Nervous System and Psychology

nerv/o, neur/o

nerve

crani/o

cranium

cephal/o

head

encephal/o, -encephalon

brain

cerebr/o

cerebrum

cerebell/o

cerebellum

pont/o

pons, bridge-like structure

limb/o

limbic system, border

hippocamp/o

hippocampus, seahorse

thalam/o

thalamus

amygdal/o

amygdala

nucle/o

nucleus

mening/o, -meninx

meninx

lept/o

thin

pachy-, pach/o

thick

arachn/o

arachnoid membrane, spider, spider-like

dur/o

dura mater membrane, hard

lob/o

lobe

gyr/o

gyrus, circle, ring

sulc/o

sulcus, furrow, groove

fissur/o

fissure, deep groove

fid/o, fiss/o

split, cleave

ventricul/o

ventricle, small cavity

coel/o, cel/o, celi/o

cavity

cortic/o

cortex

myel/o

spinal cord, marrow

medull/o

medulla, marrow

poli/o

gray matter of CNS

fascicul/o

fascicle, bundle of fibers

funicul/o

funicle, rope-like

fun/o

rope, cord

radicul/o, radic/o

nerve root

rhiz/o

nerve root

ram/o

nerve branch

plex/o

plexus

gangli/o

ganglion

gli/o

glia

dendr/o

dendrite

ax/o

axon, axle, axis

not/o

the back

spin/o

spine, thorn, vertebral column

vertebr/o

vertebra

spondyl/o

vertebra

esthesi/o, esthet/o, -esthesia

sensation, perception

gnost/o, -gnosia, -gnosis

knowledge

mnemon/o, -mnesia

memory

leth/o

forgetfulness

letharg/o

mental sluggishness, drowsiness

top/o

place, spot, region

stere/o

solid, 3D

kinesi/o, kine/o, -kinesia

movement

mot/o

movement

praxi/o, -praxia, -praxis

activity, doing, practice

tax/o

coordination, order

ton/o

tension, stretching, tone

spasm/o, spast/o

spasm

leps/o, lept/o, -lepsy

seizure

-ictal

seizure, stroke, blow

pykn/o, pycn/o

thick, dense, frequent

pleg/o, -plegia, plect/o, -plexy

paralysis, stroke

palsy

paralysis

-paresis

partial paralysis

sthen/o

strength

clon/o

clonus

chore/o

chorea

narc/o

sleep

hypn/o

sleep

somn/o

sleep

sopor/o

sleep

comat/o, -coma

coma

lal/o, -lalia

speech

phas/o, -phasis, -phasia

speech

phras/o, -phrasia

speech

lex/o

speech

log/o, -logy

speech

phag/o, -phagia

eat, swallow

vert/o, vers/o

turning

trem/o, tremul/o

shaking, trembling

opisth/o

backward, behind

oneir/o

dream

psych/o

mind, soul

phren/o

mind, diaphragm, phrenic nerve

ment/o

mind

no/o

mind

thym/o

emotion

path/o, -pathy

feeling, disease

phor/o, -phoria

bearing, carrying, bringing

hedon/o

pleasure

mani/o, -mania

frenzy, madness

hallucin/o

a false sensory perception

phant/o, phantasm/o

illusion, hallucination

phaner/o

evident, visible

phob/o, -phobia

fear, avoidance

panic

panic

narciss/o

self-love

phil/o, -philia

love, attraction

-lagnia

lust

orect/o, orex/o

appetite