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Nervous System
Word Parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| caus/o | burning, burn |
| cerebr/o | cerebrum, brain |
| concuss/o | shaken together, violently agitated |
| contus/o | bruise |
| encephal/o | brain |
| -esthesia | sensation, feeling |
| esthet/o | feeling, nervous sensation, sense of perception |
| -mania | madness |
| mening/o | membrane, meninges |
| neur/i neur/o | nerve, nerve tissue |
| -phasia | speak or speech |
| phobia | abnormal fear |
| psych/o | mind |
| radicul/o | root or nerve root |
| -tropic | having an affinity for |
| pia | tender or delicate |
| mater | mother |
| -al | pertaining to |
| an- | without |
| esthet | feeling |
| -ist | specialist |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -iatrist | specialist |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia |
| -us | singular noun ending |
| -oma | tumor |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ion | condition or state of |
| hemat | blood |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ven | vein |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| in- | without |
| somn | sleep |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| narc/o | stupor |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| para- | around |
| ambul | walk |
| -ism | condition of |
| myel | spinal cord / bone marrow |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| -pathy | disease |
| par- | abnormal |
| ultra | beyound |
| son/o | sound |
| -graphy | process of producing a picture or recording |
| electr/o | eletric |
| thalam | thalamus |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| post- | after |
| trauma | injury |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| arc/o | top |
| agor/a | marketplace |
| claustr/o | barrier |
| -tropic | having an affinity for |
| anti- | against |
| anxi/o | anxiety |
| -lytic | destroy |
| AD | Alzheimer's disease |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| ADHD | attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder |
| CP | cerebral palsy |
| CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| LOC | levels of consciousness or loss of consciousness |
| LP | lumbar picture |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OCD | obsessive compulsive disorder |
| PTSD | post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Sz | seizure |
| YIA | transient ischemic attack |
| dura | hard |
| pia | tender or delicate |
Created by:
tbharris
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