Question

medical terminology subject

please deconstruct decussation, meningitis, and maldevelopment. Please have all the elements and their definition. Thank you

Answer 1

Decussation- crossing over in the form of 'X' In the human body .. decussation is seen amongst nerve fibres . There is a decussation of nerve fibres of corticospinal tract at pyramids known as pyramidal decussation. In this the nerve fibres crosses to opposite side of tract.

Meningitis- (meninges- 3 layers above the brain named duramater, arachinoidmater And piamater....-itis means inflammation)-inflammation of meninges.

Maldevelopment- (mal- poor....)This is the state in which there is faulty development or deviations from normal development of an organism.