Word List 11

Question 1

cerebr/o

Answer 1

cerebrum

Question 2

crani/o

Answer 2

cranium

Question 3

encephal/o

Answer 3

brain

Question 4

gli/o

Answer 4

neuroglial tissue

Question 5

mening/o
meningi/o

Answer 5

meninges (mebranes covering brain/spinal cord)

Question 6

myel/o

Answer 6

bone marrow, spinal cord

Question 7

neur/o

Answer 7

nerve

Question 8

-lepsy

Answer 8

seizure

Question 9

-oma

Answer 9

tumor

Question 10

-phasia

Answer 10

speech

Question 11

hemi-

Answer 11

one half

Question 12

para-

Answer 12

near, beside, beyond

Question 13

aphasia
uh-FAY-zhee-uh

Answer 13

without speech

Question 14

ataxia
uh-TAHK-see-uh

Answer 14

without muscle coordination

Question 15

clonus
KLOH-nuhs

Answer 15

series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations

Question 16

craniotomy

Answer 16

incision of cranium

Question 17

dysarthria

Answer 17

difficulty speaking due to loss of control of mouth/face muscles

Question 18

dysphagia

Answer 18

bad/painful/difficult swallowing or eating

Question 19

electroencephelography

Answer 19

process of recording the electricity of the brain

Question 20

encephalitis

Answer 20

inflammation of the brain

Question 21

epilepsy

Answer 21

above seizure (electrical signals in the brain cause recurring seizures)

Question 22

glioma
gleye-OH-muh

Answer 22

tumor of glial tissue

Question 23

hemiparesis
heh-mee-puhr-EE-sihs

Answer 23

partial paralysis of one half

Question 24

hemiplegia

Answer 24

paralysis of one half

Question 25

hydrocephalus
hye-droh-SEH-fuh-lihs

Answer 25

condition of water head (excess accumulation of CSF in the brain ventricles)

Question 26

meningitis

Answer 26

inflammation of the meninges

Question 27

meningioma

Answer 27

tumor of the meninges

Question 28

meningocele
muh-NIHN-guh-seel

Answer 28

tumor/swelling of the meninges

Question 29

neuroblastoma

Answer 29

tumor of a nerve embryonic cell

Question 30

neurolysis

Answer 30

separation/destruction/loosening of a nerve

Question 31

neurosis

Answer 31

abnormal condition of a nerve

Question 32

paralysis

Answer 32

loss of muscle function and/or sensation because of a spinal cord injury

Question 33

paraplegia

Answer 33

paralysis of legs/lower body from spinal cord injury

Question 34

paresthesia
peh-rihs-THEE-zhuh

Answer 34

altered skin sensation such as “burning,” “prickling,” or “tingling”

Question 35

poliomyelitis
poh-lee-oh-mye-uh-LIY-tihs

Answer 35

inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

Question 36

quadriplegia

Answer 36

paralysis of four (all four limbs)