Medical Terminology Simplified

Boldfaceindicates a word root or combining form. Blueindicates a suffix. Pinkindicates a prefix.

424 CHAPTER 9• Endocrine and Nervous Systems

9–92 Mening/oand meningi/orefer to the meninges (membranes covering the

brain and spinal cord).

Use mening/oto build a word that means

inflammation of the meninges:____________________ / __________

hernia or swelling of the meninges:____________________ / _____ / __________

Use meningi/oto build a word that means tumor of the meninges.

____________________ / __________

9–93 The outer layer of the spinal cord, the dura mater,is a tough, fibrous mem-

brane that covers the entire length of the spinal cord and contains channels for blood

to enter brain tissue. The middle layer, the arachnoid,runs across the space known

as thesub/dur/al space,which contains cerebr/o/spin/al fluid (CSF). The inner-

most layer, the pia mater,is a thin membrane containing many blood vessels that

nourish the spinal cord.

The fluid that circulates in the subarachnoid space and protects the brain and spinal

cord is known as____________________ / _____ / __________ / __________fluid.

9–94 The space between the pia mater and the bones of the spinal cord is called

the epi/dur/al space. It contains blood vessels and some fat. It is the space into

which anesthetics may be injected to dull pain or contrast material may be injected

for certain diagnostic procedures.

Identify the elements in this frame that mean

above, upon:__________

dura mater; hard:__________

pertaining to:__________

9–95 Herniation of the meninges may occur through a defect in the skull or

spinal cord. When herniation of the meninges occurs, the condition is called

____________________ / _____ / __________.

9–96 The CF myel/omeans bone marrow; spinal cord.Build medical words that

mean

inflammation of the spinal cord:__________ / __________

any disease of the spinal cord:__________ / _____ / ____________________

instrument to cut or dissect the spinal cord:__________ / _____ / __________

Competency Verification:Check your labeling of Figure 9–9 in Appendix B: Answer Key, page 592.

mening/itis

mĕn-ĭn-JĪ-tĭs

mening/o/cele

mĕn-ĬN-gō-sēl

meningi/oma

mĕn-ĭn-jē-Ō-mă

cerebr/o/spin/al

sĕr-ē-brō-SPĪ-năl

epi-

dur

-al

mening/o/cele

mĕn-ĬN-gō-sēl

myel/itis

mī-ĕ-LĪ-tĭs

myel/o/pathy

mī-ĕ-LŎP-ă-thē

myel/o/tome

mī-ĔL-ō-tōm