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Nervous System:
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anxi/o | Anxious; uneasy |
| Cephal/o | Head |
| Cerebell/o | Cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | Cerebrum |
| Contus/o | To bruise |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Dur/o | Dura Mater |
| Encephal/o | Brain |
| Esthes/o, Esthesi/o | Nervous Sensation |
| Gli/o | Glue |
| Hydr/o | Water |
| Hypn/o | Sleep |
| Isch/o | Back; to hold back |
| Lamin/o | Lamina (thin plate or layer; arch) |
| Lex/o | Word |
| Medull/o | Medulla oblogata |
| Mening/o, meningi/o | Meninges |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Phas/o | Speech |
| Phob/o | Fear |
| Phren/o | Mind |
| Pol/o | Extreme |
| Poli/o | Gray Matter |
| Pont/o | Pons |
| Psych/o | Mind |
| Radicul/o | Nerve root |
| Schiz/o | Split |
| Somat/o | Body |
| Synaps/o, Synapt/o | Point of contact; to join |
| Syncop/o | To cut off; cut short; faint |
| Tax/o | Coordination; order |
| Tempor/o | The temples |
| Thalam/o | Thalamus |
| Thec/o | Sheath (meninges) |
| Traumat/o | Trauma; injury; wound |
| Troph/o | Development; nourishment |
| Ventricul/o | Ventricle |
| Bi- | Two; both |
| Con- | Together; with |
| Dys- | Painful; difficult |
| En- | In; within |
| Epi- | On; over; upon |
| Hemi- | Half |
| Intra- | Within; into |
| Mono- | One; single |
| Par-, para- | Near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal |
| Poly- | Many; much |
| Quadri | Four |
| Sub- | Below; under |
| Post- | After; behind |