MT Nervous System Combining Forms Flash Cards

tempor/o

• the temples

• the forehead

• the cheeks

• the jaw

pol/o

• extreme

• moderate

• minimal

• average

isch/o

• back; to hold back

• forward; to push ahead

• upward; to elevate

• downward; to lower

cerebell/o

• cerebellum

• cerebrum

• brainstem

• hippocampus

neur/o

• muscle

• blood

• nerve

• bone

hydr/o

• water

• fire

• earth

• air

contus/o

• to bruise

• to cut

• to burn

• to scratch

lex/o

• sentence

• phrase

• word

• letter

medull/o

• medulla oblongata

• cerebellum

• thalamus

• pons

cephal/o

• head

• heart

• stomach

• brain