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The Nervous Sys
Ch. 13 Combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | little brain, cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain, cerebrum |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o | swelling, knot |
| mening/i, mening/o | membrane |
| myel/o | spinal cord, medulla, myelin |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phren/o | mind |
| psych/o | mind |
| radic/o, radicul/o | nerve root |
| ventricul/o | little brain, ventricle |
| esthes/o | sensation |
| phas/o | to speak |
| ather/o | fatty plaque |
| embol/o | plug |