word Surgery Thosa EVENT PREP] Directions: Dissect each medical term into its word parts. Identify the word-part types (prefix, combining form, or suffix), and write the meaning(s) of each word part. Then write a definition of the term. You may encounter word parts introduced in previous chapters. Example.neurologist Dissection: neur/o/logist neur/o (combining form)=nerve -logist (suffix)=specialist Definition: specialist in the nerves 1. craniotomy 2. laminectomy 3. encephalopathy 4. meningitis 5. meningocele 6 hemiplegia 7. neuroglial 8. intracranial 9. aphasia 10. dystaxia 11 . quadriplegia 12. electroencephal gram

1. Dissect medical term <br /> Break into prefix, combining form, and suffix, then identify meaning for each part. <br />2. Define medical term <br /> Combine meanings to form a concise definition. <br /><br />---<br /><br />1. **craniotomy** <br />- Dissection: crani/o (combining form) = skull; -tomy (suffix) = incision <br />- Definition: surgical incision into the skull <br /><br />2. **laminectomy** <br />- Dissection: lamin/o (combining form) = lamina (part of vertebra); -ectomy (suffix) = removal <br />- Definition: surgical removal of the lamina <br /><br />3. **encephalopathy** <br />- Dissection: encephal/o (combining form) = brain; -pathy (suffix) = disease <br />- Definition: disease of the brain <br /><br />4. **meningitis** <br />- Dissection: mening/o (combining form) = meninges (membranes covering brain and spinal cord); -itis (suffix) = inflammation <br />- Definition: inflammation of the meninges <br /><br />5. **meningocele** <br />- Dissection: mening/o (combining form) = meninges; -cele (suffix) = hernia or protrusion <br />- Definition: protrusion of the meninges <br /><br />6. **hemiplegia** <br />- Dissection: hemi- (prefix) = half; -plegia (suffix) = paralysis <br />- Definition: paralysis of one side of the body <br /><br />7. **neuroglial** <br />- Dissection: neur/o (combining form) = nerve; gli/o (combining form) = glue; -al (suffix) = pertaining to <br />- Definition: pertaining to nerve glue cells (supporting cells of nervous tissue) <br /><br />8. **intracranial** <br />- Dissection: intra- (prefix) = within; crani/o (combining form) = skull; -al (suffix) = pertaining to <br />- Definition: pertaining to within the skull <br /><br />9. **aphasia** <br />- Dissection: a- (prefix) = without; -phasia (suffix) = speech <br />- Definition: loss of ability to speak <br /><br />10. **dystaxia** <br />- Dissection: dys- (prefix) = bad, difficult; -taxia (suffix) = order, coordination <br />- Definition: difficulty in muscle coordination <br /><br />11. **quadriplegia** <br />- Dissection: quadri- (prefix) = four; -plegia (suffix) = paralysis <br />- Definition: paralysis of all four limbs <br /><br />12. **electroencephalogram** <br />- Dissection: electr/o (combining form) = electricity; encephal/o (combining form) = brain; -gram (suffix) = record <br />- Definition: recording of electrical activity of the brain <br /><br />---