Specialist
Tumor Terminology
Words related to the Brain
Meninges/Spinal Cord
Neurological Defects
100
Specialist who treats the nervous system
What is a Neurologist
100
Slow growing cells (tumors) that do not metastasize are referred to as
What is Benign
100
Inflammation of the brain
What is Encephalitis
100
Inflammation of the gray matter within the spinal cord
What is Poliomyelitis
100
Inability to move
What is plegia
200
Specialist who preforms surgery on the nervous system
What is a Neurosurgeon
200
Solid tumors that are derived from epithelial tissues
What is a Carcinoma
200
Softening of the brain tissue
What is Encephalomalacia
200
The three layers that make up the meninges
What is the pia mater, arachnoid, and dura mater
200
Loss of speech
What is aphasia
300
Physician who treats mental illnesses
What is a Psychiatrist
300
Malignant tumor of a gland
What is an Adenocarcinoma
300
Collection of blood under the dura mater that can be removed by performing a craniotomy.
What is a Subdural Hematoma
300
Inflammation of the meninges
What is Meningitis
300
Weakness of one side of the body
What is hemiparesis
400
Not an MD but a person who studies the mind
What is a Psychologist
400
Quick growing cells that tend to travel to other parts of the body
What is Malignant
400
Tumor within the brain
What is a Encephaloma
400
Abnormal formation of the Spinal Cord
What is Myelodysplasia
400
Paralysis of the lower extremities
What is Paraplegia
500
Person who specializes in the study of tumors and the treatment of cancer
What is Oncologist
500
Supportive and connective tissues and cells from the lymph system
What is a Sarcoma
500
Herniation of brain tissue
What is Encephalocele or Cranium Bifidum
500
Herniation of the spinal cord and meniges
What is a Myelomeningocele
500
Paralysis of all four extremities
What is Quadriplegia
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