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Med108 Lesson 4
Cardiovascular/ Nervous system Root Words
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07/30/2025
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alges/o
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sensitive to pain
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum (part of the brain)
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concuss/o
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to shake violently
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crani/o
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skull
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dur/o
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dura mater (outermost layer of meninges)
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encephal/o
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brain
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esthesi/o
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sensation/ feeling
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gangli/o, ganglion/o
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ganglion (a cluster of nerve cells)
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hydr/o
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water, fluid
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lob/o
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Lobe
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ment/o
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mind, chin
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mening/o, meningi/o
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meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
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mon/o
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one, single
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myel/o
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/o, neur/i
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Nerve
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phas/o
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speech
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poli/o
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gray matter
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pont/o
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pons (a part of the brainstem)
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psych/o
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Mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, rhiz/o
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Nerve Root
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vag/o
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vagus nerve ( a cranial nerve)
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angi/o
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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
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aort/o
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Aorta
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arteri/o
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artery
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arther/o
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Fatty Plaque
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capillar/o
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capillaries ( the smallest blood vessel)
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cardi/o
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Heart
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chrom/o, chromat/o
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Color
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erythr/o
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Red
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hem/o, hemat/o
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Blood
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isch/o
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restriction/ deficiency
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leuk/o
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White
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my/o
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Muscle
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phleb/o
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vein
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scler/o
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hardening
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sten/o
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Narrowing
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thromb/o
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clot
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valvul/o
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valve
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vas/o
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vessel
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ven/o
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vein
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