NERVOUS SYSTEM
DYS
COMBINING FORM
PREFIX
SUFFIXES
100
inflammation of the membrane surounding the brain and spinal cord
What is meningitis
100
pain associated with menstrual flow
What is dysmenorrhea
100
aden/o
What is gland
100
Two
What is bi-
100
-uria
What is pretaining to urine
200
Brain disorder marked by deterioration in mental activity (dementia)
What is Alzheimer disease
200
abnormal development in tissues or organs
What is dysplasia
200
crani/o
What is skull
200
poly-
What is many
200
-pnea
What is breathing
300
fainting
What is syncope
300
dysuria
What is burning sensation upon urination
300
encephal/o
What is brain
300
white
What is alb-
300
-centesis
What is surgical puncture
400
paralysis on one side of the body
What is hemiplegia
400
difficulty in breathing
What is dyspnea
400
cyt/o
What is cell
400
ab-
What is away
400
record or picture
What is gram
500
Paralysis of the lower portion of the body
What is paraplegia
500
dys-
What is a prefix that means bad, painful, difficult,abnormal
500
col/o
What is colon
500
towards
What is ad-
500
tumor
What is -oma
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