Brain, spine, and nervous system terminology covering neurological conditions, procedures, and anatomical terms.
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| neur(o) | root | nerve-related root |
| encephal(o) | root | brain-related root |
| myel(o) | root | spinal cord-related root |
| mening(o) | root | meninges-related root |
| -algia | suffix | pain suffix |
| -pathy | suffix | disease suffix |
| -plegia | suffix | paralysis suffix |
| -paresis | suffix | weakness suffix |
| neuralgia | term | nerve pain term |
| neuropathy | term | nerve disease term |
| encephalitis | term | brain inflammation term |
| meningitis | term | meninges inflammation term |
| hemiplegia | term | half-body paralysis term |
| aphasia | term | speech/language loss term |
| dyslexia | term | reading difficulty term |
| Term | Type | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| radicul(o) | root | nerve root-related root |
| gli(o) | root | glial cell-related root |
Neurology terminology is built from medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes. Mastering these building blocks lets you decode any term in this system and across all body systems.