Neurology and psychology Flashcards
head
cephal/o
small head
micro/cephaly
inflammation of the brain tissue
encephal/itis
membrane covering brain and spinal cord
meninx (singular)
meninges (plural)
mening/eal (pertaining to)
meninx is composed of
duramater
arachnoid
piamater
inflammation of the meninges
mening/itis
pertaining to the cranium
cranial
cerebrum
celebr/o
cerebellum
cerebell/o
nerve or neuron
Neur/o
The study of the nervous system
neur/o/logy
a specialist who studies nervous system
neur/o/logist
a nerve tumor
neur/oma
inflammation of a nerve
Neur/itis
destruction of a nerve tissue
neur/o/lysis
pain along a nerve
Neur/algia
mind/mental process
psych/o
the study of the mind, mental process, and human behavior
non medical
psych/o/logy
a method of psychotherapy that includes obtaining a thorough mental, social, and emotional history to uncover subconscious conflicts
physch/o/analysis
the field of medicine that studies and deals with mental and neurotic disorders
psych/iatry
the physician who specialized in the field of psychiatry
psych/iatrist
the treatment of a mental disorder by psychological rather than medical means
psychotherapy
paralysis
plegia
paralysis of one half of the body
hemi/plegia
