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Lesson 5
Nervous System
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05/06/2026
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a-
 Definition
without; lack of
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
 Definition
difficult; painful; abnormal
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive; above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal; deficient
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inter-
 Definition
between
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intra-
 Definition
within
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para-
 Definition
beside; abnormal
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poly-
 Definition
many;much
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post-
 Definition
after
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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tachy-
 Definition
fast;rapid
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-acusia
 Definition
hearing condition
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-algesia
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
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-cele
 Definition
hernia;protussion
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-esthesia
 Definition
sensation;feeling
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-genic
 Definition
producing; originating
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-gram
 Definition
record
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-graph
 Definition
instrument of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-kinesia
 Definition
movement
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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-logist
 Definition
specialist
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-paresis
 Definition
partial paralysis
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-phasia
 Definition
speech
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-phobia
 Definition
fear
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-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
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-praxia
 Definition
action
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow;discharge
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
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-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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-tomy
 Definition
incision;cutting
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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cerebr/o
 Definition
cerebrum
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concuss/o
 Definition
shaken together
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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czphal/o
 Definition
head
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dur/o
 Definition
dura matter
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encephal/o
 Definition
brain
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ethesi/o
 Definition
sensation
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gangli/o
 Definition
ganglion
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gli/o
 Definition
neuroglial cells
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord
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narc/o
 Definition
stupor; sleep
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nuer/o
 Definition
nerve
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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somn/o
 Definition
sleep
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spin/o
 Definition
spine
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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ton/o
 Definition
tension
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ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle
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cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
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axon/o
 Definition
axon
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CNS
 Definition
Central Nervous System
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PNS
 Definition
Peripheral Nervous System
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EEG
 Definition
Electromyography
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LP
 Definition
Lumbar Puncture
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CSF
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Fluid
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CVA
 Definition
Cerebrospinal Accident ( stroke)
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TIA
 Definition
Transient Ischemic Attack
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ALS
 Definition
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
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MS
 Definition
Multiple Sclerosis
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CP
 Definition
Cerebral Palsy
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ADHD
 Definition
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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PTSD
 Definition
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
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Parkinson Disease
 Definition
neurological disorder affecting movement
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Alzheimer disease
 Definition
progressive memory-loss disorder
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Bell Palsy
 Definition
facial nerve paralysis
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