Medical Terminology Simplified

10–65 A meter is a metric unit of length equal to 39.37 inches. However, when

used as a suffix -metermeans instrument for measuring.Thus, a cephal/o/meter is an

instrument for measuring the __________.

In cephal/o/meter, the element that means instrument for measuringis

____________________.

10–66 The prefix en-means in, within.Combine en-+ cephal/oto create a new

CF that refers to the brain.

____________________ / _____

10–67 Use encephal/oto build words that mean

tumor of the brain:____________________ / __________

inflammation of the brain:____________________ / __________

softening of the brain (tissue):

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

10–68 Encephal/itis is usually caused by viruses (such as arbovirus and herpes

virus). Less commonly, it may occur as a component of rabies and acquired immuno -

deficiency syndrome (AIDS). It may also occur as a result of systemic viral diseases,

such as influenza, rubella, and chickenpox.

The medical term for an inflammatory condition of the brain is

____________________ / __________.

10–69 Encephal/o/pathy is a ____________________ of the

____________________.

10–70 An encephal/o/cele is a protrusion of ____________________substance

through an opening of the skull.

10–71 Inter/cost/al muscles, located between the ribs, move the ribs during the

breathing process.

Write the elements in this frame that mean

between:____________________

ribs:__________

pertaining to:__________

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

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head

-meter

encephal/o

encephal/oma

ĕn-sĕf-ă-LŌ-mă

encephal/itis

ĕn-sĕf-ă-LĪ-tĭs

encephal/o/malacia

ĕn-sĕf-ă-lō-mă-LĀ-sē-ă

encephal/itis

ĕn-sĕf-ă-LĪ-tĭs

disease, brain

brain

inter-

cost

-al