The Language of Medicine Chapter 10 The Nervous System

The Language of Medicine Chapter 10 The Nervous System Terminology, Meanings, Suffixes, and combining words

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Front Back
Name the disorder: Abnormal accumulation of fluid (CSF) in the brain.
Hydrocephalus
Name the disorder: Congenital defects in the lumbar sinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts (neural tube defect).
Spina bifida
Name the disorder:Brain disorder marked by gradual and progressive mental deterioration (dementia), personality changes, and impairment of daily functioning.
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Name the disorder: Degenerative disorder of motor neurons in the spinal cord and brainstem.
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Name the disorder: Chronic brain disorder characterized by recurrent seizure activity.
Epilepsy