Module 14 - Word Parts + Terms Built

encephalo

brain

glio

support cells, glia

cerebro

thinking part of the brain, cerebrum

cerebello

balance and coordination part of the brain, cerebellum

myelo

spinal cord

meningo

3 protective layers around brain and spinal cord, meninges

duro

dura mater

ganglio

collection of nerve cell bodies, ganglion

radiculo/rhizo

nerve root

neuro

nerve

quadri

four

phaso

speech

mento/psycho

mind

mono

one

\-asthenia

weakness

\-esthesia

feeling, sensation

\-iatrist

specialist, physician

\-iatry

study of, field of

\-ictal

seizure

\-paresis

slight paralysis

\-phoria

emotional state

cerebellar

pertaining to the balance and coordination part of the brain

cerebral

pertaining to the thinking part of the brain

intracerebral

pertaining to within the cerebrum

meningeal

pertaining to the outer covering of the brain and spinal cord

subdural

pertaining to below the dura mater

neural

pertaining to a nerve

preictal

pertaining to occurring before a seizure

interictal

pertaining to occurring between seizures

postictal

pertaining to occurring after a seizure

mental

pertaining to the mind

psychogenic

pertaining to originating within the mind

psychosomatic

pertaining to the interrelations of body and mind

neuroglial

pertaining to the support cells of nerves

anesthesia

loss of feeling or sensation

dysesthesia

painful sensation

hyperesthesia

excessive sensitivity

dysphasia

condition of difficulty in speaking

aphasia

condition of loss of the ability to speak

cephalalgia

pain in the head, headache

hemiparesis

slight paralysis of half of the body

monoparesis

slight paralysis of one limb

hemiplegia

paralysis of half of the body

hemiplegic

pertaining to paralysis of half of the body

monoplegia

paralysis of one limb

monoplegic

pertaining to paralysis of one limb

quadriplegia

paralysis of four limbs

quadriplegic

pertaining to paralysis of four limbs

myasthenia

muscle weakness

neuralgia

pain in a nerve

encephalopathy

disease of the brain

encephalitis

inflammation of the brain

glioma

tumor composed of glial tissue

encephalocele

protrusion of the brain

glioblastoma

tumor composed of developing glial tissue

encephalomalacia

softening of the brain

cerebellitis

inflammation of the balance and coordination part of the brain

encephalomyeloradiculitis

inflammation of the brain, spinal cord, and nerve roots

encephaloma

tumor of the brain

myelopathy

disease of the spinal cord

meningitis

inflammation of the meninges

meningocele

protrusion of the meninges

rhizomeningomyelitis

inflammation of the nerve root, meninges, and spinal cord

myelomeningocele

protrusion of the spinal cord and meninges

meningioma

tumor of the meninges

myelitis

inflammation of the spinal cord/myelin

meningomyelocele

protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord

myeloradiculitis

inflammation of the spinal cord and nerve roots

myelomalacia

softening of the spinal cord

polyneuropathy

disease of many nerves

mononeuropathy

disease of one nerve

neuroarthropathy

disease of nerves and joints

radiculopathy

disease of nerve roots

neuroma

tumor made up of nerve cells

neuropathy

disease of the nerves

gangliitis

inflammation of the ganglion

neuritis

inflammation of the nerve

polyneuritis

inflammation of many nerves

radiculitis

inflammation of the spinal nerve roots

hydrophobia

fear of water

euphoria

positive emotional state

psychopathy

disease of the mind

dysphoria

negative emotional state

electroencephalogram

record of the electrical impulse of the brain

myelogram

record of the spinal cord

electroencephalograph

instrument used for recording electrical impulse of the brain

cerebral angiography

process of x-ray filming of blood vessels in the brain

electroencephalography

process of recording the electrical impulses of the brain

myelography

process of filming the spinal cord

neurectomy

excision of a nerve

myelotomy

incision into the spinal cord

rhizotomy

incision into a nerve root

neuroplasty

surgical repair of a nerve

neurolysis

destruction of a nerve

neurorrhaphy

suture of a nerve

neurotomy

incision into the nerves

neurologist

physician who specializes in neurology

psychologist

specialist in the study of the mind (not MD)

psychology

study of the mind (mental processes and behavior)

psychiatrist

physician who treats and diagnoses mental disorders