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Chapter 5
Flash cards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| encephalo/cerebr | brain |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| meninges | membrane |
| cephal | head |
| crani/o | head/skull |
| gangli | ganglion |
| dur | dura |
| psyche | mind |
| esthesi/o | feeling/sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| somn/o/hypn/o | sleep |
| gnosi | know |
| mania | excessive desire |
| paresis | partial paralysis |
| ton/o | muscle tone |
| phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| tax/o | arrangement/ order |
| plegia | paralysis |
| asthenia | weakness |
| caus | burn |
| pyro | fire |
| lumb | lower back |
| penia | deficiency |
| prosop | face |
| af | toward |
| ef | away |
| ictal | seizure |
| clonus | muscle spasm or twitching |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| sten | narrow |