Chapter 4 Medical Terminology

Arachn- as in "arachnoid" means

• cricket

• spider

• grasshopper

• butterfly

brachium- as in "brachium of inferior colliculus" means

• arm

• leg

• head

• spine

Colliculus- as in "inferior colliculus" means

• bump

• curve

• dent

• edge

Cortex- as in "cerebral cortex" means

• outer "bark" or covering

• porous layer

• columnar layer

• inner edge

di- as in "diencephalon" means

• through

• apart

• under

• between

dura- as in " dura mater" means

• hard, tough

• squishy

• lattice

• small

encephalon- as in "diencephalon" means

• pertaining to the brain

• pertaining to the spine

• pertaining to the hear

• pertaining to the lungs

Falx- as in "falx cerebelli" means

• sickle-shaped

• spiked

• fake

• grooved

fasciculus- as in "dorsal fasciculus" means

• bundle

• core

• branches

• tree

glosso- as in "glossopharyngeal" means

• tongue

• palate

• jaw

• face