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Medical Terminology Ch. 14
medical Terminology Systems Ch. 14 (Gylys & Wedding)
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Undergraduate 1
11/22/2009
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brain
 Definition
center for thought & emotion, sensory stimuli & coordination of body functions
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spinal cord
 Definition
main pathway for transmission of info between brain & body
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cranial nerves
 Definition
12 pair of nerves from base of skull, motor & sensory
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spinal nerves
 Definition
31 pair of nerves from spine, motor & sensory
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum {cerebrotomy}
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crani/o
 Definition
crainium {craniomalacia}
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dendr/o
 Definition
tree {dendroid}
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain {encephalocele}
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gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion {gangliectomy}
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gli/o
 Definition
glue; neuroglial tissue {glioma}
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lex/o
 Definition
word, phrase {dyslexia}
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kinesi/o
 Definition
movement {bradykinesia}
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lept/o
 Definition
thin, slender {leptomeningopathy}
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges {meningocele}
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meningi/o
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meninges {meningioma}
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myel/o
 Definition
bone marrow, spinal cord {poliomyelitis}
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor, numbness {narcotic}
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neur/o
 Definition
nerve {neurolysis}
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sthen/o
 Definition
strength {hypersthenia}
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root {radiculalgia}
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus {thalamotomy}
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ton/o
 Definition
tension {dystonia}
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle {ventriculometry}
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-algesia
 Definition
pain {analgesia}
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-algia
 Definition
pain {synalgia}
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness, debility {myastenia}
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-esthesia
 Definition
feeling {hyperesthesia}
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement {hyperkinesia}
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure {epilepsy}
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis {hemiparesis}
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-phasia
 Definition
speech {aphasia}
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis {quadriplegia}
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
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