Nervous System Medical Terminology Composition Notebook

Review from 1st Semester -al: pertaining to -graphy: process of recording -angi/o: vessel -ar: -itis: inflammation -pathy: disease

Cephal/o: -ic: -logy: An-: Dys-: Para-: Tetra-: head pertaining to study of An-: no; not Dys-: bad; painful; difficult; poor Para-: abnormal Tetra-: four

New Roots mening: Ment: Myelin: Poli: Spin: Vascul: membrane; meninges mind Myelin: myelin sheath Poli: gray matter Spin: spinal cord; spine Vascul: vessel

cerebr: brain Encephal: Hydr: water Magnet: magnet Neur: nerve

New Suffixes and Prefixes -ia: condition -us: condition; thing Hemi-: half Para-: beside; near; abnormal Quadri-: four

-cele: -esthesia: -phasia: -plegia: De-: hernia sensation speech paralysis De-: lack of; abnormal

Term Analysis: Cerebral angiography First: Break the word down into prefixes, suffixes, and root word -al; cerebr/o; -graphy; angi/o Second: analyze (define) the parts -al: pertaining to Cerebr/o: brain -graphy: process of recording/ producing images Angi/o: vessel Third: Based on what the word parts mean, develop a definition for the term

Term Term Analysis Definition Cerebrovascular -ar= Vascul/o= Cerebr/o= Cerebrospinal fluid -al= Spin/o= Fluid= a liquid that can flow

Term Term Analysis Definition encephalitis -itis= Encephal/o= encephalopathy Hydrocephalus

Term Term Analysis Definition Meningitis poliomyelitis Neuromuscular

Term Term Analysis Definition Neurology Anesthesia parasthesia

Term Term analysis Definition Aphasia dysphasia Hemiplegia

Term Term Analysis Definition paraplegia Tetraplegia dementia