encephal/o

• encephalitisencephal·itis

  1. Rootencephal/obrain
  2. +Suffix-itisinflammation

  inflammation of the brain, usually caused by a viral infection

• encephalopathyencephalo·pathy

  1. Rootencephal/obrain
  2. +Suffix-pathydisease

  a disorder of the brain caused by disease, injury, drugs or chemicals

• encephaloceleencephalo·cele

  1. Rootencephal/obrain
  2. +Suffix-celehernia, protrusion, swelling

  a birth defect in which part of the brain and its coverings bulge through an opening in the skull

• meningoencephalitismeningo·encephal·itis

  1. Rootmening/omeninges, the membranes around the brain and spinal cord
  2. +Rootencephal/obrain
  3. +Suffix-itisinflammation

  inflammation of the meninges and the brain at the same time

• cerebr/ocerebrum, the largest part of the brain
• mening/omeninges, the membranes around the brain and spinal cord

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• 16.2 Word Components Related to the Nervous System – Medical Terminology 2e
• Word Parts and Structural Terms – Medical Terminology: An Interactive Approach

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