Med Term - Psycholgy and Neurology

nerv/o

nerve

nervus

nerve

nervi

nerves

neur/o

nerve, sinew

neuron

nerve, sinew

neura

nerves, sinews

crani/o

cranium

crania

craniums

cephal/o

head

encephal/o

brain

-encephalon

brain

encephala

brains

cerebr/o

cerebrum, brain

cerebra

plural of cerebrum, brains

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebella

plural of cerebellum

pont/o

pons, bridge-like structure

pontes

plural of pons

limb/o

limbic system, border

limbus

limbic system, border

limbi

limbic systems, borders

hippocamp/o

hippocampus, seahorse

hippocampi

hippocampuses, seahorses

thalam/o

thalamus, chamber, inner room

thalami

plural of thalamus, chambers, inner rooms

amygdal/o

amygdala, almond, tonsil

amydalae

plural of amygdala, almonds, tonsils

nucle/o

nucleus, core, little nut, or kernel

nuclei

plural for nucleus, little nuts, cores, kernels

mening/o

meninx, membrane

-meninx

meninx, membrane

meninges

plural of meninx, membranes

lept/o

thin

pachy-

thick

pach/o

thick

arachn/o

arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like

dur/o

dura mater membrane, hard

lob/o

lobe

lobus

lobe

lobi

lobes

gyr/o

gyrus, circle, ring

gyri

plural of gyrus, circles, rings

sulc/o

sulcus, furrow, groove

sulci

plural of sulcus, furrows, grooves

fissur/o

fissure, deep groove

fissura

fissure, deep groove

fissurae

fissures, deep grooves

fid/o

split, cleave

fiss/o

split, cleave

ventricul/o

ventricle, small cavity

coel/o

cavity, hollow

ventriculus

ventricle, small cavity

ventriculi

ventricles, small cavities

cel/o

cavity, hollow

cortic/o

cortex, outer layer, bark

cortices

plural of cortex, outer layers, barks

myel/o

spinal cord, marrow

medull/o

medulla, marrow

medullae

medullas, marrows

poli/o

gray, gray matter of CNS

fascicul/o

fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers

fasciculus

fascicle, bundle of longitudinal fibers

fasciculi

fascicles, bundles of longitudinal fibers

funicul/o

funicle, rope-like

funiculus

funicle, rope-like

funiculi

funicles

fun/o

rope, cord

funis

rope, cord

radicul/o

nerve root, root

radic/o

nerve root, root

radix

nerve root, root

radices

nerve roots, roots

rhiz/o

nerve root, root

ram/o

nerve branch, branch

ramus

nerve branch, branch

rami

nerve branches, branches

plex/o

plexus

gangli/o

ganglion

gli/o

glia, glue

somat/o

body

som/o

body

-some

body

soma

body

somata

bodies

dendr/o

dendrite, tree, branched structure

dendron

dendrite, tree, branched structure

ax/o

axon, axle, axis

not/o

the back

spin/o

spine, thorn, vertebral column

vertebr/o

vertebra, back bone

vertebrae

plural of vertebra, back bones

spondyl/o

vertebra

esthesi/o

sensation, perception

esthet/o

sensation, perception

-esthesia

sensation, perception

gnost/o

knowledge

-gnosia

knowledge

-gnosis

knowledge

mnemon/o

memory

-mnesia

memory