Word Parts
Anatomy
Pathology
Procedures
Hodge Podge
100
This combining form means "nerve"
What is neur/o
100
This structure is the second largest part of the brain
What is cerebellum
100
This term means inflammation affecting many nerves
What is polyneuritis
100
The surgical repair of a nerve
What is neuroplasty
100
This term means inflammation of the spinal cord
What is myelitis
200
This combining form means "spinal fluid"
What is myel/o
200
What type of neuron carries messages to the brain
What is afferent (sensory) neuron
200
This term means inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis
200
The surgical removal of a nerve
What is neurectomy
200
This injury is the result of violent shaking of the brain
What is concussion
300
This combining form means "brain"
What is encephal/o
300
This connective tissue encloses the brain
What is meninges
300
This term means inflammation of the meninges
What is meningitis
300
The surgical incision into a nerve
What is neurotomy
300
This term means inflammation of the sciatic nerve
What is sciatica
400
This combining form means "gray matter of nerves"
What is poli/o
400
This protective coating covers some nerves
What is myelin sheath
400
This term means fainting, or a brief loss of consciousness
What is syncope
400
To suture the ends of a severed nerve
What is neurorrhaphy
400
This term refers to abnormally increased amounts of spinal fluid in the brain
What is hydrocephalus
500
This suffix means "sensation or feeling"
What is -esthesia
500
This term refers to the space between two neurons
What is synapse
500
This condition is the result of paralysis of the facial nerve
What is Bell's Palsy
500
An x-ray study of the brain
What is encephalography
500
This term means inflammation of the root of a spinal nerve
What is radiculitis
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