Meaning: slow 

Example: Bradycardia- a slow heart rate (below 60 beats per minute) 

Meaning: Inside, within

Example: Endocarditis - inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

Meaning: upon, over, on top

Example: Epicardium- the outer layer of the heart

Meaning: Excessive, above normal

Example: Hyperlipidemia - elevated levels of lipids in the blood

Meaning: under or below

Example: orthostatic hypotension - low blood pressure that occurs upon standing up

Meaning:Around

Example: Pericardium - the membranous sac that contains the heart

Meaning: Fast

Example: Tachycardia - a fast heart rate (over 100 beats per minutes)

Meaning: without

Example: Aphasia - a condition characterized by the complete loss of ability to speak or understand language

Meaning: without, not

Example - Anencephaly - a condition where a major portion of the brain, skull and scalp is absent

Meaning: Difficult, painful, abnormal

Example: Dysphasia - difficulty speaking

Meaning: half

Example: Hemiparesis - weakness on one side of the body 

Meaning: Excessive, above normal

Example: Hyperreflexia - exaggerated reflexes

Meaning: not, inward

Example: Insomnia - inability to sleep 

Meaning: Between

Example: Interneuron - a neuron that transmits signals between other neurons

Meaning: within, inside

Example: Intracranial - located or occuring within the skull

Meaning: all, entire

Example: Panhypopituitarism - decreased function of all pituitary hormones, affecting the nervous system

Meaning: many

Example: Polyneuropathy - damage or disease affecting multiple nerves

Meaning: after

Example: Postitical - the state of following a seizure 

Meaning: before

Example: Presynaptic - relating to the area before a synapse

Meaning: under, below

Example: Subdural - located beneath the dura mater, a membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

Meaning: A mixture or blending (often used in relation of blood)

Example: Dyscrasia - an abnormal condition of the blood

Meaning: Blood condition

Example: Ischemia - a condition where the blood supply to a part of the body, often the heart, is restricted or reduced

Meaning: surgical removal

Example: Atherectomy - removal of a plaque from an artery

Meaning: process of recording

Example: Electrocardiography - recording the electrical activity of the heart 

Meaing: inflammation

Example:Myocarditis - inflammation of the heart muscle

Meaning: destruction ,breakdown

Example: Thrombolysis - the breakdown of a blood clot

Meaning: Enlargement

Example: Cardiomegaly - enlargement of the heart 

Meaning: Abnormal condition

Example: Arteriosclerosis - hardening of the arteries

Meaning: Deficiency

Example: Leukopenia - a deficiency of white blood cells

Meaning: surgical repair

Example: Valvuloplasty - surgical repair of a heart valve

Meaning: Bursting forth, excessive flow

Example: Hemarrhage - excessive bleeding (in a short amount of time)

Meaning: stopping, controlling

Example: Hemostasis - stopping of blood flow

Meaning: Condition of cells

Example: Thrombocytosis - an abnormal increase in the number of platelets

Meaning: Pain

Example: Neuralgia – nerve pain

Meaning: Hernia, swelling

Example: Meningocele – hernial protrusion of the meninges.

Meaning: Cell

Example: Gliocyte – a glial cell.

Meaning:Surgical removal

Example: Ganglionectomy - surgical removal of a ganglion

Meaning: Producing, originating, or causing 

Example: Myogenic - originating in muscle tissue but affecting the nervous system

Meaning: Record or image

Example: Myelogram - an imaging record of the spinal cord

Meaning: Instrument used to record

Example: Electroencephalograph – an instrument for recording brain activity.

Meaning: specialist in treatment

Example: Psychiatrist - a specialist in treating mental disorders

Meaning: Field of medicine, treatment

Example: Psychiatry - the medical field focusing on mental health

Meaning: Inflammation

Example: Encephalitis - inflammation of the brain

Meaning: seizure

Example: Epilepsy - a condition characterized by recurrent seizures

Meaning: Specialist in a field of study

Example: Psychologist - a specialist in the study of the mind and behavior

Meaning: Abnormal softening

Example: Encephalomalacia - softening of the brain tissue

Meaning: Madness or excessive preoccupation

Example: Pyromania - excessive preoccupation with fire (can involve neurological or psychiatric evaluation)

Meaning: Resembling or like

Example: Myeloid - Resembling or related to the spinal cord or bone marrow

Meaning: Tumor, swelling

Example: Giloma - a tumor of glial cells

Meaning: Disease

Example: Radiculopathy - a disease or disorder affecting a nerve root

Meaning: Fear

Example: Agraphobia - fear of open or public spaces, related to mental health

Meaning: Suturing or stiching

Example: Myelorraphy - suturing of the spinal cord

Meaning: Cutting into or surgical incision 

Example: Neurotomy - surgical incision into a nerve

_{Meaning: Having an affinity for, influencing}

_{Example: Psychotropic - substances that affect mental activity, behavior, or perception}

