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chap 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o | membranes, meninges |
| meningi/o | membrances, meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | SPINAL CORD |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| redicul.o | nerve root (of spinal nerves) |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (refers to the meninges) |
| vag/o | vagus nerve (10th carnial nerve) |
| alges/o | sensitivity to pain |
| -algesia | sensivity to pain |
| -algia | painb |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesi/o | feeling, nervus sesation |
| -esthesia | feeling, nervus sensation |
| kines/o | movement |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -kinesis | movement |
| -kenetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weaknesss |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | streangth |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short |
| tax/o | order, coordination |