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the nervous system

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arachn/o   spider  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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crani/o   cranium  
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arachn/o   spider  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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crani/o   cranium  
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gli/o   nerve cell  
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dendr/o   branching:dendrite  
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hydr/o   water  
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electr/o   electricity  
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mening/o   meninges  
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encephal/o   brain  
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myel/o   spinal cord:bone marrow  
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gli/o   nerve cell  
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neur/o   nerve  
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hydr/o   water  
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olig/o   few  
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mening/o   meninges  
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quadr/o   four  
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myel/o   spinal cord:bone marrow  
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thec/o   sheath  
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neur/o   nerve  
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thromb/o   clot  
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olig/o   few  
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vascul/o   blood vessels  
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quadr/o   four  
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thec/o   sheath  
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thromb/o   clot  
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vascul/o   blood vessels  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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-algia   pain  
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dura-   hard  
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-malacia   softening  
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echo-   sound  
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-paresis   partial paralysis  
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-algia   pain  
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-malacia   softening  
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-paresis   partial paralysis  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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cephalalgia   cephal/o=head -algia=pain  
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anencephaly   an=lack of encephal/o=brain  
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cerebral thrombosis   thromb/o=clot -osis=condition  
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cephalalgia   cephal/o=head -algia=pain  
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cerebrovascular accident anitials   CVA  
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cerebral thrombosis   thromb/o=clot -osis=condition  
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cerebrovascular accident anitials   CVA  
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cerebrovascular accident   cerebr/o=cerebrum vascul/o=vessel -al=pertaining to  
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encephalitis   encephal/o=brain -itis=inflammation  
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encephalopathy   encephal/o=brain -pathy=disease  
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encephalomalacia   encephal/o=brain -malacia=softening  
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encephalopathy   encephal/o=brain -pathy=disease  
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epidural hematoma   epi=above dura=dura matter -al=pertaining to hematoma=mass of blood  
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glioma   gli/o=nerve cell -oma=tumor  
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hemiparesis   hemi-=half -paresis=partial paralysis  
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hemiplegia   hemi-=half -plegia=paralysis  
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hydrocephalus   hydr/o=water cephal/o=head -us=noun ending  
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meningioma   mening/o=meninges oma=tumor  
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meningitis   mening/o=meninges -itis=inflammation  
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meningocele   mening/o=meninges myel/o=spinal cord -cele=hernia  
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myelomalacia   myel/o=spinal cord -malacia=softening  
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neuralgia   neur/o=nerve -algia=pain  
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neuritis   neur/o=nerve -itis=inflammation  
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neuroblastoma   neor/o=nerve blast/o=embryonic stage of development -oma=disease  
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neuropathy   neur/o=nerve -pathy=disease  
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paraplegia   para-=around -plegia=paralysis  
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polyneuritis   poly-=many neur/o=nerve -itis=inflammation  
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quadriplegia   quadr/i=four -plegia=paralysis  
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subdural hematoma   sub-=below dura-=hard -al=pertaining to hematoma=mass of blood  
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cerebrospinal   cerebr/0=cerebrum spinlo=spine -al=pertaining to  
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craniotomy   crani/o=skull -otomy=incision  
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echoencephalography   echo-=sound encephal/o=brain -gaphy=process of recording  
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electroencephalogram   electr/o=electricity encephal/o=brain -gram=record of  
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electriencephalography   electr/o=electricity encephal/o=brain -graphy=process of recording  
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electriencephalography anitials   EEG  
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myelography   myel/o=spinal cord -graphy=process of recording  
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myleogram   myel/o=spinal cord -gram=rcord of  
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neurectomy   neur/o=nerve -ectomy=surgical removal  
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pneumoencephalography anitials   PEG  
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pneumoencephalography   pneum/o=air encephal/o=brain -graphy=process of recording  
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pneum/o   air  
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TENS   transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation  
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transcutaneous   trans-=actoss cutane/o=skin -ous=pertaining to  
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cutane/o   skin  
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