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Chapter 10
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Medical
Undergraduate 2
04/18/2006
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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gli/o
 Definition
glue, parts of nervous system that supports and connects.
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lept/o
 Definition
thin, slender
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mening/o
meningi/o
 Definition
Membranes
Meninges
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my/o
 Definition
muslce
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myel/o
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spinal cord ( means bone marrow in other contexts)
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neur/o
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nerve
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pont/o
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pons
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radicul/o
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nerve root ( of spinal nerves)
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thalam/o
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thalamus
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thec/o
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sheath ( refers to the menings)
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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alges/o or
-algesia
 Definition
excessive pain sensitivity to pain
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=algia
 Definition
pain
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-caus/o
 Definition
burning
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comat/o
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deep sleep ( coma )
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esthesi/o
-esthesia
 Definition
feeling nervous sensation
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kines/o
=kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-kinesis
-kinetic
 Definition
movement
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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lex/o
 Definition
word, phase
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-paresis
 Definition
slight paralysis
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis ( loss of impairment of the ability to move parts of the body )
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-praxia
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action
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-sthenia
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strength
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syncop/o
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to cutt off short
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tax/o
 Definition
order, coordination
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