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Chapter Five
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o encephal/o | brain |
| cephal/o | head |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o psych/o | mind |
| somn/o hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| analgestic | a drug that relieves pain |
| anesthetic | a drug that causes loss of sensation |
| anxloytic | a drug that lessons anexiety |
| apathy | lack of emotion |
| aphasia | inability to speak |
| ataxia | lack of coordination |
| bullmia | eating disorder characterized by overeating followed by getting rid of food |
| catatonia | condition characterized by reduced muscle tone |
| causalgia | painful sensation or burning |
| clonus | muscle spasm or twitching |
| dellrium | brief loss of mental function |
| dementia | loss/decline in the mental function |
| dysesthesia | bad feeling |
| dyskinesia | difficulty moving |
| dyslexia | difficulty speaking |
| dysphoria | a negative emotional state |