MLfMHC Ch. 9

a-

not, without, into

de-

from, take away, out of, without

di-

two, complete

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

hemi-

half

hydro-

water

hyper-

above, beyond, excessive, excess

mono-

one, single

pan-

all

par-

abnormal, beside

para-

adjacent to, alongside, beside

polio-

gray matter

poly-

excessive, many, much

pre-

before, in front of

sub-

below, under, slightly, underneath

tetra-

four

ultra-

higher, beyond

astro

star

alges

sensation of pain

angi

blood vessel, lymph vessel

arachn

cobweb, spider

arteri

artery

arthr

joint

ather

porridge, gruel, fatty substance

cephal

head

cerebell

little brain, cerebellum

cerebr

brain (c)

cognit

thinking

crani

cranium, skull

dendr

treelike, branching structure

dur

hard, dura mater

electro

electric, electricity

embol

plug

encepal

brain (e)

esthes

sensation

gangli

knot, swelling (1)

ganglion

knot, swelling

gli

glue, supportive tissue of the nervous system

gnos

recognize an abnormal condition

lumb

lower back, loin

lys

decompose, decomposition, dissolve

mening

meninges

ment

mind, chin

myel

spinal cord, bone marrow

narc

stupor, sleep

neur

nerve, nervous tissue, nerve tissue

occipit

back of head

paresis

weakness

phas

to speak

plegi

paralysis (wr)

poli

pole

psych

mind, soul

quadr

four

radic

root

radicul

root or nerve root

scler

hard, white of eye, hardness

seiz

to grab, convulse

sens

feel

somat

body

spin

spine, spinal cord

tempor

time, temple, side of head

thalam

thalamus

thromb

blood clot, clot

vascul

blood vessel

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness (a)

-cele

cave, hernia, swelling

-esthesia

sensation, perception

-gram

a record, drawing, recording

-iatry

treatment, field of medicine

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

action, condition, process

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure

-logist

one who studies, specialist

-lysis

destroy, dissolve, separate

-malacia

abnormal softness

-oid

resembling

-paresis

weakness (p)

-plegia

paralysis (s)

-troph

development

-us

pertaining to