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Chapter 5
nervous system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| asthenia | weakness |
| cephal | head |
| cerebell | cerebellum |
| cerebr | brain |
| crani | head, skull |
| dur | tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| encephal | brain |
| esthesi | feeling, sensation |
| gangli | nerve bundle |
| gnosi | know |
| hypn | sleep |
| lob | lobe |
| mania | excessive desire |
| mening, mengingi | meninges, membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| myel | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| neur | nerve |
| paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| phas | speech |
| phobia | excessive fear |
| phren | mind |
| plegia | paralysis |
| psych | mind |
| somn | sleep |
| tax | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ton | muscle tone, tension |