Nervous system Prefix
This prefix refers to "within"
intra
This suffix means "pain"
-algia
Root word meaning "head"
cephal/o
Disease that occurs as a result of injury
Cerebral palsy
abbreviation for central nervous system
CNS
This prefix means "above, excessive"
hyper
This suffix means "Seizure"
-lepsy
word root meaning nerve root
radicul/o
Disease that causes weakness in the muscle leading to paralysis
Motor neurone disease (MND)
abbreviation for cerebrospinal fluid
CSF
This prefix indicates " Abnormal, difficult"
dys-
This suffix means "Paralysis"
-plegia
This word root refers to "vagus nerve"
vag/o
Disease that occurs when there isn't enough dopamine produced in the brain
Parkinson's disease
abbreviation for computed tomography
CT
This prefix refers to "half"
hemi
This suffix indicates "Seizure attack'
-ictal
this root word means "four"
quadr/i
Chronic disease that affects the central nervous system
Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Abbreviation for cerebrovascular accident
CVA
This prefix means " many, much"
poly
This suffix means "phasia"
speech
This root word refers to "Dura mater, hard"
dur/o
sudden weakness or paralysis of muscles on one side of the face
Bell's palsy
abbreviation for intracranial pressure
ICP