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Meaning: Without
Example: Aphasia – a condition characterized by the complete loss of ability to speak or understand language. |
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Meaning: Without, not
Example: Anencephaly – a condition where a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp is absent. |
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Meaning: Difficult, painful, abnormal
Example: Dysphasia – difficulty speaking. |
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Meaning: Half
Example: Hemiparesis – weakness on one side of the body. |
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Meaning: Excessive, above normal
Example: Hyperreflexia – exaggerated reflexes. |
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Meaning: Not, inward
Example: Insomnia – inability to sleep. |
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Meaning: Between
Example: Interneuron – a neuron that transmits signals between other neurons. |
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Meaning: Within, inside
Example: Intracranial – located or occurring within the skull. |
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Meaning: All, entire
Example: Panhypopituitarism – decreased function of all pituitary hormones, affecting the nervous system. |
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Meaning: Beside, abnormal
Example: Paraplegia – paralysis of the lower half of the body. |
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Meaning: Many
Example: Polyneuropathy – damage or disease affecting multiple nerves. |
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Meaning: After
Example: Postictal – the state following a seizure. |
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Meaning: Before
Example: Presynaptic – relating to the area before a synapse. |
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Meaning: Under, below
Example: Subdural – located beneath the dura mater, a membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord. |
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Meaning: Pain
Example: Neuralgia – nerve pain. |
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Meaning: Hernia, swelling
Example: Meningocele – hernial protrusion of the meninges. |
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Meaning: Cell
Example: Gliocyte – a glial cell. |
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Meaning: Surgical removal
Example: Ganglionectomy – surgical removal of a ganglion. |
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Meaning: Producing, originating, or causing
Example: Myogenic – originating in muscle tissue but affecting the nervous system. |
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Meaning: Record or image
Example: Myelogram – an imaging record of the spinal cord. |
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Meaning: Record or image
Example: Myelogram – an imaging record of the spinal cord.
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Meaning: Instrument used to record
Example: Electroencephalograph – an instrument for recording brain activity. |
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Meaning: Process of recording
Example: Myelography – imaging of the spinal cord. |
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Meaning: Specialist in treatment
Example: Psychiatrist – a specialist in treating mental disorders. |
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Meaning: Field of medicine, treatment
Example: Psychiatry – the medical field focusing on mental health. |
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Meaning: Inflammation
Example: Encephalitis – inflammation of the brain. |
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Meaning: Seizure
Example: Epilepsy – a condition characterized by recurrent seizures. |
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Meaning: Specialist in a field of study
Example: Psychologist – a specialist in the study of the mind and behavior. |
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Meaning: Abnormal softening
Example: Encephalomalacia – softening of the brain tissu |
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Meaning: Resembling or like
Example: Myeloid – resembling or related to the spinal cord or bone marrow. |
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Meaning: Tumor, swelling
Example: Glioma – a tumor of glial cells. |
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Meaning: Disease
Example: Radiculopathy – a disease or disorder affecting a nerve root. |
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Meaning: Fear
Example: Agoraphobia – fear of open or public spaces, related to mental health. |
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Meaning: Suturing or stitching
Example: Myelorraphy – suturing of the spinal cord. |
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Meaning: Cutting or surgical incision
Example: Neurotomy – surgical incision into a nerve. |
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Meaning: Having an affinity for, influencing
Example: Psychotropic – substances that affect mental activity, behavior, or perception |
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