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Chapter 17 Roots
The Nervous System
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11/15/2011
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Term
Neur/o, Neur/i
 Definition
Nervous system, Nervous tissue, Nerve
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gli/o
 Definition
Neuroglia
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglion
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mening/o, meninge/o
 Definition
meninges
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord (also bone marrow)
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radicul/o
 Definition
spinal nerve root
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (loosely, brain)
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cortic/o
 Definition
cerebral cortex, outer portion
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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ventricul/o
 Definition
cavity, ventricle
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medull/o
 Definition
medulla oblongata (also spinal cord)
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor/unconsciousness
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somn/o, somn/i
 Definition
sleep
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