The brain and spinal cord are surrounded by special membranes.If these membranes become inflamed or infected,this is a serious condition.Build the medical term for this condition:
A)root mening + suffix -itis = meningitis
B)root cerebr + suffix -itis = cerebritis
C)combining form mening/i + suffix -oma = meningioma
D)prefix poly- + root neur + suffix -itis = polyneuritis

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Meningitis is the inflammation or infection of the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. The root "mening" refers to these membranes, and the suffix "-itis" means inflammation.

The Brain and Spinal Cord Are Surrounded by Special Membranes