EML C15 - Medical Terms

EML C15 - Medical Terms
cerebellitis Correct Answer-inflammation of the cerebellum


cerebral thrombosis Correct Answer-blood clot in a blood vessel of the
brain


duritis Correct Answer-inflammation of the dura mater


encephalitis Correct Answer-inflammation of the brain


encephalomalacia Correct Answer-softening of the brain


encephalomyeloradiculitis Correct Answer-inflammation of the brain,
spinal cord, and nerve roots


gangliitis Correct Answer-inflammation of a ganglion


glioblastoma Correct Answer-tumor composed of developing glial
tissue; most malignant and common brain tumor


glioma Correct Answer-tumor composed of the glial tissue; primary
neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord


meningioma Correct Answer-tumor of the meninges; benign and slow

, meningitis Correct Answer-inflammation of the meninges


meningocele Correct Answer-protrusion of the meninges through a
defect in the skull or vertebral arch


meningomyelocele (myelomeningocele) Correct Answer-protrusion of
the meninges and spinal cord through a neural arch defect in the
vertebral column


mononeuropathy Correct Answer-disease affecting a single nerve


neuralgia Correct Answer-pain in a nerve


neuritis Correct Answer-inflammation of a nerve


neuroarthropathy Correct Answer-disease of nerves and joints


neuroma Correct Answer-tumor made of nerve cells


neuropathy Correct Answer-disease of the peripheral nerves


poliomyelitis (polio) Correct Answer-inflammation of the gray matter of
the spinal cord