Meanings
Prefix meaning vein.
Phleb/o
Which suffix means "condition of?"
-ism
A term that means posterior.
What is dorsal?
A substance that attracts water is said to be ______?
What is hydrophilic?
The study of fungi.
What is mycology?
-plasty
A suffix that means production/formation.
What is -poiesis?
This plane divides the body into anterior and posterior.
What is the frontal plane?
The term used for a procedure that fuses a joint.
What is arthrodesis?
The human body has _______ pairs of spinal nerves.
What is 31?
Ecchymosis, petechiae, and purpura are all characterized by?
What is bleeding into the skin?
A root that refers to the nail.
What is onych/o?
The term meaning to lie face down.
What is prone?
The term that describes hardening.
What is sclerosis?
Cerebrospinal fluid is formed in this site in the brain.
What are the ventricles?
A term meaning the reopening of a wound.
What is dehiscence?
This root refers to the tympanic membrane.
What is myring/o?
A small gland in the brain regulated by light.
What is the pineal gland?
A term that describes the suture of a tendon.
What is tenorrhaphy?
Inflammation of the ciliary body is known as _____?
A term that describes a lateral curvature of the spine.
What is scoliosis?
This term means sensitivity to cold. Its prefix is cryo.
What is cryoesthesia?
Icterus is another term for _____?
What is jaundice?
The medical term meaning spasm of neck muscles.
What is torticollis?
A sinus rhythm originates in which part of the electrical conduction system?
What is the sinoatrial node (SA node)?