Ch.10 The Nervous System and Mental Health Word Parts

Caus/o

Caus/o

Burning or burn

Cerebr/o

Cerebrum or brain

Concuss/o

Shaken together or violently agitated

Contus/o

Bruise

Encephal/o

Brain

-Esthesia

Sensation or feeling

Esthet/o

Feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception

-Mania

Madness

Mening/o

Membranes or meninges

Neur/i, neur/o

Nerve or nerve tissue

-Phasia

Speak or speech

Phobia

Abnormal fear

Psych/o

Mind

Radicul/o

Root or nerve root

-Tropic

Having an affinity for