Medical Terminology - Nervous System

Medical Terminology - Nervous System

Mindy Wray

This crossword puzzle will review the prefixes, combining forms and the suffixes as well as practice with making new medical terms relating to the nervous system.

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Across

1. stroke

5. tumor of the spinal cord

6. inflammation of the nerves

8. surgical incision into the crainium

9. combining form meaning branching

10. combining form meaning cerebellum

14. inflammation of the meninges

16. combining form meaning brain

18. electroencephalogram

20. pertaining to the vasculature of the cerebrum

21. combining form meaning scanty; few; diminished

23. combining form meaning skull

24. disease of the nerves

Down

2. combining form meaning ventricle

3. headache

4. combining form meaning nerve

5. combining form meaning meninges

7. abnormal condition of a clot

8. softening of the cerebrum

11. tumor of the meninges

12. central nervous system

13. pertaining to water on the head

15. combining form meaning head

17. combining form meaning cerebrum

19. combining form meaning spinal cord or bone marrow

22. transient ischemic attack

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