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Ch 5 roots/suffixes
studying med terms Chapter 5 roots/suffixes/terms
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| cranl/o | head, skull |
| dur/o | tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthesi/o | feeling, sensation |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| gnosi/o | know |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| lob/o | lobe |
| -mania | excessive desire |
| -mening/o, meningi/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 |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| psycho/o | mind |
| somn/o, somn/i | sleep |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ton/o | muscle tone, tension |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| afferent nerve | a nerve that carries impulses toward the central nervous system |
| agnosia | inability to comprehend |
| agoraphobia | fear of outdoor spaces |
| amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) | a degenerative disease of the central nervous system, causing loss of muscle control; also known as Lou Gehrig's disease |
| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| anesthesiologist | doctor who specializes in anesthesiology |
| anesthetic | a drug that causes loss of sensation |
| anorexia | an eating disorder characterized by the patient's restricting food of refusing to eat |
| anticonvulsant | a drug that opposes convulsions |
| antidepressant | a drug that opposes depression |