Nervous System Supplementary Information
Nervous System Supplementary Information
Additional Terms Not Listed in Textbook
| Term | Definition | Example |
| alges/o | sensitivity to pain | analgesia |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum | cerebellar |
| comat/o | deep sleep | comatose |
| dur/o | dura mater | subdural hematoma |
| esthesi/o | feeling, nervous sensation | hyperesthesia |
| pont/o | pons | cerebellopontine |
| syncop/o | to cut off, cut short | syncopal |
| vag/o | vagus nerve, 10th cranial nerve | vagal |
| -leptic | to seize hold of | neuroleptic drug |
| -mania | obsessive preoccupation | kleptomania |
| -phoria | bear, carry, feeling | mental state |
| -thymia | mind | cyclothymia |
Nervous System Information Video
Areas of Clarification
This chapter focuses on the terms that relate to the Nervous System. This includes combining forms and suffixes that are pertinent to this system. You will use the prefixes, suffixes, and additional combining forms you have learned in chapters 1-14 and apply them here to create medical terms pertaining to this system.
A video that reviews specifics of the Central Nervous System and associated disorders is located here:
A video that reviews specifics of the Peripheral Nervous System and associated disorders is located here: