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chap 5
med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebr/o, encephal/o | brain |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | head/skull |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord) |
| dur/o | dura |
| neur/o | nerve |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| phas/o | speech |
| somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o | sleep |
| phren/o, psych/o | mind |
| gnosi/o | know |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -phobia | excessive fear or sensitivity |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension, pressure |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| aphasia | inability to speak |
| myoclonus | muscle twitching |
| cephalalgia | head pain |
| monoplegia | paralysis of the limb |
| pseudesthesia | false sensation |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| electroencephalography (EEG) | procedure used to examine the electrical activity of the brain |
| cerebral angiography | procedure used to examine blood vessels in the brain |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the cerebellum |