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Med Term Nervous Sys
Medical Terminology Nervous System Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| a- , an- | not; without |
| bi- | two; both |
| con- | together; with |
| dys- | ill; bad |
| epi- | on; over; upon |
| hemi- | half |
| hyper- | above; above normal |
| hypo- | below; below normal |
| intra- | within; into |
| para- | near; beside |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after; behind |
| quadri- | four |
| -al , -ar , -ary , -eal | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -cele | swelling; protrusion |
| -ectomy | surgical removal of |
| -esthesia | feeling; sensation |
| -emia , -ia | condition |
| -gram | image; record |
| -ism | process; condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -lysis , -lytic | breakdown; destruction |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -pathy | disease |
| -phasisa | speech |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -sclerosis | hardening; thickening |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |
| -tomy | incision; cut into |
| acous/o , acoust/o | hearing |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| contus/o | bruise |
| cran/o , crani/o | skull; cranium |
| dur/o | dura mater |
| encephal/o | brain |
| ethes/o , ethesi/o | nervous sensation |
| gli/o | glue |
| hydr/o | water |
| hypn/o | sleep |
| isch/o | back; hold back |
| lamin/o | thin layer |
| medull/o | medulla oblongata |
| mening/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord |
| neur/o | nerve |
| path/o | disease |
| phas/o | speech |
| phren/o | mind |
| pleg/o | paralysis |
| pol/o | extreme |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | split |
| somat/o | body |
| spin/o | spine |
| synaps/o | point of contact |
| tax/o | coordination |
| tempor/o | temples |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| vascul/o | blood vessel |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
| thec/o | sheath (meninges) |
| -algesia | pain; sensitivity |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| pont/o | pons |
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