Match the Medical Terms with Their Definitions

question 40

Multiple Choice

Match the medical terms with their definitions.
-paralysis of one half (of the body)

• A)amastia
• B)anesthesia
• C)antibacterial
• D)bradycardia
• E)diarrhea
• F)dyspepsia
• G)dystocia
• H)eupnea
• I)hemiplegia
• J)heterograft
• K)homeoplasia
• L)homograft
• M)hypodermic
• N)intercostal
• O)macrocyte
• P)malnutrition
• Q)periodontal
• R)polyphobia
• S)postoperative
• T)prenatal
• U)pseudocyesis
• V)quadriplegia
• W)retroversion
• X)suprarenal
• Y)syndactylism
• Z)tachycardia

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Definitions:

Neuron

A nerve cell that is the basic building block of the nervous system, capable of transmitting information through electrical and chemical signals.

Brain Regulates

The process by which the brain controls and maintains various bodily functions and systems to ensure stability and proper functioning.

Canalization

The tendency of growth rates to return to genetically determined patterns after undergoing environmentally induced change.

Genetic Tendency

A predisposition for certain traits or conditions to be passed down from parents to offspring through their genes.