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nervous system

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Definition
cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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cephal/o   head  
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encephal/o   brain  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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mening/o   meninges  
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meningi/o   meninges  
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crani/o   skull  
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neur/o   nerve  
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psych/o   mind  
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spin/o   spine  
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esthes/o   nerve sensation  
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esthesi/o   nerve sensation  
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vascul/o   blood vessel  
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synaps/o   synapse  
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synapt/o   synapse  
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syncop/o   to cut off  
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troph/o   development  
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hem/o   blood vessel  
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isch/o   to hold back  
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hemi-   half  
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bi-   two,half  
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hydro-   water,fluid  
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epi-   upon,on  
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quadri-   four  
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mono-   one,single  
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par-,para-   both,beside  
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poly-   many  
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post-   after,behind  
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sub-   below,under  
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-algia   pain  
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-algesia   pain,sensitivity  
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-ectomy   to excise or cut out  
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-iatrist   speacialist  
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-malacia   softening  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-pathy   disease of  
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-asthenia   weakness  
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-rrhagia,-rrhagic   excessive ,forceful bleeding  
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-ology   to study  
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-plasia   growth or development  
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-tomy   to make an incision in ,cut out  
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-trophy   growth or development  
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-trophic   growth or development  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-al,-ar,-eal,-ial--ic   pertaining to  
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-cele   hernia  
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-esthesia   sensation  
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-rrhaphy   to suture or stitch  
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-emic   blood condition  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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CVA   cerebovascular accident  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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-central NS   1 brain 2 spinal cord  
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-peripheral NS   1.autonomic 2.somatic  
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