| A | B |
|---|
| neur/itis | inflammation of the nerve |
| neur/oma | tumor made up of nerve (cells) |
| neur/algia | pain in a nerve |
| neur/o/arthr/o/pathy | disease of nerves and joints |
| neur/o/blast | developing nerve cell |
| neur/asthenia | nerve weakness (nervous exhaustion, fatigue, and weakness) |
| encephal/o/malacia | softening of the brain |
| encephal/itis | inflammation of the brain |
| encephal/o/myel/o/radicul/itis | inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots |
| mening/itis | inflammation of the meninges |
| mening/o/cele | protrusion of the meninges |
| mening/o/myel/o/cele | protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord |
| radicul/itis | inflammation of the nerve roots |
| cerebell/itis | inflammation of the cerebellum |
| gangli/itis | inflammation of the ganglion |
| dur/itis | inflammation of the dura mater |
| poly/neur/itis | inflammation of many nerves |
| poli/o/myel/itis | inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| cerebr/al thromb/osos | abnormal condition of a clot in the cerebrum |
| sub/dur/al hemat/oma | blood tumor pertaining to below the dura mater |
| radic/otomy | incision into a nerve root |
| neur/ectomy | excision of a nerve |
| neur/orrhaphy | suture of a nerve |
| ganglion/ectomy | excision of a ganglion |
| neur/otomy | incision into a nerve |
| neur/o/lysis | separating a nerve (from adhesions) |
| neur/o/plasty | surgical repair of a nerve root |
| rhiz/otomy | incision into a nerve |
| electr/o/encephal/o/gram | record of the electrical impulses of the brain |
| electr/o/encephal/o/graph | instrument used to record the electrial impulses of the brain |
| electr/o/encephal/o/graphy | process of recording the electrial impulses of the brain |
| ech/o/encephal/o/graphy | process of recording the brain (structures) by use of sound |
| myel/o/gram | x-ray film of the spinal cord |
| cerebr/al angi/o/graphy | process of x-ray filming of the blood vessels in the brain |
| hemi/plegia | paralysis of half (left or right side of the body) |
| tetra/plegia | paralysis of four (limbs) |
| neur/ologist | physician who specializes in neurology |
| neur/ology | branch of medicine dealing with the nervous system's function and disorders |
| neur/oid | resembling a nerve |
| quadr/i/plegia | paralysis of four (limbs) |
| cerebr/al | pertaining to the cerebrum |
| mon/o/plegia | paralysis of one (limb) |
| a/phas.ia | condition of without speaking (loss or impairment of the ability to speak) |
| dys/phas/ia | condition of difficulty speaking |
| hemi/paresis | slight paralysis of half (right or left side of the body) |
| an/esthesi/a | without (loss of) feeling or sensation |
| hyper/esthesi/a | excessive sensitivity (to stimuli) |
| sub/dur/al | pertaining to below the dura mater |
| cephal/algia | pain in the head (headache) |
| psych/o/somat/ic | pertaining to the mind and body |
| psych/o/pathy | (any) disease of the mind |
| psych/ology | study of the mind (mental processes and behavior) |
| psych/iatry | branch of medicine that deals with the treatment of mental disorders |
| psych/ologist | specialist in the study of psychology |
| psych/o/genic | originating in the mind |
| phren/ic | pertaining to the mind |
| phren/o/pathy | disease of the mind |
| crani/o/cerebr/al | pertaining to the cranium and cerebrum |
| myel/o/malacia | softening of the spinal cord |
| encephal/o/sclerosis | hardening of the brain |
| post/ictal | (occurring) after a seizure or attack |
| pan/plegia | total paralysis |
| inter/ictal | (occurring) between seizures or attacks |
| mon/o/paresis | slight paralysis of one (limb) |
| pre/ictal | (occurring) before a seizure or attack |
| psych/iatrist | a physician who treats mental disorders |
