Nervous System - Prefixes, Suffixes and Combining Forms

a- (prefix)

absence of, without, no, not

an- (prefix)

absence of, without, no, not

pan- (prefix)

all, total

post- (prefix)

after

para- (prefix)

beside, beyond, around, abnormal

pre- (prefix)

before

sub- (prefix)

below, under

dys- (prefix)

painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

intra- (prefix)

within

hemi- (prefix)

half

hyper- (prefix)

above, excessive

inter- (prefix)

between

poly- (prefix)

many, much

-al (suffix)

pertaining to

-algia (suffix)

pain

-algesia (suffix)

sensitivity to pain

-cele (suffix)

hernia, protrusion

-cyte (suffix)

cell

-ectomy (suffix)

excision, surgical removal, cutting out

-genic (suffix)

producing, originating, causing

-gram (suffix)

record, radiographic image

-graph (suffix)

instrument used to record

-graphy (suffix)

process of recording, radiographic imaging

-ia (suffix)

condition of, diseased state or abnormal state

-ic (suffix)

pertaining to

-iatrist (suffix)

specialist, physician

-iatry (suffix)

specialty, treatment

-ictal (suffix)

seizure, attack

-itis (suffix)

inflammation

-lepsy (suffix)

seizure

-logist (suffix)

specialist (physician) who studies and treats

-logy (suffix)

study of

-lysis (suffix)

loosening, dissolution, separating

-malacia (suffix)

softening

-oid (suffix)

resembling

-oma (suffix)

tumor

-osis (suffix)

abnormal condition

-paresis (suffix)

slight paralysis

-pathy (suffix)

disease

-phasia (suffix)

speech

-plasty (suffix)

surgical repair

-plegia (suffix)

paralysis

-praxia (suffix)

to perform, action

-sclerosis (suffix)

hardening

-rrhaphy (suffix)

suturing, repairing

-tomy (suffix)

incision, cut into

agles/o (combining form)

sensitivity to pain

cephal/o (combining form)

head

cerebell/o (combining form)

cerebellum

cerebr/o (combining form)

cerebrum

dur/o (combining form)

hard, dura mater

encephal/o (combining form)

brain

esthesi/o (combining form)

sensation, sensitivity

gangli/o (combining form)

ganglion

ganglion/o (combining form)

ganglion

gli/o (combining form)

glia, gluey substance

mening/o (combining form)

meninges

meningi/o (combining form)

meninges

ment/o (combining form)

mind

mon/o (combining form)

one, single

myel/o (combining form)

spinal cord

neur/o (combining form)

nerve

phas/o (combining form)

speech

poli/o (combining form)

gray matter

pont/o (combining form)

pons (structure in the brain)

psych/o (combining form)

mind

quadr/i (combining form)

four

radic/o (combining form)

nerve root

radicul/o (combining form)

nerve root

rhiz/o (combining form)

nerve root

thalam/o (combining form)

thalamus

thec/o (combining form)

sheath

vag/o (combining form)

vagus nerve