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Med Terms Week 2 (Part One)
CUW Med Terms for APC Week 2
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Pharmacology
Graduate
08/31/2014

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Cerebr/o
Definition
cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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Cerebell/o
Definition
Cerebellum (little brain)
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Crani/o
Definition
skull
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encephal/o
Definition
entire brain
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esthesi/o
Definition
sensation
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gangli/o
Definition
ganglion (knot)
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gli/o
Definition
glue
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gnos/o
Definition
knowing
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kinesi/o
Definition
movement
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lex/o
Definition
word or phrase
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mening/o, meningi/o
Definition
meninges (membrane)
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myelo/o
Definition
spinal cord or bone marrow
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narc/o
Definition
stupor or sleep
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neur/o
Definition
nerve
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phas/o
Definition
speech
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phob/o
Definition
exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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phor/o
Definition
carry or bear
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phren/o, psych/o, thym/o
Definition
mind
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schiz/o
Definition
split
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somat/o
Definition
body
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somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o
Definition
sleep
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spin/o
Definition
spine
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
Definition
vertebra
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stere/o
Definition
three dimensional or solid
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tax/o
Definition
order or coordination
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thalam/o
Definition
thalamus (a room)
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ton/o
Definition
tone or tension
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top/o
Definition
place
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ventricul/o
Definition
ventricle (belly or pouch)
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cata-
Definition
down
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-asthenia
Definition
weakness
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-lepsy
Definition
seizure
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-mania
Definition
condition of abnormal impulse toward
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-paresis
Definition
slight paralysis
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-plegia
Definition
paralysis
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central nervous system
(CNS)
Definition
brain and spinal cord
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brain
Definition
portion of the CNS contained within the cranium
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cerebrum
Definition
largest portion of the brain; divided into right and left halves, known as cerebral hemispheres, which are connected by a bridge of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum; lobes of the cerebrum are named after the skull bones they underlie
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frontal lobe
Definition
anterior section of each cerebral hemisphere; responsible for voluntary muslce movement and personality
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parietal lobe
Definition
portion posterior to the frontal lobe; responsible for sensations such as pain, temperature, and touch
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temporal lobe
Definition
portion that lies below the frontal lobe; responsible for hearing, taste, and smell
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occiptal lobe
Definition
portion posterior to the parietal and temporal lobes; responsible for vision
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cerebral cortex
Definition
outer layer of the cerebrum consisting of grey matter; responsible for higher mental functions
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thalamus
(diencephalon)
Definition
each of two gray matter nuclei deep within the brain; responsible for relaying sensory information to the cortex
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gyri
Definition
convultions (mounds) of the cerebral hemispheres
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sulci
Definition
shallow grooves that seperate gyri
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fissures
Definition
deep grooves in the brain
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cerebellum
Definition
portion of the brain located below the occiptal lobes of the cerebrum; responsible for control and coordination of skeletal muscles
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brainstem
Definition
region of the brain that serves as a relay between the cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord; responsible for breathing, heart rate, and body temperature,; the three levels are the mesencephalon (midbrain), pons, and medulla onblongata
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ventricles
Definition
series of interconnected cavities within the cerebral hemispheres and brainstem filled with cerebrospinal fluid
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