Word Parts
NEUR/O
What combining form means nerve?
2nd largest part of the brain
neuritis
What is inflammation of a nerve?
Anticonvulsant
What is a medication to prevent seizures?
A trauma-related fear anxiety disorder
What is PTSD?
MYEL/O
What combining form means spinal cord?
The type of neuron that carries messages TO the brain
What is AFFERENT neuron?
encephalitis
What is inflammation of the brain?
A type of anesthesia that causes numb feeling in a limited area
What is local anesthesia?
Violent shaking of the brain
What is concussion?
ENCEPHAL/O
What combining form means brain?
The connective tissues that encloses the brain
What are meninges?
meningitis
What is inflammation of the meninges, bacterial or viral?
This procedure is a surgical removal of part of the brain
What is a lobectomy?
Cycles of mania & depression
What is bi-polar disorder?
PSYCH/O
What combining form means mind?
The protective covering over some nerves
What is the myelin sheath?
syncope
What is fainting/a brief loss of consciousness?
This procedure burns part of the nerves to relieve chronic pain
What is radiofrequency ablation?
A fast growing, malignant brain tumor
What is a glioblastoma?
-ESTHESIA
What is the suffix that means sensation or feeling?
The space between two neurons
What is synapse?
The medical term for a headache
What is cephalalgia?
A surgical dissection of the nerve
What is neurotomy?
A physician performing nervous system surgery
What is a neurosurgeon?