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Term
cephalalgia
 Definition
head pain (headache)
celphal/o=head
-algia=pain
Term
cerebellar
 Definition
pertaining to the cerebellum
Term
cerebellitis
 Definition
cerebellum inflammation
Term
cerebral
 Definition
pertaining to the cerebrum
Term
cerebrospinal
 Definition
pertaining to the cerebrum and spine
Term
electroencephalogram
 Definition
record of the brain's electricity
Term
encephalitis
 Definition
brain inflammation
Term
meningioma
 Definition
meninges tumor
Term
meningeal
 Definition
pertaining to meninges
Term
menigitis
 Definition
meninges inflammation
Term
myelogram
 Definition
record of the spinal cord

myel/o means both spinal cord and bone marrow because to the ancient greeks the spinal cord looked similar to bone marrow.
Term
myelitis
 Definition
spinal cord inflammation
Term
neural
 Definition
pertaining to nerves
Term
neuralgia
 Definition
nerve pain
Term
neuroectomy
 Definition
removal of nerve
Term
neurologist
 Definition
specialist in nerves
Term
neuroma
 Definition
nerve tumor
Term
neuropathy
 Definition
nerve disease
Term
neuroplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of a nerve
Term
polyneuritis
 Definition
inflammation of many nerves
Term
neurorrhaphy
 Definition
suture of nerve
Term
pontine
 Definition
pertaining to the pons
Term
radicultitis
 Definition
nerve root inflammation
Term
radiculopathy
 Definition
nerve root disease
Term
thalamic
 Definition
pertaining to the thalamus
Term
intrathecal
 Definition
pertaining to with within the meninges, specifically the CSF-filled space between the arachnoid & the pia matter
intra-within
thec/o= sheath, (meninges)
-al=pertaining to
Term
analgesia
 Definition
absence of pain or sensation
-algesia (pain, sensation)
Term
anesthesia
 Definition
lack of sensations
-algesia (pain, SENSATION)
Term
hyperesthesia
 Definition
excessive sensations
Term
monoparesis
 Definition
weakness of one
-paresis (weakness)
Term
aphasia
 Definition
lack of speech
-phasia (speech)
Term
dysphasia
 Definition
difficult speech
Term
monoplegia
 Definition
paralysis of one

-plegia
Term
quadriplegia
 Definition
paralysis of four
Term
ataxia
 Definition
lack of muscle coordination

-taxia=muscle coordination
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