neurological system study guide

-algesia

pain/sensitivity

analgesia

the absence of pain

anesthesia

the use of medicines to prevent pain during surgery/ other procedures

aphasia

neurological condition that impairs a person’s ability to communicate

cephal/o

head

cephalgia

head pain

cephalic

relating to the head

cerebral

relating to the brain/cerebrum

electroencephalogram

recording of brain activity

encephal/o

brain

erythr-

red

-esthesia

feeling/ sensation

gil/o

glue

meningitis

inflammation of the tissues surrounding the brain and spinal cord

multi-

many/ more than one/ multiple

myel/o

spinal cord

neur/o

nerve/ nervous system

neural

pertaining to the nerve

neuralgia

nerve pain

-paresis

weakness

phas/o

speech

-phasia

speech

-plegia

paralysis

poli/o

gray matter

radicul/o

nerve root

radiculitis

inflammation of the nerve roots (radicles) that exit the spinal cord

-taxia

muscle co-cordination

thec/o

sheath

uni-

one/ single

xantho-

yellow/ yellowish