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The Nervous System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Anxi/o | anxious or uneasy |
| Cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| Cerebr/o | cerebrum |
| cephal/o | head |
| encephal/o | brain |
| esthes/o esthesi/o | nervous sensation |
| gli/o | glue |
| hydro | water |
| phas/o | speech |
| poli/o | gray matter |
| radicu/o | nerve root |
| schiz/o | split |
| tax/o | coordination or order |
| troph/o | development or nourishment |
| Con - | together or with |
| En | in or within |
| Post | after or behind |
| -algia | pain |
| -cele | hernia or swelling |
| -estesia | feeling or sensation |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| -leptic | to take hold of |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -phasia | speech |
| -taxia | muscle coordination |