asthenia | weakness |
| mania | excessive desire |
| cephal/o, meningi/o | menings |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| cerebr/o, encephal/o | brain |
| neur/o | nerve |
| paresis | slight or partial analysis |
| dur/o | tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| phas/o | speech |
| phobia | excessive fear |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phren/o | mind |
| gangil/o | nerve bundle |
| plegia | know |
| psych/o | mind |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| somn/o, somn/i | sleep |
| lob/o | lobe |
| tax/o | arrangement, order coordination |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension |