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Word Elements
The Nervous System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| -algesia | sensitivity to pain |
| alges/o | sensititivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| brady- | slow |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| crani/o | cranium |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -esthesia | sensation or feeling |
| esthesi/o | sensation or feeling |
| gli/o | pertaining to neuroglia cells |
| -kinesia | movement |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lexia | reading |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| narc/o | sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -paresis | partial paralysis |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | perform |
| -sthenia | strength |
| thec/o | sheath |
| ton/o | tension |
| vetricul/o | ventricle |