Chapter 5 McGrawHill Flashcards by Nyla G

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cerebr/o

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brain

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encephal/o

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brain

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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lob/o

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lobe

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cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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head, skull

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mening/o

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meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord)

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meningi/o

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meninges (membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. 3 parts)

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dur/o

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dura (tough outer membrane of the meninges)

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neur/o

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nerve

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myel/o

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bone marrow, spinal cord

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gangli/o

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ganglia (nerve bundle)

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esthesi/o

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feeling, sensation

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phas/o

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speech

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phren/o

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mind

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psych/o

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mind

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somn/o

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sleep

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somn/i

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sleep

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hypn/o

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sleep

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gnosi/o

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know/knowledge

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mania

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excessive desire

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phobia

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excessive fear or sensitivity

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paresis

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slight or partial paralysis

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ton/o

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muscle tone, tension, pressure

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tax/o

arrangement, order, coordination

plegia

paralysis

asthenia

weakness

taxia

coordination

pathy

disease

gram

record

graphy

process of recording

tomy

incision

meter

instrument measure

malacia

softening

cele

hernia

Arachnoid

middle part of meninges

Pia

inner most part of meninges

lex

reading

colonus

termoil

asthenia

weakness

caus

burn

par

beside

pseud

false

syn

together

argoraphobia

fear of outdoors

acrophobia

fear of heights

hydrophobia

fear of water

kelpt/o

theft

photophobia

excessive sensitivity to light

pyro

fire

lumb

lower back (lumbar)

tomo

cut

ambul

walk

osis

condition

path

suffering

penia

deficiency

glyco

sugar

afferent

carry towards

efferent

carry away

iatrist

specialist

iatry

specialty

logist

specialist

logy

study

somat

body

trans

through

prosop

face

ictal

seizure

polio

gray

troph

nourishment

ADHD

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

CNS

central nervous system

CP

cerebral palsy

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

EEG

electroencephalogram

ICP

intracranial pressure

LOC

level of consciousness

LP

lumbar puncture

MRA

magnetic resonance angiography

MS

multiple sclerosis

OCD

obsessive compulsive disorder

PET

positron emission tomography

PNS

peripheral nervous system

TIA

transient ischemic attack

EMG

electromyogram