Word List 11

Question 1

Cerebr/o

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

crani/o

Answer 2

skull/cranium

Question 3

encephal/o

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

gli/o

Answer 4

neuroglial tissue

Question 5

mening/o

Answer 5

meninges (membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord)

Question 6

meningi/o

Answer 6

meninges (membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord)

Question 7

myel/o

Answer 7

spinal cord, bone marrow

Question 8

neur/o

Answer 8

nerve

Question 9

-lepsy

Answer 9

seizure

Question 10

-oma

Answer 10

tumor

Question 11

-phasia

Answer 11

speech

Question 12

dys-

Answer 12

bad, painful, difficult

Question 13

hemi-

Answer 13

one half

Question 14

para-

Answer 14

near, besides, beyond

Question 15

quad-

Answer 15

four

Question 16

aphasia

Answer 16

without speech

Question 17

ataxia

Answer 17

without muscle coordination

Question 18

clonus

Answer 18

rapid muscle contractions/relaxations (clone-us)

Question 19

craniotomy

Answer 19

incision of the cranium

Question 20

dysarthria

Answer 20

difficulty speaking due to lack of facial muscle control

Question 21

dysphagia

Answer 21

difficult/painful/bad swallowing (dys-fay-juh)

Question 22

electroencephalography

Answer 22

process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
(electro-en-seh-fuh-law-gruh-fee)

Question 23

encephalitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the brain

Question 24

epilepsy

Answer 24

above/upon seizure (electrical signals in the brain causing reoccurring siezures)

Question 25

glioma

Answer 25

tumor of the glial tissue (gly-oma)

Question 26

hemiparesis

Answer 26

partial paralysis of one half

Question 27

hemiplegia

Answer 27

paralysis of one half

Question 28

hydrocephalous

Answer 28

condition of water head (CSF accumulation)

Question 29

meningitis

Answer 29

inflammation of the meninges

Question 30

meningioma

Answer 30

tumor of the meninges

Question 31

meningocele

Answer 31

tumor/swelling of the meninges (men-in-guh-seel)

Question 32

neuroblastoma

Answer 32

tumor of a nerve embryonic cell (near-oh-blast-oma)

Question 33

neurolysis

Answer 33

separation/destruction of a nerve

Question 34

neurosis

Answer 34

abnormal condition of a nerve

Question 35

paralysis

Answer 35

loss of muscle function due to a spinal cord injury

Question 36

paraplegia

Answer 36

loss of leg/LE muscle function due to a spinal cord injury (para-pleeg-ia)

Question 37

paresthesia

Answer 37

altered skin sensation (prickling, burning, tingling)

Question 38

poliomyelitis

Answer 38

inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord (polio-my-el-itis)

Question 39

quadraplegia

Answer 39

paralysis of all four limbs