Nervous System Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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a/an-
A
without
2
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esthesi-
A
sensation / feeling
3
Q
-alges
A
pain
4
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-ia
A
pertaining to
5
Q
phasia-
A
speech
6
Q
taxia-
A
coordination/ movement
7
Q
dys-
A
difficult / bad / painful
8
Q
hemi-
A
half
9
Q
-paresis
A
weakness / paralysis
10
Q
cepal-
A
head
11
Q
-algia
A
pain
12
Q
sub-
A
under / beneath / below
13
Q
dur/o-
A
hardening
14
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
15
Q
hema-
A
blood
16
Q
-oma
A
swelling/ tumor
17
Q
-plegia
A
paralysis
18
Q
hyper
A
increase / above normal
19
Q
neuro-
A
nerve
20
Q
para-
A
near / beside / beyond / lower half of the body
21
Q
cerebr/o
A
brain
22
Q
vascul-
A
vessel
23
Q
-ar
A
pertaining to
24
Q
crani-
A
skull
25
Q
-otomy
A
to cut into
26
Q
encepha-
A
brain
27
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
28
Q
hydro-
A
water
29
Q
-us
A
structure
30
Q
transient ischemic attack
A
mini stroke
31
Q
syncope
A
fainting
32
Q
my/o-
A
muscle
33
Q
-troph
A
development/ nourishment
34
Q
-ic
A
pertaining to
35
Q
later/o-
A
side
36
Q
-al
A
pertaining to
37
Q
scler/o-
A
hardening / hard
38
Q
-osis
A
condition
39
Q
mening-
A
membrane / covering
40
Q
myel-
A
spinal cord
