The Language of Medicine Ninth Edition
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| CEREBELL/O | CEREBELLUM (POSTERIOR PART OF THE BRAIN THAT COORDINATES MUSCLE MOVEMENTS AND MAINTAINS BALANCE)
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| DUR/O | DURA MATER (THICK, OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE MENINGES SURROUNDING AND PROTECTING THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD)
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| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN
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| GLI/O | GLIAL CELLS (NEUROGLIAL CELL) SUPPORTIVE AND CONNECTIVE NERVE CELL THAT DOES NOT CARRY NERVOUS IMPULSES.
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| LEPT/O | THIN, SLENDER
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| MENING/O MENINGI/O | MEMBRANES, MENINGES
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| MY/O | MUSCLE
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| MYEL/O | SPINAL CORD (MEANS BONE MARROW IN OTHER CONTEXTS)
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| NEUR/O | NERVE
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| PONT/O | PONS [CONNECTION OF NERVES (TO THE EYES AND FACE)]
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| RADICUL/O | NERVE ROOT (OF SPINAL NERVES)
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| THALAM/O | THALAMUS (MAIN RELAY CENTER OF THE BRAIN. IT CONDUCTS IMPULSES BETWEEN THE SPINAL CORD AND THE CEREBRUM; INCOMING SENSORY MESSAGES ARE RELAYED THROUGH THE THALAMUS TO APPROPRIATE CENTERS IN THE CEREBRUM)
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| THEC/O | SHEAT (REFERS TO THE MENINGES-THREE PROTECTIVE MEMEBRANES THAT SURROUND THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD)
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| VAG/O | VAGUS NERVE (10TH CRANIAL NERVE)
IT CARRIES MESSAGES TO AND FROM THE NECK, CHEST, AND ABDOMEN.
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| ALGES/O -ALGESIA | EXCESSIVE SENSITIVITY TO PAIN
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| -ALGIA | PAIN
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| CAUS/O | BURNING
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| COMAT/O | DEEP SLEEP (COMA)
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| ESTHESI/O -ESTHESIA | FEELING NERVOUS SENSATION
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| KENIS/O KINESI/O -KINESIA -KINESIS -KINETIC | MOVEMENT
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| -LEPSY | SEIZURE
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| LEX/O | WORD, PHRASE
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| -PARESIS | WEAKNESS
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| -PHASIA | SPEECH
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| -PLEGIA | PARALYSIS (LOSS OR IMPAIRMENT OF THE ABILITY TO MOVE PARTS OF THE BODY)
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| -PRAXIA | ACTION
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| -STHENIA | STRENGTH
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| SYNCOP/O | TO CUT OFF, CUT SHORT
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| TAX/O | ORDER, COORDINATION
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| BRACHI/O | ARM
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| ASTR/O | STAR
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| OLIG/O | FEW OR SCANTY
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