Question

1. the diagnostic term for inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord is:

○ mening/itis
○ polio/myel/itis
○ neur/algia
○ poly/neur/itis

1. the diagnostic term en/cephal/itis actually means:

○ softening of the brain
○ inflammation of the brain
○ inflammation of the spinal cord
○ developing nerve cell

Explanation:

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To solve this, we analyze each term:

• Meningitis: Inflammation of the meninges (membranes around brain/spinal cord), not gray matter of spinal cord.
• Poliomyelitis: "Polio" (gray matter) + "myel" (spinal cord) + "itis" (inflammation) → inflammation of gray matter of spinal cord.
• Neuralgia: Nerve pain, not inflammation.
• Polyneuritis: Inflammation of multiple nerves, not spinal cord gray matter.

Break down "Encephalitis":

• "Encephal" refers to brain, "itis" means inflammation.
• "Softening of the brain" is encephalomalacia.
• "Inflammation of spinal cord" is myelitis.
• "Developing nerve cell" is not related. So it means inflammation of the brain.

Answer:

B. polio/myel/itis

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