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A term that means producing or inducing fever?
Pyrogenic
A general term for skin inflammation?
Dermatitis
What does the acronym TSH stand for?
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone
What is the word part at the beginning of a term that changes the meaning of the word?
Prefix
It describes the front or direction toward the front of the body? what is it?
Anterior
Which medical term refers to the disease of the liver?
Hepatopathy
Which suffix means sugar?
-ose
Which plane divides the body horizontally into upper and lower portions?
Transverse plane
Runs vertically from front to back, dividing the body into left and right sides.
Sagittal (Longitudinal) Plane
Runs vertically from side to side, dividing the body into front (anterior) and back (posterior) sections.
Frontal (Coronal) Plane
Which plane divides the body vertically into left and right parts ?
Sagittal plane
The medical term for "hardening of the arteries"?
Arteriosclerosis
What plane divides the body into two exact halves?
Midsagittal plane
Runs parallel to the ground, dividing the body into upper (superior) and lower (inferior) halves.
Transverse (Horizontal) Plane
It describes the motion of turning the palm anteriorly
Supination
It is the movement of a body part toward the midline of the body.
Adduction
Closer to the center of the body or the point where a limb attaches.
Proximal
These terms provide exact physical location relative to other body parts. It is closer to the head.
Superior
Which directional term describes a position in a limb that is farther from the point of attachment or the trunk of the body?
Distal
It means irrational fear of something?
Phobia
In anatomy, it means towards the midline of the body (the center). What do you call it?
Medial
APTT
Activated partial thromboplastin time
What does the term quadriplegia refer to?
Paralysis of all four limbs
What medical term represents the study of tumor biology?
Oncology
It is a minimally invasive or non-invasive medical procedure used to break up stones in the kidneys or ureters into small, easily passable fragments.
Lithotripsy