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27 Cards in this Set
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/i, cerebr/o
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cerebrum, brain
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crani/o
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cranium, skull
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encephal/o
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brain
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gli/o
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glue, glue-like (relating specifically to the neuroglia)
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hydr/o
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1. water, watery
2. containing or combined with hydrogen 3. a hydatid |
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hyp/o
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deficient, below normal, under, less than
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hypn/o
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sleep, hypnosis
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mening/o
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any membrane, specifically, one of the membranous coverings of the brain and spinal cord
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myel/o
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1. spinal cord and medulla oblongata
2. the myelin sheath of nerve fibers |
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narc/o
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stupor, narcosis, numbness, sleep
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neur/i, neuro
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nerve, nerve tissue, the nervous system
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occipit/o
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occiput, occipital structures (back of the head)
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sympath/o, sympathet/o, sympathic/o
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the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system
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vag/o
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vagus nerve
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later/o
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to the side
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disc/o
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disk, disk-shaped
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neur/o
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nerve
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rachi/o
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spine
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spin/o
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1. the spine
2. spinous |
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spondyl/o
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vertebrae
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allo - lalia
allolalia |
other, differing from normal - talking
any speech defect, especially one caused by a cerebral disorder |
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de - ment/o - ia
dementia |
away from, cessation, without - mind - condition
the loss, usually progressive, of cognitive and intellectual functions, without impairment of perception or consciousness |
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echo - praxia
echopraxia |
a reverberating sound - action
involuntary imitation of movements made by another |
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eu - thymia
euthymia |
good, well - mind, soul, emotions
1. joyfullness, mental peace and tranquility 2. moderation of mood, not manic or depressed |
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angi/o - neur/o - ectomy
angioneurectomy |
vessel - nerve - excision, removal
exicision of the vessels and nerves of a part |
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vag/o - lysis
vagolysis |
vagus nerve - to loosen
surgical destruction of the vagus nerve |