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