Suffix
-ologist; -logist
What is specialist in the study of?
pre-
What is before?
spin/o
What is the spine?
Any type of abnormal mass growing within the cranium
What is a brain tumor?
The definition of melitis
What is inflammation of the spinal cord?
-dipsia
What is thirst?
ad-
What is toward?
cerebr/o
What is pertaining to the brain and vessels?
Form of chronic, progressive dementia caused by the atrophy of brain tissue.
What is Alzheimer's disease?
Define neuralgia.
What is nerve pain?
-esthesia
What is sensation?
ab-
What is away?
myel/o
What is the process of recording the spinal cord or bone marrow?
Chronic disorder of the brain marked by recurrent seizures, which are repetitive abnormal electrical discharges within the brain.
What is epilepsy?
The word that means inflammation of the brain
What is encephalitis?
-lysis
What is destruction?
epi-
What is above or upon?
ton/o
What is the measuring instrument for tension?
A mood disorder marked by loss of interest or pleasure in living.
What is depression?
The loss of the ability to speak or understand language
What is aphasia?
-spasm
What is sudden involuntary contraction?
tachy-
What is rapid?
gli/o
What is the tumor of glial cells (gluelike)?
Unilateral painful vesicles occurring on the upper body, caused by a reactivation of the dormant herpes varicella zoster virus; also called herpes zoster or zona.
What is shingles?
The lack or loss of muscle coordination
What is ataxia?