Ventricul- is the medical terminology combining form meaning ventricles. It applies to both brain and heart ventricles.
EEGI believe you are referring to the electroencephalogram, which is a multi-lead measurement of the electrical impulses in the brain. It is commonly referred to as an EEG.Electroencephalogram (EEG)An electroencephalogram (EEG) is what measures the electrical impulses of the heart.EEGelctroencephalographyelectroencephalographyElectroencephalographyAn electroencephalogram (EEG)The electroencephalogramThis is the electroencephalogram, or EEG; it measures electrical impulses in the brain.
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"-itis" in medical terminology means inflammation, and "mening" is referring to the meninges, which are the membranes surrounding the brain. So meningitis means inflammation of the membranes covering the brain.
Electroencephalic means pertaining to the brain's electricity.
Encephal- means brain.
The medical terminology combining form -itia refers to a condition or state of disease. It is commonly used in words like delirium (state of acute confusion) or encephalitis (inflammation of the brain).
A combining form, sometimes called a root of the word, is a part that identifies the thing you are talking about. For example, "encephal/o" would indicate that the word has to do with the brain. The "/o" at the end means that an "o" might be included, depending on whether it is followed by a consonant or vowel. ElectroENCEPHALOgram has to do with the brain, and is a record (-gram) obtained by measuring electric waves. the "o" is needed b ecause "gram" starts with a consonant. ENCEPHALitis is inflammation of the brain. No "o" is needed because "itis" starts with a vowel.
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Go to the doctor. This is not the venue for medical advice.
Encephalopathy: the prefix is en- meaning within. -cephal- is the root word meaning head and the suffix is -opathy meaning disease. Encephalopathy = disease in the head or brain.
Brain fever describes a medical condition where a part of the brain becomes inflamed and causes symptoms that present as fever. The terminology is encountered most often in Victorian literature. This is very dated terminology.These two may be called brain fever as these both cause a generalized fever:Encephalitis, an acute inflammation of the brain.Meningitis, the inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.