| A | B |
|---|
| acromegaly | enlargement of extremities |
| adrenalectomy | excision of an adrenal gland |
| adrenalitis | inflammation of an adrenal gland |
| adrenocorticohyperplasia | excessive formation of the adrenal cortex |
| adrenomegaly | enlargement of the adrenal gland |
| adrenopathy | disease of the adrenal gland |
| anesthesia | loss of feeling or sensation |
| aphasia | condition of loss of the ability to speak |
| cephalalgia | pain in the head, headache |
| cerebellar | pertaining to the balance and coordination portion of the brain |
| cerebellitis | inflammation of the balance and coordination of the brain |
| cerebral | pertaining to the thinking part of the brain |
| cerebral angiography | process of x-ray filming of blood vessels in the brain |
| cortical | pertaining to the cortex |
| dysesthesia | painful sensation |
| dysphasia | condition of difficulty in speaking |
| dysphoria | negative emotional state |
| electroencephalogram | record of the electrical impulse of the brain |
| electroencephalograph | instrument used for recording electrical impulses of the brain |
| electroencephalography | process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain |
| encephalitis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephalocele | protrusion of the brain (usually through a cranioschisis) |
| encephaloma | tumor of the brain |
| encephalomalacia | softening of the brain |
| encephalomyeloradiculitis | inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots |
| encephalopathy | disease of the brain |
| endocrinologist | a MD who specializes in endocrinology |
| endocrinology | the study of endocrine glands |
| endocrinopathy | any disease of the endocrine system |
| euglycemia | normal sugar in the blood |
| euphoria | positive emotional state |
| euthyroid | resembling a normal thyroid |
| gangliitis | inflammation of a ganglion |
| glioblastoma | tumor composed of developing glial tissue |
| gliocyte | glial cell |
| glioma | tumor composed of glial tissue |
| glycemia | sugar in the blood |
| glycolysis | destruction (breakdown) of sugar |
| hemiparesis | slight paralysis of half of body |
| hemiplegia | paralysis of half of body: |
| hemiplegic | pertaining to paralysis of half of the body |
| hydrophobia | fear of water |
| hypercalcemia | excessive calcium in the blood |
| hyperesthesia | condition of excessive sensitivity (to stimuli) |
| hyperglycemia | excessive sugar in the blood |
| hyperkalemia | excessive potassium in the blood |
| hyperparathyroidism | excessive parathyroid gland activity |
| hyperpituitarism | excessive pituitary functioning |
| hyperthyroidism | state of excessive production of the thyroid hormone |
| hypocalcemia | deficient level of calcium in the blood |
| hypoglycemia | deficient level of sugar in the blood |
| hypokalemia | deficient level of potassium in the blood |
| hyponatremia | deficient level of sodium (Na) in the blood |
| hypoparathyroidism | underproduction by the parathyroid |
| hypopituitarism | deficient pituitary functioning |
| hypothyroidism | state of deficient thyroid gland activity |
| interictal | pertaining to occurring between seizures |
| intracerebral | pertaining to within the cerebrum |
| meningeal | pertaining to the outer coverings of the brain and spinal cord (meninges) |
| meningioma | tumor of the meninges |
| meningitis | inflammation of the meninges |
| meningocele | protrusion of the meninges |
| meningomyelocele | protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord |
| mental | pertaining to the mind |
| mononeuropathy | disease of one nerve |
| monoparesis | slight paralysis on one (limb) |
| monoplegia | paralysis of one (limb) |
| monoplegic | pertaining to paralysis of one (limb) |
| myasthenia | muscle weakness |
| myelitis | inflammation of the spinal cord |
| myelogram | record of the spinal cord |
| myelography | process of filming of the spinal cord |
| myelomalacia | softening of the spinal cord |
| myelomeningocele | protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges |
| myelopathy | disease of the spinal cord |
| myeloradiculitis | inflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots |
| myelotomy | incision into the spinal cord |
| neural | pertaining to a nerve |
| neuralgia | pain in a nerve |
| neurectomy | excision of a nerve |
| neuritis | inflammation of the nerve |
| neuroarthropathy | disease of nerves and joints |
| neuroglial | pertaining to the support cells, glial cells, of nerves |
| neurologist | physician who specializes in neurology |
| neurology | branch of medicine dealing with nervous system's function and disorder |
| neurolysis | destruction of a nerve |
| neuroma | tumor made up of nerve cells |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of a nerve |
| neurorrhaphy | suture of a nerve |
| neurotomy | incision into the nerves |
| parathyroidal | pertaining to the parathyroid gland |
| parathyroidectomy | excision of a parathyroid gland |
| parathyroidoma | tumor of the parathyroid gland |
| polydipsia | abnormal state of much thirst |
| polyneuritis | inflammation of many nerves |
| polyneuropathy | disease of many nerves |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| postictal | pertaining to occurring after a seizure |
| preictal | pertaining to occurring before a seizure |
| psychiatrist | a physician who treats and dx mental disorders |
| psychiatry | branch of medicine that studies of mental disorders |
| psychogenic | pertaining to originating within the mind |
| psychologist | specialist in the study of the mind (not MD) |
| psychology | study of the mind (mental processes and behavior |
| psychopathy | disease of the mind |
| psychosomatic | pertaining to the interrelations of body and mind |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of four (limbs) |
| quadriplegic | pertaining to paralysis of four limbs |
| radiculitis | inflammation of the spinal nerve roots |
| radiculopathy | disease of the nerve roots |
| rhizomeningomyelitis | inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord |
| rhizotomy | incision into a nerve root |
| subdural | pertaining to below the dura mater |
| thyroidal | pertaining to the thyroid |
| thyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid gland |
| thyroiditis | inflammation of the thyroid gland |
| thyroparathyroidectomy | excision of the thyroid and parathyroid glands |
