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neur/o
 Definition
 nerve
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nerv/o
 Definition
 nerve
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encephal/o
 Definition
 brain
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cerebr/o
 Definition
 cerebrum
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cortic/o
 Definition
 cortex (outer layer)
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord (also bone marrow)
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mening/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes around the brain/spinal cord)
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gli/o
 Definition
 neuroglia (supportive nervous tissue)
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radicul/o
 Definition
nerve root
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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thalam/o
 Definition
thalamus
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hypothalam/o
 Definition
 hypothalamus
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poli/o
 Definition
 gray matter (of spinal cord)
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phren/o
 Definition
mind (also diaphragm in other contexts)
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somn/o
 Definition
Sleep
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narc/o
 Definition
 stupor, numbness, sleep
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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lex/o
 Definition
 related to reading/speech disorders
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spondyl/o
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vertebra
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autonom/o
 Definition
self-governing (related to autonomic nervous system)
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cardi/o
 Definition
 heart
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coron/o
 Definition
 heart, crown
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vas/o
 Definition
vessel, duct
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angi/o
 Definition
 vessel
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vascul/o
 Definition
small vessel
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arteri/o
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 artery
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ven/o
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 vein
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phleb/o
 Definition
vein
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aort/o
 Definition
 aorta
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atri/o
 Definition
atrium (upper heart chamber)
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ventricul/o
 Definition

  • ventricle (lower heart chamber or brain chamber)

 

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valv/o
 Definition
valve
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valvul/o
 Definition
 valve
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hem/o
 Definition
Blood
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hemat/o
 Definition
blood
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sphygm/o
 Definition
pulse
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thromb/o
 Definition
clot
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emb/o
 Definition
embolus (plug)
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ather/o
 Definition
fatty plaque
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sten/o
 Definition
 narrowing
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isch/o
 Definition
 to hold back (as in ischemia)
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cephal/o
 Definition
Head
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