Breakdowns
What is the break down for Cerebrospinal fuid?
Breakdown: cerebro (brain) + spinal (spine)
What does dorsal mean?
Pertaining to the back side of the body.
What is the breakdown for proximal?
proxim (nearest)
What does superior mean?
Above or higher in position.
What is the breakdown for dorsal?
Dors (back)
What does supine mean?
Lying on the back, face upward.
What is the breakdown for superior?
super (above)
What does Antibody mean?
A protein that fights against foreign substances in the body.
What is the breakdown of distal?
Dist (far)
What does homeostasis mean?
The stopping of bleeding.
What is the break down for Antibody?
anti (against) + body
What does coagulation mean?
The process of blood clotting.
What is the breakdown for homeostasis?
hemo (blood) + stasis (stopping)
What does proximal mean?
Nearer to the point of origin or attachment.
what is the breakdown for coagulation?
coagul (clot) + ation (process)
What does Edema mean?
Swelling caused by fluid retention in tissues.
What does cerebrospinal fluid mean?
The clear fluid surrounding the brain and spinal cord.
What does distal mean?
Away from the point of origin or attachment.
What is the breakdown for Edema?
Greek origin meaning 'swelling'