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nervous system
word roots for nervous system diseases
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Undergraduate 1
03/02/2011
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phas/o-
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speech
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express/o-
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communicate
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glob/o-
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shaped like a globe; comprehensive
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ven/o-
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vein
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format/o-
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structure
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malign/o-
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intentionally causing harm; cancer
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alg/o-
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pain
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blast/o-
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immature
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gli/o-
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cells providing support
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infarct/o-
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area of dead tissue
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isch/o-
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block
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log/o-
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study of
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pleg/o-
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paralysis
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comat/o-
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unconsciousness
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concuss/o-
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violent shaking
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contus/o-
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bruise
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ment/o-
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mind
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sen/o-
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old age
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fibril/o-
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muscle or nerve fiber
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retard/o-
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slow down
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lex/o-
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word
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phot/o-
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light
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phob/o-
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fear
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epilept/o-
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seizure
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ict/o-
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seizure
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ton/o-
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pressure
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clon/o-
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rapid contracting and relaxing
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pysch/o-
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mind
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foc/o-
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point of activity
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hemat/o-
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blood
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hydr/o-
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water
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cephal/o-
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head
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nuch/o-
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neck
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narc/o-
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sleep; stupor
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syncop/o-
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fainting
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sect/o-
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to cut
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spast/o-
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spasm
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troph/o-
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development
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scler/o-
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hard
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carp/o-
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wrist
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caus/o-
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burning
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