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Hodge Podge
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neur/o 

This combining form means "nerve"

100

cerebellum

 This structure is the second largest part of the brain

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

 myel/o 

This combining form means "spinal fluid"

200

Afferent (sensory) neuron

neuron carries messages to the brain

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

encephal/o 

This combining form means "brain"

300

meninges 

connective tissue encloses the brain

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

poli/o 

 gray matter of nerves

400

myelin sheath 

This protective coating covers some nerves

400
This term means fainting, or a brief loss of consciousness
What is syncope
400

neurorrhaphy 

To suture the ends of a severed nerve

400
This term refers to abnormally increased amounts of spinal fluid in the brain
What is hydrocephalus
500

-esthesia

"sensation or feeling"

500

 synapse 

This term refers to the space between two neurons

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