Aphasia
What is loss or impairment of the ability to speak
Anesthesiologist
What is physician who administers and anesthetic (a drug that reduces feeling)
Neur/o
What is nerve
Kinesi/o
What is Movement
Cephal/o
What is head
Dysphagia
What is difficulty swallowing food or liquids
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Neuritis
What is inflammation of a nerve
Ment/o, Phren/o
What is mind
Cerebell/o
What is cerebellum
Epilepsy
What is sudden disturbance of the nervous system functioning due to abnormal electrical activity of the brain
Neurosurgeon
What is physician who specializes in surgeries on the nervous system
Neuroma
What is tumor made up of nerve cells
Somn/l
What is somnia/sleep
Cerebr/o
What is brain, cerebrum
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
What is sudden deficient supply of blood to the brain lasting a short time; ministroke
Psychiatrist
What is physician who treats mental disorders
Neurosis
What is emotional disorder involving an ineffective way of coping with anxiety
Hydr/o
What is water
Encephal/o
What is brain
Sciatica
What is painful inflammation of the sciatic nerve
Neurologist
What is physician who specializes in neurology
Neuralgia
What is pain in a nerve
Para
What is beyond, around, beside
Dur/o
What is dura mater