Chapter 10 Medical Word Parts

anxi/o

anxious; uneasy

cephal/o

head

cerebell/o

cerebellum

cerebr/o

cerebrum

contus/o

to bruise

crani/o

skull

dendr/o

tree-like; branches

dur/o

dura mater

encephal/o

brain

esthes/o, esthesi/o

nervous sensation

gangli/o

tumor; cystic tumor

gli/o

glue

hormon/o

hormone

hydr/o

water

hypn/o

sleep

iatr/o

physician; treatment

isch/o

back; to hold back

lamin/o

lamina (thin plate or layer; arch)

lex/o

word

medull/o

medulla oblongata

megal/o

large; great; grand

mening/o, meningi/o

meninges

ment/o

mind

myel/o

bone marrow; spinal cord

narc/o

numbness; sleep; stupor

neur/o

nerve

phas/o

speech

phob/o

fear

phren/o

mind

pol/o

extreme

poli/o

gray matter

pont/o

pons

psych/o

mind

radicul/o

nerve root

schiz/o

split

somat/o

body

synaps/o, synapt/o

point of contact; to join

syncop/o

to cut off; cut short; faint

tax/o

coordination; order

tempor/o

the temples

thalam/o

thalamus

thec/o

sheath (meninges)

traumat/o

trauma; injury; wound

troph/o

development; nourishment

ventricul/o

ventricle

vertebr/o

vertebrae; spinal column bones

af-

toward; near

bi-

two; both

con-

together; with

dys-

painful; difficult

ef-

out of; outside

en-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

hemi-

half

intra-

within; into

micro-

small

mono-

one; single

par-, para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

poly-

many; much

post-

after; behind

quadri-

four

soma-

body

sub-

below; under

-al, -ar, -eal, -ial, -ic, -tic

pertaining to

-algesia

pain; sensitivity

-algia

pain

-asthenia

weakness

-cele

hernia; swelling; protrusion

-e

(noun suffix with no meaning)

-emic

pertaining to blood condition

-esthesia

feeling; sensation

-ferent

to carry

-glia

glue

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-ion

process; state; condition

-ist

specialist

-itis

inflammation

-lepsy

seizure

-leptic

to seize; take hold of

-logy

study of

-lysis

breakdown; separation; loosening

-lytic

pertaining to breakdown or destruction

-mania

obsessive preoccupation

-orexia

appetite

-osis

process; abnormal condition

-paresis

weakness

-pathy

disease

-phasia

speech

-phobia

fear

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhagic

pertaining to bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-sclerosis

hardening; thickening

-taxia

muscle coordination

-tomy

process of cutting; incision

-tropic

turning

-um, -us

structure; tissue; thing

AD

Alzheimer’s (or Alzheimer) disease

MS

multiple sclerosis

ADHD

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

MSE

mental status exam

ALS

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

NCV

nerve conduction velocity

ANS

autonomic nervous system

NVS

neuro vital signs

ASA

acetylsalicylic acid (aspirin)

OCD

obsessive-compulsive disorder

ASD

autism spectrum disorder

OH

occupational history

CBT

cognitive-behavioral therapy

OP

outpatient

CNS

central nervous system

P

pulse

CP

cerebral palsy

PD

Parkinson’s disease; panic disorder

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

PE

physical examination

CVA

cerebrovascular accident

PET

positron emission tomography

DTR(s)

deep tendon reflex(es)

PMH

past medical history

ECT

electroconvulsive therapy

PNS

peripheral nervous system

EDH

epidural hematoma

PTSD

post-traumatic stress disorder

EEG

electroencephalogram

R

right; respirations

END

electroneurodiagnostic

R/O

rule out

FH

family history

RLE

right lower extremity

GAD

generalized anxiety disorder

ROS

review of systems

GB

Guillain-Barré

s

without (from the Latin sine, pronounced sih-NEH)

H&P

history and physical

SAD

seasonal affective disorder

HA

headache

SB

spina bifida

HEENT

head, eye, ear, nose, and throat

SCI

spinal cord injury

HPI

history of present illness

SDH

subdural hematoma

ICP

intracranial pressure

SH

social history

ID, IDD

intellectual disability; intellectual development disorder

SNS

somatic nervous system

LOC

level of consciousness

T

temperature

LP

lumbar puncture

TBI

traumatic brain injury

MG

myasthenia gravis

TIA

transient ischemic attack

MMSE

mini-mental state exam

WNL

within normal limits