Ch.8 Nervous System Combining Forms
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain) |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum (little brain) |
| crani/o | skull |
| encephal/o | entire brain |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| gangli/o | ganglion (knot) |
| gli/o | glue |
| gnos/o | knowing |
| lex/o | word or phrase |
| mening/o, meningi/o | meninges (membrane) |
| myel/o | spinal cord or bone marrow |
| narc/o | stupor or sleep |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| phob/o | exaggerated fear or sensitivity |
| phren/o, pysch/o, thym/o | mind |
| phor/o | carry or bear |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o | sleep |
| spin/o | spine (thorn) |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebra |
| stere/o | three dimensional or solid |
| tax/o | order or coordination |
| thalam/o | thalamus (a room) |
| ton/o | tone or tension |
| top/o | place |
| ventricul/o | ventricle (belly or pouch) |
| cata- | down |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -mania | condition of abnormal impulse toward |
| -paresis | slight paralysis |
| -plegia | paralysis |
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