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arachn/o
spider
cephal/o
head
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebr/o
the cerebellum; also, the brain in general
cortic/o
outer layer or covering
encephal/o
brain
gangli/o; ganglion/o
ganglia (singular: ganglion)
gli/o
glue
hydr/o
water
iatr/o
physician; to treat
-mania
suffix meaning "morbid attraction to" or "impulse toward"
meningi/o
a membrane
ment/o
referring to the mind
-mnesia
memory
myel/o
in connection with the nervous system, refers to the spinal cord and medulla oblongata
neur/o
a nerve cell; nervous system
-oid
like
-paresis
weakness, loss of movement (partial paralysis)
-phasia
speech
-phobia
suffix meaning "morbid or unreasonable fear"
-plegia
paralyzed
schiz/o
to split
psych/o
referring to the mind
spin/o
referring to the spinal cord
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43646
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Nervous System
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2010-10-20T07:13:39Z
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