Medical Terminology Practice: (5)
A patient experiencing an abnormal sensation, usually numbness or tingling in the skin, is experiencing:
paresthesia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term polyneuritis?
poly (many) + neur (nerve) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of multiple nerves
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term synesthesia?
syn (with, together) + esthesia (feeling, sensation) = together sensation; condition where one sensation is experienced as another
Build a medical term that means "head pain."
cephalodynia
Build a medical term that means "removal of a piece of the skull."
craniectomy
Build a medical term that means "abnormal narrowing of the skull."
craniostenosis
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term encephalalgia?
encephal (brain) + algia (pain) = brain pain
Which root refers to the nerve bundle?
gangli/o
Build a medical term that means "excessive bleeding inside the brain."
intracerebral hemorrhage
An excessive desire to steal is called:
kleptomania
Which root refers to the membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord?
mening/o, meningi/o
Which root refers to the spinal cord or bone marrow?
myel/o
Build a medical term that means "nerve pain."
neuralgia
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term apathy?
a (no) + path (suffering, disease) + y (condition) = without feeling; lack of emotion
Translate the root/suffix asthenia.
weakness