nervous system

• cerebell/o=cerebellum
• -ar=pertaining to

• cerebr/o
• -al=pt

• cerebr/o=cerebrum
• spin/o=spine
• -al=pt

• encephal/o=brain
• -ic=pt

• intra-=within
• thec/o=sheath
• -al=pt

Pertaining to within the meninges, specifically the subdural or subarachnoid space.

• medull/o=medulla
• oblongata
• -ary=pt

pt the medulla oblongata.

• myel/o=spinal cord
• -nic=pt

Pertaining to the spinal cord.

• mening/o=meninges
• -eal=pertaining to

Pertaining to the meninges

• neur/o=nerve
• -al=pertaining to

Pertaining to nerves.

• neur/o=nerve
• gli/o=glue
• -al=pertaining to

Pertaining to the support cells, glial cells, of the nerves.

• pont/o=pons
• -ine=pertaining to

Pertaining to the pons.

• thalam/o=thalamus
• -ic=pertaining to

Pertaining to the thalamus.

• ventricul/o=ventricle
• -ar=pertaining to

Pertaining to the ventricles.

• an-=without
• esthes/o=sensation, feeling
• -logy=study of

Branch of medicine specializing in all aspects of anesthesia, including for surgical procedures, resuscitation measures, and the management of acute and chronic pain.  Physician is an anesthesiologist.

• neur/o=nerve
• logy=study of

Branch of medicine concerned with diagnosis and treatment of diseases and conditions of the nervous system.  Physician is a neurologist.

neur/o=nerve

Branch of medicine concerned with treating conditions and diseases of the nervous systems by surgical means.  Physician is a neurosurgeon.