NS - Combining Form
neur/o, neur/i
nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve
-mania
excited state, obsession
prolonged state of deep unconsciousness
coma
feeling of fear, worry, uneasiness, or dread
anxiety
neuroplasty
surgical repair of the nerves
mening/o, meninge/o
meninges
paralysis
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
false perception unrelated to reality or external stimuli; can be visual, auditory, or related to the other senses
hallucination
craniotomy
opening into the skull allowing access to the brain
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
-phobia
persistent, irrational fear
a chronic disease involving periodic sudden bursts of electric activity from the brain, resulting in seizures
epilepsy
extreme persistent fear of a specific object or situation
phobia
the process of inserting a needle into the subarachnoid space of the lumbar spine to obtain cerebrospinal fluid for analysis or to inject anesthesia
lumbar puncture (LP)
encephal/o
brain
-phasia
speech
tumor of the meninges
meningioma
a form of depression with episodes of mania (a state of elation); manic depressive illness
bipolar disorder
electrical recording of brain activity
electroencephalography (EEG)
radicul/o
spinal nerve root
-lepsy
seizure
sudden interference with blood flow in one or more cerebral vessels leading to oxygen deprivation and necrosis of brain tissue; caused by a blood clot in a vessel or rupture of a vessel
stroke
condition associated with recurrent and intrusive thoughts, images, and repetitive behaviors performed to relieve anxiety
obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)
monitoring and recording of normal and abnormal activity during sleep to diagnose sleep disorders
polysomnography