Common Terms and Word Elements for the physiology and Pathophysiology of the nervous system

Question 1

ESTHESI/O
(ĕs‐thē‐zē‐ō)

ESTHET/O
(ĕs‐thĕt‐ō)

‐ESTHESIA
(es‐thē‐zh‐ē‐ă)

Answer 1

sensation, perception

Question 2

GNOST/O
(gnos‐tō)

‐GNOSIA
(gnō‐sē‐ă)

‐GNOSIS
(‐gnō‐sĭs)

Answer 2

Knowledge

Question 3

MNEMON/O
(nē‐mŏn‐ō)

‐MNESIA
(mnē‐zhă)

Answer 3

Memory

Question 4

LETH/O
(lē‐thō)

Answer 4

Forgetfulness

Question 5

LETHARG/O
(lĕth‐ăr‐gō)

Answer 5

Mental sluggishness, drowsiness

Question 6

TOP/O
(tō‐pō)

Answer 6

Place, spot, region

Question 7

STERE/O
(ster‐ē‐ō)

Answer 7

Solid, three‐dimensional

Question 8

KINESI/O
(kĭ‐nē‐sē‐ō)

KINE/O
(kin‐ĕ‐ō)

‐KINESIA
(kī‐nē‐zhē‐ă)

Answer 8

Movement

Question 9

MOT/O
(mōt‐ō)

Answer 9

Movement

Question 10

PRAXI/O
(prăk‐sē‐ō)

‐PRAXIA
(prak‐sē‐ă)

‐PRAXIS
(prăk‐sĭs)

Answer 10

Activity, doing, practice

Question 11

TAX/O
(tak‐sō)

Answer 11

Coordination, order

Question 12

TON/O
(ton‐ō)

Answer 12

Tension, stretching, tone (esp. in muscles)

Question 13

SPASM/O
(spaz‐mō)

SPAST/O
(spas‐tō)

Answer 13

Spasm (a sudden involuntary muscle contraction)

Question 14

LEPS/O
(lep‐sō)

LEPT/O
(lĕp‐tō)

‐LEPSY
(lep‐sē)

Answer 14

Seizure

Question 15

ICT/O
(ik‐tō)

‐ICTAL
(ik‐tăl)

Answer 15

Seizure, stroke (CVA), Blow

Question 16

PYKN/O
(pĭk‐nō)

PYCN/O
(pĭk‐nō)

Answer 16

Thick, dense, frequent

Question 17

PLEG/O
(plĕg‐ō)

‐PLEGIA
(plē‐jē‐ă)

PLECT/O
(plĕk‐tō)

‐PLEXY
(plĕks‐ē)

Answer 17

Paralysis, stroke

Question 18

PALSY
(pal‐zē)

Answer 18

Paralysis

Question 19

‐PARESIS
(pă‐rē‐sĭs)

Answer 19

Partial paralysis

Question 20

STHEN/O
(sthĕ‐nō

Answer 20

Strength

Question 21

CLON/O
(klō‐nō)

Answer 21

Clonus (i.e. spasmodic alteration of muscle contractions)

Question 22

CHORE/O
(kō‐rē‐ō)

Answer 22

Chorea (i.e. involuntary dancing/writhing movement), dance

Question 23

NARC/O
(nar‐kō)

Answer 23

Stupor, sleep

Question 24

HYPN/O
(hip‐nō)

Answer 24

Sleep

Question 25

SOMN/O (som‐nō)

Answer 25

Sleep

Question 26

SOPOR/O (sō‐pŏ‐rō)

Answer 26

Sleep

Question 27

COMAT/O (kō‐mă‐tō) ‐COMA (kō‐mă)

Answer 27

Coma (i.e. state of unconsciousness that cannot be aroused from)

Question 28

LAL/O (lăl‐ō) ‐LALIA (lā‐lē‐ă)

Answer 28

Speech

Question 29

PHAS/O (fā‐zō) ‐PHASIS (f‐ā‐sĭs) ‐PHASIA (fā‐z‐ē‐ă)

Answer 29

Speech

Question 30

PHRAS/O (frā‐zō) ‐PHRASIA (frā‐zē‐ă)

Answer 30

Speech, Phrase

Question 31

LEX/O (lek‐sō)

Answer 31

Word, speech, reading

Question 32

LOG/O (log‐ō) ‐LOGY (l‐ŏ‐jē)

Answer 32

Speech, reason, word (‐logy: body of knowledge, study of)

Question 33

PHAG/O (făg‐ō) ‐PHAGIA (fā′jē‐ă)

Answer 33

Eat, swallow

Question 34

VERT/O (vĕr‐tō) VERS/O (vĕr‐sō)

Answer 34

Turning

Question 35

TREM/O (tre‐mō) TREMUL/O (trĕm‐ū‐lō)

Answer 35

Shaking, trembling

Question 36

OPISTHO‐ (ō‐pĭs‐thō)

Answer 36

Backward, behind

Question 37

ONEIR/O (ō‐nī‐rō)

Answer 37

Dream