Root, suffixes, prefixes
Translate the root phren
what is mind
What does the suffix malacia mean
softening
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term myelocele
myelo (spinal cord)
Cele (hernia)
Hernia of the spinal cord
What is the correct BREAKDOWN of the medical term encephalomyelitis into its COMPONENT parts
encephalo/myel/itis
phren- mind
Translate the root/ suffix asthenia
What is Weakness
What is the root that means nerve bundle
gangli
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term dysphasia
Dys (bad)
phas (speaking)
ia (condition)
Build a medical term that means nerve pain
neuralgia
identify and define the root in the term hypnotic
hypno- sleep
Translate the root/suffix paresis
slight or partial paralysis
which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?
What is myel/o
What is the correct breakdown synesthesia
syn (with, together)
esthesia (feeling, sensation)
Together sensation: condition where one sensation is experienced with another
What is the correct BREAKDOWN of the medical term neuroarthropathy into its COMPONENT parts
neuro/arthro/pathy
Translate the medical term subdural hematoma as literally as possible
blood tumor located beneath the dura
Translate the root gnosi/o
Know
What root refers to the tough outer membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
what is dur/o
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalography
encephalo (brain) + graphy (writing procedure)
Procedure for studying the brain
Build a medical term that means "bad feeling or sensation"
dysethesia
Identify and define the roots in the term somnambulism
somn-sleep
ambul-walk
Translate the root word for py
pus
What roots are used to describe sleep
somn/o, somn/i, hypn/o means sleep.
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term craniosynostosis
cranio (skull)
syn (together)
ost (bone)
osis (condition)
Premature fusing of the skull
Build a medical term that means brain hernia
encephalocele
A suffix that means excessive desire
-mania