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LOM Ch 10 Roots
Medical Terminology Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gli/o | glial cells |
| lept/o | thin, slender |
| mening/o menini/o | meninges; membranes |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| pont/o | pons |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| thec/o | sheath |
| vag/o | vagus nerve (10th cranial) |
| alges/o -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| caus/o | burning |
| comat/o | deep sleep (coma) |
| esthesi/o -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kines/o kinesi/o -kinesia -kinesis -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short (syncopal episode means fainting - greek word meaning cutting into or cut of strength with loss of consciousness) |
| tax/o | order, coordination |