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Nervous System Terminology
Nervous System Terminology- word roots
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Undergraduate 1
09/10/2026
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alges/o
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sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebr/o
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brain, cerebrum
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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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 the 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; ganglion/o
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ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies)
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gli/o
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glial cells, gluey substance
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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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phos/o
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speech
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poli/o
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gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
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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; radicuel/o; rhiz/o
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nerve root
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thalano
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thalamus ( a part of the brain)
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vag/o
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vagus nerve ( a cranial nerve)
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