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chapter 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| mening/o, meningi/o | the meninges |
| cerebr/o | the cerebrum |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| lob/o | the lobe |
| cephal/o | head |
| crani/o | skull |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| neur/o | nerve or nervous system |
| gangli/o | nerve cluster |
| myel/o | the spinal cord |
| esthesi/o | sensation/ feeling |
| phas/o | speech/ speak |
| psych/o | mental processes |
| TIA | transient ischemic attack |
| CVA | stroke (cerebrovascular accident) |