1. Nervous System Medical Terminology
Composition Notebook

2. Review from 1st Semester
-al:
pertaining to
-graphy:
process of recording
-angi/o:
vessel
-ar:
-itis:
inflammation
-pathy:
disease

3. Cephal/o: -ic: -logy: An-: Dys-: Para-: Tetra-: head pertaining to
study of
An-:
no; not
Dys-:
bad; painful; difficult; poor
Para-:
abnormal
Tetra-:
four

4. New Roots mening: Ment: Myelin: Poli: Spin: Vascul: membrane; meninges
mind
Myelin:
myelin sheath
Poli:
gray matter
Spin:
spinal cord; spine
Vascul:
vessel

5. cerebr:
brain
Encephal:
Hydr:
water
Magnet:
magnet
Neur:
nerve

6. New Suffixes and Prefixes
-ia:
condition
-us:
condition; thing
Hemi-:
half
Para-:
beside; near; abnormal
Quadri-:
four

7. -cele: -esthesia: -phasia: -plegia: De-: hernia sensation speech
paralysis
De-:
lack of; abnormal

8. Term Analysis: Cerebral angiography
First: Break the word down into prefixes, suffixes, and root word
-al; cerebr/o; -graphy; angi/o
Second: analyze (define) the parts
-al: pertaining to
Cerebr/o: brain
-graphy: process of recording/ producing images
Angi/o: vessel
Third: Based on what the word parts mean, develop a definition for the term

9. Term
Term Analysis
Definition
Cerebrovascular
-ar=
Vascul/o=
Cerebr/o=
Cerebrospinal fluid
-al=
Spin/o=
Fluid= a liquid that can flow

10. Term
Term Analysis
Definition
encephalitis
-itis=
Encephal/o=
encephalopathy
Hydrocephalus

11. Term
Term Analysis
Definition
Meningitis
poliomyelitis
Neuromuscular

12. Term
Term Analysis
Definition
Neurology
Anesthesia
parasthesia

13. Term
Term analysis
Definition
Aphasia
dysphasia
Hemiplegia

14. Term
Term Analysis
Definition
paraplegia
Tetraplegia
dementia