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M12: Nervous System
Module 12 - Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alges/o | sense of pain |
| astr/o | star |
| centr/o | center |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| clon/o | rapid contracting and relaxing |
| concuss/o | to shake violently |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation, feeling |
| gli/o | glue |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meningi/o | meninges |
| ment/o | mind |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| peripher/o | away from center |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| tom/o | to cut |
| ton/o | tone |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |