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Chapter 15: Nervous System
Combining Forms, Suffixes, Prefixes
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04/18/2011

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Term
cerebr/o
Definition

cerebrum

 

ex. cerebr/o/malacia - softening of the cerebrum

Term
crani/o
Definition

cranium (skull)

 

ex. crani/o/tomy - incision of the cranium

Term
encephal/o
Definition

brain

 

ex. encephal/o/tomy - incision of the brain

Term
gli/o
Definition

glue, neruoglia

 

ex. gli/oma - neruoglia tumor

Term
kinesi/o
Definition

movement

 

ex. kinesi/o/logy - study of movement (body)

Term
mening/o
Definition

meninges

 

ex. mening/o/cyte - meninges cell

Term
myel/o
Definition

spinal cord, bone marrow

 

ex. myel/o/gram - record examination of the spinal cord

Term
nacr/o
Definition

stupor, numbing


ex. narc/o/tic - pertaining to a numbing sensation or effect

Term
neur/o
Definition

nerve, nervous system

 

ex. neur/algia - pain in the nerve(s)

Term
thalam/o
Definition

thalamus, chamber

 

ex. thalam/ectomy - excision of the thalamus

Term
ton/o
Definition

tone, tension, pressure

 

ex. ton/o/meter - instrument for measuring the tone, tension, or pressure

Term
ventricul/o
Definition

ventricle (of heart or brain)

 

ex. ventricul/o/stomy - forming an opening or mouth of the ventricle

Term

-algesia

 

-algia

Definition

pain

 

ex. an/algesia - no pain

 

ex. syn/algia - synchronized pain

Term
-esthesia
Definition

feeling, sensation

 

ex. hyper/esthesia - excessive sensation

Term
-lepsy
Definition

seizure

 

ex. narc/o/lepsy - numbing seizure

Term
-phasia
Definition

speech

 

ex. tachy/phasia - rapid speech

Term
a-, an-
Definition

not, without

 

ex. a/phasia - without speech

Term
brady-
Definition

slow

 

ex. brady/kinesia - slow movement (Parkinston's Disease)

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