Word List 11 Flashcards
Cerebr/o
cerebrum
crani/o
skull/cranium
encephal/o
brain
gli/o
neuroglial tissue
mening/o
meninges (membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord)
meningi/o
meninges (membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord)
myel/o
spinal cord, bone marrow
neur/o
nerve
-lepsy
seizure
-oma
tumor
-phasia
speech
dys-
bad, painful, difficult
hemi-
one half
para-
near, besides, beyond
quad-
four
aphasia
without speech
ataxia
without muscle coordination
clonus
rapid muscle contractions/relaxations (clone-us)
craniotomy
incision of the cranium
dysarthria
difficulty speaking due to lack of facial muscle control
dysphagia
difficult/painful/bad swallowing (dys-fay-juh)
electroencephalography
process of recording the electrical activity of the brain
(electro-en-seh-fuh-law-gruh-fee)
encephalitis
inflammation of the brain
epilepsy
above/upon seizure (electrical signals in the brain causing reoccurring siezures)
glioma
tumor of the glial tissue (gly-oma)
hemiparesis
partial paralysis of one half
hemiplegia
paralysis of one half
hydrocephalous
condition of water head (CSF accumulation)
meningitis
inflammation of the meninges
meningioma
tumor of the meninges
meningocele
tumor/swelling of the meninges
(men-in-guh-seel)
neuroblastoma
tumor of a nerve embryonic cell
(near-oh-blast-oma)
neurolysis
separation/destruction of a nerve
neurosis
abnormal condition of a nerve
paralysis
loss of muscle function due to a spinal cord injury
paraplegia
loss of leg/LE muscle function due to a spinal cord injury (para-pleeg-ia)
paresthesia
altered skin sensation (prickling, burning, tingling)
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the grey matter of the spinal cord (polio-my-el-itis)
quadraplegia
paralysis of all four limbs
