Chapter 10: Nervous System Flashcards
cerebell/o
cerebellum
cerebellar
pertaining to cerebellum
cerebr/o
cerebrum
cerebrospinal fluid
fluid that circulates through cerebrum and spinal cord
dur/o
dura mater
subdural hematoma
collection of blood under dura mater
epidural hematoma
collection of blood above dura mater
encephal/o
brain
encephalitis
inflammation of brain
encephalopathy
disease of brain
mening/o
meningi/o
membranes, meninges
meningeal
pertaining to meninges
meningioma
benign tumor of meninges
myelomeningocele
hernia of spinal cord in meninges
my/o
muscle
myoneural
pertaining to muscle and nerve
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
myelopathy
disease of spinal cord
poliomyelitis
inflammation of gray matter in spinal cord
neur/o
nerve
neuropathy
disease of nerves
polyneuritis
inflammation of many nerves
thalam/o
thalamus
thalamic
pertaining to thalamus
thec/o
sheath (refers to the meninges)
intrathecal injection
injection within the meninges
- chemotherapeutic drugs can be delivered into the subarachnoid space
alges/o
-algesia
sensitivity to pain