Neuroscience Latin Terms

a-

without

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

-algia

Pain

an-

without

angio-

related to blood vessels

ante-/antero-

before

bi-

two

bratty-

short

Brady-

slow

cephalo-

-the head

contra-

opposite

cranio-

skull

-culus

small

de-

cessation

di-

two

dys-

impaired

ecto-

outer

-ectomy

removal

end-

inner

ep-/epi-

above

extra-

in addition to

-gen/-genic

organ or beginning

hemi-

one-sided or half

hyper-

too much

hypo-

too little

infra-

below

inter-

between

intra-

within

ipsi-

same

itis

inflammation

kine-

movement

latero-

side

medio-

middle

micro-

small

my-/myo-

muscle

neo-

new

neuro-

nerve

oculo-

eye

-oma

tumor

-osis

a condition

patho-

abnormal

-pathy

disease

peri-

around

-phage/-phagia

eating

-plasia

growth

-plasty

mold or repair

pseudo-

not genuine

quadra-/quadri-/tetra-

four

re-

again, repeat

sclerosis

scarring, hardening

semi-

half

soma-/somato-

body

-tomy

cutting

-trophic

nourishment

-trophy

growth

uni-

one