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Neurology Terms
NHTC 14 Neurology Medical Terms
Term | Meaning |
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astr/o | star |
ax/o | axis, axon |
dendr/o | tree |
gangli/o | ganglion |
gli/o | glue, neuroglia tissue |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
neur/o | nerve |
olig/o | scanty |
synapt/o | synapsis, point of contact |
cephal/o | head |
cerebell/o | cerebrum |
cerebr/o | cerebrum |
cortic/o | cortex |
crani/o | skull |
dur/o | dura mater |
encephal/o | brain |
lex/o | word, phrase |
medull/o | medulla |
mening/o | meninges |
radicul/o | nerve root |
spin/o | spine |
thalam/o | thalamus |
thec/o | sheath (usually refers to the meninges) |
ventricul/o | ventricle (of heart or brain) |
clon/o | clonus |
kinesi/o | movement |
narc/o | stupor, numbness, sleep |
tax/o | order, coordination |
ton/o | tension |
bi | two |
contra | against |
para | near, beside, beyond |
quadri | four |
uni | one |
asthenia | weakness, debility |
esthesia | feeling |
kinesia | movement |
lalia | seizure |
paresis | partial paralysis |
phasia | speech |
plegia | paralysis |
trophy | development, nourishment |
hydro | water |
us | condition |
epi | above, upon |
lepsy | seizure |
scler | hardening, sclera |
osis | condition |
my | muscle |
asthenia | weakness, debility |
cerebr | cerebrum |
al | pertaining to |
encephal | brain |
mening | meninges |
itis | inflammation |
polio | gray, gray matter (of brain or spinal cord) |
myel | bone marrow, spinal cord |
cyt | cell |
oma | tumor |
gli | glue, neuroglial tissue |
blast | embryonic cell |