Chapter 14

cerebro

cerebrum
dendro

tree
kinesio

movement
myelo
- spinal cord
- bone marrow
narco
- stupor
- numbness
- sleep
radiculo

nerve root
stheno

strength
thalamo

thalamus
tono

tension
ventriculo

ventricle (heart or brain)
-algesia
-algia

pain
-asthenia

weakness
-esthesia

feeling
-kinesia

movement
-lepsy

seizure
-paresis

partial paralysis
-phasia

speech
-plegia

paralysis
-taxia
- order
- coordination
a-sthen-ia
- without
- strength
- condition
a-tax-ia
- without
- coordination
- condition
dys-lex-ia
- difficult
- word, phrase
- condition
hydrocephalus

accumulation of fluid in brain
neur-osis
- nerve
- abnormal condition
para-lysis
- near
- loosening
- (loss of motion)
hemi-plegia
- one half
- paralysis
- (paralysis one of sides)
para-plegia
- near
- paralysis
- (paralysis of both lower limbs)
quadri-plegia
- four
- paralysis
- (paralysis of arms and legs)
psych-osis
- mind
- abnormal condition
polio-myel-itis
- gray, gray matter
- spinal cord
- inflammation
syncope

temporary loss of consciousness (fainting)
electro-encephalo-graphy (EEG)
- electricity
- brain
- process of recording
electro-myo-graphy (EMG)
- electricity
- muscle
- process of recording
thalamo-tomy
- thalamus
- incision

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Chapter 14

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Medical Terminology

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2010-11-02T01:25:23Z

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