Chapter 14-Neurology

neuro

A combining form that means nerve is ________.

encephalitis

A medical term that means inflammation of the brain is ________.

cerebellitis

A medical term that means inflammation of the cerebellum is ________.

aphasia

A medical term that means lack of speech is ________.

hydro

A combining form other than aque/o that means water is ________.

hemato

A combining form other than hem/o that means blood is ________.

vasculo

A combining form other than vas/o that means blood vessel is ________.

sclero

A combining form that means hardening is ________.

anesthesia

A medical term that means (condition of being) without sensation is ________.

encephalalgia

A medical term that means brain pain is ________.

hyperesthesia

A medical term that means condition (of having) excessive sensations is ________.

dysphasia

A medical term that means difficult abnormal speech is ________.

polyneuritis

A medical term that means inflammation of many nerves is ________.

neuralgia

A medical term that means nerve pain is ________.

neurologist

A medical term that means one who studies nerves is ________.

quadriplegia

A medical term that means paralysis of four (limbs) is ________.

neural

A medical term that means pertaining to nerves is ________.

cerebrospinal

A medical term that means pertaining to the cerebrum and spine is ________.

cerebral

A medical term that means pertaining to the cerebrum is ________.

meningeal

A medical term that means pertaining to the meninges is ________.

pontine

A medical term that means pertaining to the pons is ________.

thalamic

A medical term that means pertaining to the thalamus is ________.

electroencephalogram

A medical term that means record of the brain's electricity is ________.

myelogram

A medical term that means record of the spinal cord is ________.

myelitis

A medical term that means spinal cord inflammation is ________.

an-

A prefix other than a- that means without is ________.

di-

A prefix other than bi- that means two is ________.

poly-

A prefix other than multi- that means many is ________.

mono-

A prefix other than uni- that means one is ________.

-trophic

A suffix other than -trophy that means development is ________.

encephalo

The combining form that means brain is ________.

cerebello

The combining form that means cerebellum is ________.

cerebro

The combining form that means cerebrum is ________.

electro

The combining form that means electricity is ________.

cephalo

The combining form that means head is ________.

medullo

The combining form that means medulla oblongata is ________.

meningo

The combining form that means meninges is ________.

ponto

The combining form that means pons is ________.

myelo

The combining form that means spinal cord is ________.

spino

The combining form that means spine is ________.

thalamo

The combining form that means thalamus is ________.

hyper-

The prefix that means excessive is ________.

hemi-

The prefix that means half is ________.

-malacia

The suffix that means abnormal softening is ________.

-pathy

The suffix that means disease is ________.

-plegia

The suffix that means paralysis is ________.

-graphy

The suffix that means process of recording is ________.

-cele

The suffix that means protrusion is ________.

-esthesia

The suffix that means sensation (condition) is ________.

-phasia

The suffix that means speech is ________.