Nervous system prefix/suffixes Flashcards


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af-

toward

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-al

pertaining to

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-algia

pain

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an-

without, absence of

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baro-

pressure

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-blast

tissue building cell

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-cele

herniation

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-cyte

cell

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de-

down, from

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dys-

bad, painful, difficult

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ef-

away from

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-feherent

carry

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-glia

glue

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-graphy

process of making a picture or record

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hemi-

half

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-ia

state of, condition

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intra-

within

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-lepsy

seizure

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-mania

madness

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-mentia

mind

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micro-

very small

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-otomy

incision into, cut into

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para-

beyond, beside

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--paresis

partial, slight paralysis

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-pathy

disease

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-phasia

speaking

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-plegia

paralysis

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polio-

grey matter disease

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poly-

many

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quad-

four

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radi-

radiation

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-um

pertaining to

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-y

condition, state or quality of

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alges/i

sense of pain

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astr/o

star

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blast/o

developing cell

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cephal/o

head

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cerebell/o

small hind brain; cerebellum

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cerebr/o

brain; cerebrum

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crani/o

skull, cranium

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cyt/o

cell

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dendr/o

tree

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disk

flat round structure, intervertebral disk

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dur/o

dura mater, outer covering

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electr/o

electricity

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encephal/o

brain

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esthesi/o

feeling, sensation

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gangli/o

ganglion, mass of nerve tissue

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hormone

to exite, urge

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hydr/o

water

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kinesi/o

movement

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megal/o

large

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mening/o

meninges, lining

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myel/o

spinal cord

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neur/o

nerve, neuron

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olig/o

few, scant

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phrenia

mind

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psych/o

mind

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radicul/o

nerve root

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rhiz/o

nerve root

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reticul/o

network of cells

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schiz/o

split

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sense

feeling

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soma

body

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spin/o

spine

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tax/o

coordination

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vertebr/o

vertebrae