Myelopathy
What is the medical term meaning: Pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord?
Anterior
What is the term meaning: situated in the front?
Condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the tissues due to restricted blood flow to part of the body.
What is Ischemia?
Midsagittal plane
What is a body direction term that: is also known as the midline, is the sagittal plane that divides the body into equal left and right sides?
spondyl/o
What is the combining form for: vertebrae?
Proximal
What is the term meaning: situated nearest the midline or beginning of a body structure?
Asystole
What is a complete lack of electrical activity in the heart and also known as a flatline?
cost/o
What is the combining form for: rib
Orthostatic Hypotension
What is the medical term for: when the blood pressure becomes low upon standing up and is also known as postural hypotension?
Comminuted fracture
What is the type of bone fracture in which the bone is splintered or crushed?
Cephalic and Caudal
What are the body directions that mean "toward the head" and "toward the feet"?
synov/o or synovi/o
What is the combining form for: synovial membrane?
Posterior
What is the term meaning: situated in the back?
Medication that causes blood vessels to narrow
What does a vasoconstrictor do?