Nervous System Medical Terminology Flashcards
(102 cards)
1
Q
a/an-
A
without
2
Q
esthesi-
A
sensation / feeling
3
Q
-alges
A
pain
4
Q
-ia
A
pertaining to
5
Q
phasia-
A
speech
6
Q
taxia-
A
coordination/ movement
7
Q
dys-
A
difficult / bad / painful
8
Q
hemi-
A
half
9
Q
-paresis
A
weakness / paralysis
10
Q
cepal-
A
head
11
Q
-algia
A
pain
12
Q
sub-
A
under / beneath / below
13
Q
dur/o-
A
hardening
14
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
15
Q
hema-
A
blood
16
Q
-oma
A
swelling/ tumor
17
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
18
Q
hyper
A
increase / above normal
19
Q
neuro-
A
nerve
20
Q
para-
A
near / beside / beyond / lower half of the body
21
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain
22
Q
vascul-
A
vessel
23
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
24
Q
crani-
A
skull
25
-otomy
to cut into
26
encepha-
brain
27
-itis
inflammation
28
hydro-
water
29
-us
structure
30
transient ischemic attack
mini stroke
31
syncope
fainting
32
my/o-
muscle
33
-troph
development/ nourishment
34
-ic
pertaining to
35
later/o-
side
36
-al
pertaining to
37
scler/o-
hardening / hard
38
-osis
condition
39
mening-
membrane / covering
40
myel-
spinal cord
41
-cele
herniation
42
asthenia-
weakness
43
quad-
four
44
poly-
multiple / many
45
-pathy
disease
46
epi-
above / upon
47
electro-
electric
48
-gram
record / picture / tracinig
49
-rrhaphy
suture
50
no; without
a; an
51
sensation
esthesi-
52
study of
-ology
53
pain
algia; alges
54
pertaining to
al; ia; ar
55
speech
phasia
56
movement; coordination
-taxia
57
bad; difficult; painful
dys-
58
half
hemi-
59
weakness; paralysis
-paresis
60
head
cephal
61
below; under
sub
62
hard
dur/o / scler/o
63
blood
hema-
64
swelling; tumor
-oma
65
increase; above normal
hyper
66
nerve
neuro-
67
beside; side; beyond; below the waist
para-
68
brain
cerebro- / encephal
69
paralysis
-plegia
70
-vascul/o
vessel
71
skull
crani-
72
to cut into
-otomy
73
inflammation
-itis
74
water
hydro-
75
-us
structure
76
fainting
syncope
77
muscle
my/o
78
development; nourishment
-troph
79
side
later/o
80
condition
-osis
81
membrane covering the brain and spinal cord
mening/o
82
spinal cord; bone marrow
myel/o
83
herniation
-cele
84
weakness; lack of strength
-asthenia
85
four
quad-
86
many; multiple
poly
87
disease
-pathy
88
above; upon
epi-
89
record; tracing; picture
-gram
90
sutures
-rrhaphy
91
neuropathy
nerve disease
92
analgesia
no pain; pain free
93
aphasia
no speech or comprehension
94
ataxia
lack of coordination
95
hemiparesis
weakness of one half the body
96
cephalalgia
headache
97
hyperesthesia
abnormal increase of sensitivity
98
neuralgia
nerve pain
99
paraplegia
paralysis of lower half of body
100
cerebrovascular accident
stroke
101
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain caused from virus; bacteria
102
syncope
fainting
