Nervous System Word Parts

brady-

• fast

• quick

• slow

• rapid

cran/i/o

• cranium; skull

• femur; thigh bone

• humerus; upper arm bone

• tibia; shin bone

cephal/o

• head

• foot

• hand

• body

encephal/o

• heart

• liver

• brain

• lung

phren/i/o

• Mind (also: diaphragm)

• Heart

• Liver

• Lung

algesi/o

• excessive sensitivity to pain

• reduced sensitivity to pain

• normal sensitivity to pain

• insensitivity to pain

gang/i/o

• swelling; mass

• inflammation; pain

• infection; fever

• tissue; damage

-ectomy

• surgical removal of

• surgical insertion of

• surgical examination of

• surgical repair of

-tomy

• Incision/cutting.

• Suturing/closing.

• Inflammation of a tissue.

• Removal of a part.

esthesi/o

• sensation; feeling

• movement; action

• growth; development

• strength; power