Meaning: Vessel (usually blood or lymph)

Example: Angioplasty - a procedure to mechanically widen a narrowed or blocked blood vessels

Meaning: Aorta

Example: Aortstenosis - narrowing of the aorta

Meaning: Artery

Example: Arteriogram - an x-ray of an artery

Meaning: Fatty plaque

Example: Atheroma - a fatty deposit or plaque within the wall of an artery

Meaning: Capillaries (the smallest blood vessels)

Example: capillaroscope - an instrument used to examine capillaries

Meaning: Heart

Example: Cardiomyopathy - the general term for diseases that affect the heart muscle

Meaning: color

Example: Hemochromatosis - a condition where excess iron is stored in the body, affecting skin color

Meaning: Red

Example: Erythrocyte - a red blood cell

Meaning: Blood

Example: Hemoglobin - a protein in red blood cells

Meaning: Restriction, deficiency

Example: Ischemic - a condition or process involving restricted blood flow to a part of the body

Meaning: White

Example: Leukocyte - a white blood cell

Meaning: Muscle

Example: Myocardium - the muscular tissue of the heart

Meaning:Vein

Example: Phlebotomy - the process of making an incision into a vein, typically to draw blood

Meaning: Hardening

Example: Sclerotherapy - a treatment method used to harden and close off abnormal or damaged blood vessels such as varicose veins

Meaning: Narrowing

Example: Stenocardia - a condition of chest pain caused by the narrowing of blood vessels to the heart

Meaning:Clot

Example: Thrombosis - formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel

Meaning: Valve

Example: Valvulopathy - a disease or disorder affecting the heart valves

Meaning: Vessel

Example: Vasospasm - a sudden contriction of a blood vessel

Meaning:vein

Example: Venous - related to the veins

Meaning: Sensitivity to pain

Example: Analgesic - a medication that reduces or eliminates pain

Meaning:Head

Example: Cephalalgia - a headache

Meaning:Brain, cerebrum

Example: cerebrospinal - relating to the brain and spinal cord

Meaning: cerebellum (part of the brain)

Example: cerebellitis - inflammation of the cerebellum

Meaning: to shake violently

Example: Concussion - a violent shaking of the brain, often due to injury

Meaning: skull

Example: craniotomy - a surgical incision into the skull

Meaning: Dura mater (outermost layer of the meninges)

 Example: Subdural - located beneath the dura mater

Meaning:Brain

Example: Encephalopathy - a disease of the brain

Meaning: sensation, feeling

Example: Anesthesia - loss of sensation, typically induced for medical procedures

Meaning: Ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies)

Example: Ganglioneuroma - a tumor of a nerve ganglion

Meaning: water, fluid

Example: Hydrocephalus - an accumulation of cerebrospinal fluid within the brain

Meaning:lobe

Example: Lobectomy - surgical removal of a lobe of the brain

Meaning:Mind, chin

Example: Dementia - a decline in mental abilities, typically due to disease or injury

Meaning:Meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)

Example: Meningitis - inflammation of the meninges

Meaning: One,single

Example: Monoplegia - paralysis of one limb

Meaning: Spinal cord, bone marrow

Example: Myelitis – inflammation of the spinal cord.

Meaning: Nerve

Example: Neurology – the study of the nervous system.

Meaning:Speech

Example: Paraphasia - a condition in which a person substitutes incorrect words, sounds, or non-words in their speech

Meaning:Gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)

Example:Poliomyelitis - an infectious disease affecting the Gray matter of the spinal cord

Meaning: Pons (a part of the brain stem)

Example: Pontocerebellar - relating to the pons and cerebellum

Meaning: Mind

Example: Psychiatry - the study of and treatment of mental illness

Meaning: Nerve root

Example: Radioculodynia - pain caused by irritation or injury to the nerve roots

Meaning: Vagus nerve (a cranial nerve) 

Example: Vagotomy - surgical cutting of the vagus nerve

CVI (Chronic Venous Insufficiency)

CP (Cerebral Palsy)

CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid)

EEG (Electroencephalogram)

ICP (Intracranial Pressure)

LOC (Level of Consciousness)

LP (Lumbar Puncture)

MS (Multiple Sclerosis)

OCD (Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder)

PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder)

Sz (Seizure)

TIA (Transient Ischemic Attack)