nervous system

Question 1

cerebr/o

cerebrotomy

Answer 1

cerebrum

incision of the cerebrum

Question 2

crani/o

craniomalacia

Answer 2

cranium

softening of the cranium

Question 3

encephal/o

Encephalocele

Answer 3

Brain

Herniation of the brain

Question 4

Gangli/o

Gangliectomy

Answer 4

Ganglion( knot)

excision of a ganglion

Question 5

Gli/o

Glioma

Answer 5

Glue

Tumor composed of neuroglial tissue

Question 6

Kinesi/o

Bradykinesia

Answer 6

Movement

Condition of slow movement

Question 7

Lept/o

Leptomeningopathy

Answer 7

Thin, slender

Disease of the thin meninges

Question 8

Lex/o

dyslexia

Answer 8

Word, phrase

Difficulty using words

Question 9

Mening/o

Meningocele

Answer 9

Meninges( membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

Herniation of the meninges

Question 10

Meningi/o

Meningioma

Answer 10

Meninges( membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

Tumor in the meninges

Question 11

Myel/o

Poliomyelitis

Answer 11

Bone marrow; spinal cord

Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 12

Narc/o

Narcotic

Answer 12

Super; numbness; sleep

Relating to sleep

Question 13

Neur/o

Neurolysis

Answer 13

Nerve

Destruction of a nerve

Question 14

Radical/o

Radicalalgia

Answer 14

nerve root

Pain in the nerve root

Question 15

Sthen /o

HyperStheia

Answer 15

Strength

Condition of excessive strength

Question 16

Thalam/o

Thalamotomy

Answer 16

Thalamus

Incision of the Thalamus

Question 17

thec/o

intrathecal

Answer 17

sheath (usually refers to meninges)

pertaining to the space within a sheath

Question 18

ton/o

dystonia

Answer 18

tension

poor (muscle) tone

Question 19

ventricul/o

ventriculitis

Answer 19

ventricle (of the heart or brain)

inflammation of the ventricles (of the heart or brain)

Question 20

algesia

analgesia

Answer 20

pain

absence of a normal sense of pain

Question 21

algia

synalgia

Answer 21

pain

joined referred pain

Question 22

asthenia

myasthenia

Answer 22

weakness, debility

Question 23

esthesia

hyperesthesia

Answer 23

feeling

increased feeling

Question 24

kinesia

hyperkinesia

Answer 24

movement

excessive movement

Question 25

lepsy | narcolepsy

Answer 25

seizure | seizure of sleep

Question 26

paresis | hemiparesis

Answer 26

partial paralysis | partial paralysis of one half of the body

Question 27

phasia | aphasia

Answer 27

speech | without speech

Question 28

plegia | quadriplegia

Answer 28

paralysis | paralysis of four extremities

Question 29

taxia | ataxia

Answer 29

order,coordination | without coordination

Question 30

pachy | pachymeningitis

Answer 30

thick | inflammation of the dura matter

Question 31

para | paraplegia

Answer 31

near, beside; beyond | paralysis of the lower body and limbs

Question 32

syn | synalgia

Answer 32

union, together, joined | referred pain

Question 33

uni | unilateral

Answer 33

one | pertaining to one side

Question 34

AD

Answer 34

alzheimer disease

Question 35

ADHD

Answer 35

attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder

Question 36

CNS

Answer 36

central nervous system

Question 37

CP

Answer 37

cerebral palsy

Question 38

CSF

Answer 38

cerebrospinal fluid

Question 39

CT

Answer 39

computed tomography

Question 40

CTA

Answer 40

cerebrovascular accident

Question 41

CVA

Answer 41

electroencephalography

Question 42

EEG

Answer 42

electromyography

Question 43

EMG

Answer 43

intracranial pressure

Question 44

LOC

Answer 44

loss of consciousness

Question 45

LP

Answer 45

lumbar puncture

Question 46

MEG

Answer 46

magnetoencephalography

Question 47

MS

Answer 47

musculoskeletal

Question 48

MSI

Answer 48

magnetic source imaging

Question 49

NCV

Answer 49

nerve conduction velocity

Question 50

PET

Answer 50

positron emission tomography

Question 51

PNS

Answer 51

peripheral nervous system

Question 52

SRS

Answer 52

stereotactic radiosurgery

Question 53

TIA

Answer 53

transient ischemic attack