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