Chapter 9, 5th Edition, Neurology

encephal/o-

brain

cerebr/o-

cerebrum

somat/o-

body

sens/o-

feeling

esthes/o-

feeling, sensation

esthet/o-

feeling; sensation

audit/o-

sense of hearing

olfact/o-

sense of smell

vis/o-

sight, vision

-ual

pertaining to

sphere

ball; sphere

ventricul/o-

chamber that is filled; ventricle

thalam/o-

thalamus

amygdal/o-

almond shaped

cerebell/o-

cerebellum

mening/o-

meninges

meningi/o-

meninges

dur/o-

dura mater

arachn/o-

spider; spider web

ependym/o-

cellular lining

limb/o-

border; edge

opt/o-

eye, vision

ocul/o-

eye

trochle/o-

a pulley-shaped structure

faci/o-

face

vestibul/o-

entrance, vestibule

cochle/o-

cochlea; spiral-shaped structure

vag/o-

vagus nerve; wandering

access/o-

contributing part; supplemental part

radicul/o-

spinal nerve root

rhiz/o-

spinal nerve root

affer/o-

toward the center

effer/o-

away from the center

autonom/o-

independent; self-governing

pathet/o-

suffering

-glia

group of cells that support

astr/o-

starlike structure

olig/o-

few; scanty

dendr/o-

branching structure

-ite

thing that pertains to

myelin/o-

myelin

amnes/o-

memory loss

retro-

backward, behind

-encephaly

condition of the brain

phas/o-

speech

express/o-

communicate

recept/o-

receive

format/o-

arrangement; structure

malign/o-

cancer

gli/o-

supporting cells

blast/o-

embryonic, immature

-emic

pertaining to a condition of the blood; pertaining to a substance in the blood

pleg/o-

paralysis

comat/o-

unconsciousness

concuss/o-

violent impact

contus/o-

bruising

dis-

away from; lack of

lex/o-

word

phot/o-

light

phob/o-

avoidance; fear

epilept/o-

seizure

convuls/o-

seizure

ict/o-

seizure

ton/o-

pressure; tone

clon/o-

identical group derived from one; rapid contracting and relaxing

psych/o-

mind

foc/o-

point of activity

hydr/o-

fluid; water

nuch/o-

neck

scintill/o-

point of light

-ating

pertaining to having

scot/o-

darkness

narc/o-

sleep; stupor

-lepsy

seizure

cognit/o-

thinking

ment/o-

mind, chin

senil/o-

old age

sen/o-

old age

syncop/o-

fainting

herni/o-

hernia

sect/o-

cut

ly/o-

break down; destroy

tetr/a-

four

spast/o-

spasm

troph/o-

development

gemin/o-

group; set

caus/o-

burning

-omatosis

condition of masses; condition of tumors

diabet/o-

diabetes

emiss/o-

send out

potent/o-

capable of doing

conduct/o-

carrying; conveying

punct/o-

hole; perforation

propi/o-

one's own body

-ception

having a receptor

disk/o-

disk

lamin/o-

flat area on a vertebra

stere/o-

three dimensions

tact/o-

touch

surg/o-

operative procedure