nervous system - terminology Flashcards
What does ‘alges’ refer to?
Sense of pain
What is an ‘analgesic’?
A substance that relieves pain
What does ‘encephal’ refer to?
Brain
What does ‘myel’ refer to?
Spinal cord
What does ‘angi’ refer to?
Vessel
What is an ‘angiogram’?
A record of blood vessels
What does ‘esthesi’ refer to?
Feeling/sensation
What does ‘neur’ refer to?
Nerve
What does ‘arteri’ refer to?
Artery
What is ‘arteriothrombus’?
Pertaining to a clot of the artery
What does ‘gli’ refer to?
Glue
What is a ‘glioma’?
A tumor of glial cells
What does ‘poli’ refer to?
Gray matter
What is ‘poliomyelitis’?
Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
What does ‘astr’ refer to?
Star
What is an ‘astrocytoma’?
Star cell tumor
What does ‘hemat’ refer to?
Blood
What does ‘pont’ refer to?
Pons
What does ‘cephal’ refer to?
Head
What does ‘cephalic’ mean?
Pertaining to the head
What does ‘hem’ refer to?
Blood
What does ‘radicul’ refer to?
Nerve root
What does ‘cerebell’ refer to?
Cerebellum
What is ‘cerebellitis’?
Inflammation of the cerebellum
What does ‘hydr’ refer to?
Water
What does ‘scler’ refer to?
Hard
What does ‘cerebr’ refer to?
Cerebrum
What does ‘cerebral’ mean?
Pertaining to the cerebrum
What does ‘isch’ refer to?
To hold back
What is ‘ischemia’?
Pertaining to hold back blood
What does ‘thalam’ refer to?
Thalamus
What does ‘clon’ refer to?
Rapid contracting and relaxing
What is ‘tonic-clonic’?
A type of seizure involving muscle contractions
What does ‘later’ refer to?
Side
What does ‘thec’ refer to?
Sheath
What does ‘concuss’ mean?
To shake violently
What is a ‘concussion’?
A brain injury caused by shaking
What does ‘lumb’ refer to?
Low back
What does ‘tom’ mean?
To cut
What does ‘crani’ refer to?
Skull
What does ‘cranial’ mean?
Pertaining to the skull
What does ‘medull’ refer to?
Medulla or medulla oblongata
What does ‘ton’ refer to?
Muscle Tone
What does ‘cyte’ refer to?
Cell
What does ‘mening’ refer to?
Meninges
What does ‘vascul’ refer to?
Blood vessel
What does ‘dur’ refer to?
Dura mater
What does ‘meningi’ refer to?
Meninges
What does ‘ventricul’ refer to?
Ventricle
What does ‘electr’ refer to?
Electricity
What does ‘ment’ refer to?
Mind
What does ‘vertebr’ refer to?
Vertebra
What does the suffix ‘-al’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-ia’ mean?
Condition, state
What does the suffix ‘-paresis’ mean?
Weakness
What does the suffix ‘-algia’ mean?
Pain
What does the suffix ‘-ic’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-pathy’ mean?
Disease
What does the suffix ‘-ar’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-ine’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-phasia’ mean?
Speech
What does the suffix ‘-ary’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-ion’ mean?
Action
What does the suffix ‘-plasty’ mean?
Surgical repair
What does the suffix ‘-asthenia’ mean?
Weakness
What does the suffix ‘-itis’ mean?
Inflammation
What does the suffix ‘-plegia’ mean?
Paralysis
What does the suffix ‘-cele’ mean?
Protrusion
What does the suffix ‘-logy’ mean?
Study of
What does the suffix ‘-rrhaphy’ mean?
Suture
What does the suffix ‘-eal’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-nic’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-taxia’ mean?
Muscle coordination
What does the suffix ‘-ectomy’ mean?
Surgical removal
What does the suffix ‘-oma’ mean?
Tumor, mass
What does the suffix ‘-tic’ mean?
Pertaining to
What does the suffix ‘-gram’ mean?
Record
What does the suffix ‘-osis’ mean?
Abnormal condition
What does the suffix ‘-trophic’ mean?
Pertaining to development
What does the suffix ‘-graphy’ mean?
Process of recording
What does the suffix ‘-otomy’ mean?
Cutting into
What does ‘cerebellar’ mean?
Pertaining to the cerebellum
What does ‘cerebrospinal’ mean?
Pertaining to the cerebrum and spine
What does ‘encephalic’ mean?
Pertaining to the brain
What does ‘intracranial’ mean?
Pertaining to within the skull
What does ‘intrathecal’ mean?
Pertaining to within the meninges, specifically the subdural or subarachnoid space
What does ‘medullary’ mean?
Pertaining to the medulla oblongata
What does ‘meningeal’ mean?
Pertaining to the meninges
What does ‘myelonic’ mean?
Pertaining to the spinal cord
What does ‘neural’ mean?
Pertaining to the nerves
What does ‘neuroglial’ mean?
Pertaining to the support cells, glial cells, of nerves
What does ‘pontine’ mean?
Pertaining to the pons
What does ‘spinal’ mean?
Pertaining to the spine
What does ‘subdural’ mean?
Pertaining to under the dura mater
What does ‘thalamic’ mean?
Pertaining to the thalamus
What does ‘ventricular’ mean?
Pertaining to the ventricles
What does ‘vertebral’ mean?
Pertaining to the vertebrae
