| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cerebello | cerebellum |
| cerebro | cerebrum |
| duro | dura mater |
| encephalo | brain |
| glio | glial cells |
| lepto | thin, slender |
| meingo, meningio | meninges |
| myo | muscle |
| myelo | spinal cord |
| neuro | nerve |
| ponto | pons |
| radiculo | nerve root |
| thalamo | thalamus |
| theco | sheath |
| vago | vagus nerve |
| algeso, -algesia | excessive sensitivity to pain |
| -algia | pain |
| causo | burning |
| comato | deep sleep |
| esthesio, -esthesia | feeling, nervous sensation |
| kineso, kinesio, -kinesia, -kinesis, -kinetic | movement |
| -lepsy | seizure |
| lexo | word, phrase |
| -paresis | weakness |
| -phasia | speech |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -praxia | action |
| -sthenia | strength |
| syncopo | to cut off, cut short |
| taxo | order, coordination |
| cerebellar | pertaining to the cerebellum |
| cerebrospinal fluid | Fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord and is located within the ventricles of the brain |
| cerebral cortex | The outer region (gray matter) of the cerebrum |
| subdural hematoma | Collection of blood under the dura mater |
| epidural hematoma | Collection of blood above the dura mater |
| encephalitis | Inflammation of the brain |
| encephalopathy | any disease of the brain |
| anencephaly | condition of no brain |
| glioblastoma | Tumor (malignant) of glial (neuroglial or supportive) cells in the brain |
| leptomeningeal | Pertaining to the pia mater and arachnoid membranes of the meninges |
| meningeal | pertaining to the meninges |
| meningioma | tumor of the meninges |
| myelomeningocele | Hernia of the spinal cord and meninges; associated with spina bifida |
| myoneural | pertaining to muscle and nerve |
| myelopathy | disease of the spinal cord |
| poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| neuropathy | disease of the nerves |
| polyneuritis | Inflammation of many (spinal) nerves |
| cerebellopontine | Pertaining to the cerebellum and the pons |
| radiculopathy | disease of the spinal nerve roots |
| radiculitis | inflammation of nerve roots |
| thalamic | Pertaining to the thalamus |
| intrathecal injection | Placement of substances (medications) into the subarachnoid space |
| vagal | pertaining to the vagus (10th cranial) nerve |
| analgesia | Condition of no sensation of pain |
| anesthetics | agents that reduce or eliminate sensation |
| hypalgesia | diminished sensation to pain |
| neuralgia | nerve pain |
| cephalgia | headache |
| causalgia | Burning sensation of pain |
| comatose | In a state of coma |
| anesthesia | condition of no nervous sensation |
| hyperesthesia | Excessive sensitivity to touch, pain, or other sensory stimuli |
| paresthesia | An abnormal sensation such as numbness, tingling, or pricking |
| bradykinesia | slowness of movement |
| hyperkinesis | condition of excessive movement |
| dyskinesia | Involuntary, spasmodic movements |
| akinetic | pertaining to without movement |
| epilepsy | Chronic disorder marked by attacks of brain dysfunction due to excessive firing of nervous impulses |
| narcolepsy | sudden, uncontrollable episodes of sleep |
| dyslexia | disorder of reading, writing or learning |
| hemiparesis | Slight paralysis in either the right or left half of the body |
| aphasia | condition of inability to speak |
| hemiplegia | paralysis in half of the body |
| paraplegia | paralysis in the lower portion of the body |
| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs of the body |
| apraxia | Inability to carry out familiar purposeful movements |
| neurasthenia | condition of lack of nerve strength |
| syncopal | pertaining to syncope |
| ataxia | no muscular coordination |
Combining forms, suffixes, prefixes and terms
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