Medical Terminology: Ch 12 Nervous System

Front 1

Alges/o

Back 1

Sense of pain

Front 2

Angi/o

Back 2

Vessel

Front 3

Arteri/o

Back 3

Artery

Front 4

Astr/o

Back 4

Star

Front 5

Cephal/o

Back 5

Head

Front 6

Cerebell/o

Back 6

Cerebellum

Front 7

Cerebr/o

Back 7

Cerebrum

Front 8

Clon/o

Back 8

Rapid contractions and relaxations

Front 9

Concuss/o

Back 9

To shake violently

Front 10

Crani/o

Back 10

Skull

Front 11

Cyt/o

Back 11

Cell

Front 12

Dur/o

Back 12

Duration mater

Front 13

Electr/o

Back 13

Electricity

Front 14

Encephal/o

Back 14

Brain

Front 15

Esthesi/o

Back 15

Sensation, feeling

Front 16

Gli/o

Back 16

Glue

Front 17

Hemat/o

Back 17

Blood

Front 18

Hydr/o

Back 18

Water

Front 19

Isch/o

Back 19

Hold back

Front 20

Later/o

Back 20

Side

Front 21

Lumb/o

Back 21

Lower back

Front 22

Medull/o

Back 22

medulla oblongata

Front 23

Mening/o

Back 23

Meninges

Front 24

Meningi/o

Back 24

Meninges

Front 25

Ment/o

Back 25

Mind

Front 26

My/o

Back 26

Muscle

Front 27

Myel/o

Back 27

Spinal cord

Front 28

Neur/o

Back 28

Nerve

Front 29

Poli/o

Back 29

Gray matter

Front 30

Pont/o

Back 30

Pons

Front 31

Radicul/o

Back 31

Nerve root

Front 32

Scler/o

Back 32

Hard

Front 33

Spin/o

Back 33

Spine

Front 34

Thalm/o

Back 34

Thalmus

Front 35

Thec/o

Back 35

Sheath

Front 36

Tom/o

Back 36

To cut

Front 37

Ton/o

Back 37

Tone

Front 38

Vascul/o

Back 38

Blood vessel

Front 39

Ventricul/o

Back 39

Ventricle

Front 40

Vertebr/o

Back 40

Vertebra

Front 41

-al

Back 41

Pertaining to

Front 42

-algia

Back 42

Pain

Front 43

-ar

Back 43

Pertaining to

Front 44

-ary

Back 44

Pertaining to

Front 45

-asthenia

Back 45

Weakness

Front 46

-cele

Back 46

Protrusion

Front 47

-eal

Back 47

Pertaining to

Front 48

-ectomy

Back 48

Surgical removal

Front 49

-gram

Back 49

Record

Front 50

-graphy

Back 50

Process of recording

Front 51

-ia

Back 51

Condition, state

Front 52

-ic

Back 52

Pertaining to

Front 53

-ine

Back 53

Pertaining to

Front 54

-ion

Back 54

Action

Front 55

-itis

Back 55

Inflammation

Front 56

-logy

Back 56

Study of

Front 57

-nic

Back 57

Pertaining to

Front 58

-oma

Back 58

Tumor or mass

Front 59

-osis

Back 59

Abnormal condition

Front 60

-otomy

Back 60

Cutting in to

Front 61

-paresis

Back 61

Weakness

Front 62

-pathy

Back 62

Disease

Front 63

-phasia

Back 63

Speech

Front 64

-plasty

Back 64

Surgical repair

Front 65

-plegia

Back 65

Paralysis

Front 66

-rraphy

Back 66

Suture

Front 67

-taxia

Back 67

Muscle coordination

Front 68

-tic

Back 68

Pertaining to

Front 69

-tropic

Back 69

Pertaining to development

Front 70

A-

Back 70

Without

Front 71

An-

Back 71

Without

Front 72

Anti-

Back 72

Against

Front 73

Bi-

Back 73

Two

Front 74

De-

Back 74

Without

Front 75

Dys-

Back 75

Abnormal, difficult

Front 76

Endo-

Back 76

Within

Front 77

Epi-

Back 77

Above

Front 78

Hemi-

Back 78

Half

Front 79

Hyper-

Back 79

Excessive

Front 80

Intra-

Back 80

Within

Front 81

Mono-

Back 81

One

Front 82

Para-

Back 82

Abnormal, two like parts of a pair

Front 83

Poly-

Back 83

Many

Front 84

Quadri-

Back 84

Four

Front 85

Semi-

Back 85

Partial

Front 86

Sub-

Back 86

Under

Front 87

Un-

Back 87

Not