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Neurology Terms
NHTC 14 Neurology Medical Terms
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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