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Body systems
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cerebropathy, cerebr/o | Disease of the brain |
| Encephalitis, encephal/o | Inflammation of the brain |
| Lobotomy, lob/o | surgical incision into the lobe |
| Microcephaly, cephal/o | condition of a small head |
| Crani/o, craniomalacia | softening of the skull |
| Neur/o, neuralgia | never pain |
| Gangli/o, ganglion | a nerve cell cluster |
| Myel/o, myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| Trigeminal (CV N) | major sensory never of the face; chewing muscles |
| Esthesi/o, hyperesthesia | condition of increased sensation |
| Phas/o, Aphasia | condition of no speech/ inability to speak |
| Phren/o, phsyc/o, phycology | study of the mind |
| Somn/o, hypn/o, insomnia | condition of not sleeping |
| Gnosi/o,agnosia | condition of not knowing/inability to recognize |
| -paresis, hemiparesis | weakness/paralysis on one side of the body |
| -plegia, quadriplegia | paralysis of all 4 limbs |
| -asthenia, myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| ton/o, dystonia | abnormal muscle tone |
| tax/o, ataxia | coordination |