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epigastrium

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Epigastric region, above stomach

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fundus

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base or body of hollow organ, away from opening as in stomach or uterus or eye

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hypochondrium

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Hypochondriac region, nearer to ribs

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Lumen

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Central opening within a tube of hollow organ as in artery vein, intestine

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Meatus

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A natural passage of opening as in ear canal, urethra

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orifice

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Opening of a cavity, usually external as in nasal cavity

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os

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Mouth or opening, may be internal or external, or BONE

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septum

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A wall/membrane that divides two cavities

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sinus

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Cavity or space in an organ as within bones, paranasal sinuses

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sphincter

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Circular muscle that regulates an opening

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Frontal / coronal

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separates into anterior and posterior

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transverse

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Horizontal plane dividing into superior and inferior parts

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diaphragm

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Muscle that separates thoracic from the abdominal cavity

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Thoracic cavity

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Central (anterior) cavity above diaphragm, the chest cavity

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Abdominal cavity

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Large central cavity below the diaphragm and above the pelvic cavity

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Pelvic cavity

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Ventral/anterior cavity below abdominal cavity

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Abdominopelvic cavity

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That includes abdominal and pelvic cavities

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Peritoneum

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Large membrane that lines the abdomiopelvic organs

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Prefix: sub

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Below, under

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Prefix: inter

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between

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Prefix: juxta

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Near, beside

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Prefix: retro

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Behind, backward

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Prefix: supra

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above

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Prefix: peri

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around

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Prefix: intra
In, within
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Prefix: epi
On,over
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Prefix: infra
below
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Root : acro
Extremity, end
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Root : brachio
arm
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Root : dactylo
Finger, toe
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Root : pedo
foot
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Root : podo
foot
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Root : cephalo
head
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Root : cervico
neck
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Root : thoraco
Chest, thorax
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Root : abdomino
abdomen
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Root : celio
abdomen
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Root : laparo
Abdominal wall
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Root : lumbo
Lumbar region, lower back
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Root : Portion, peritoneo
peritoneum
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Trendelenburg position
On back with head lowered by tilting bed back at 45 degree angle
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Sims position
On left side, right leg drawn up high and forward, left arm back, chest forward resting on bed
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lithotomy position
On back, legs flexed on abdomen, thighs apart
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Lateral recumbent position
On side with one leg flexed,
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Knee–chest position
On knees, head and upper chest on table, arms crossed above head
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Jackknife position
an anatomic position in which the patient is placed on the stomach with the hips flexed and the knees bent at a 90-degree angle and the arms outstretched in front of the patient
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Fowler Position
on back, head of bed raised about 18 inches, knees elevated
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Dorsal recumbent position
On back, with legs bent and separated, feet flat
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Decubitus position
lying down, specifically according to the part of the body resting on a flat surface, as in left or right lateral decubitus, or dorsal or ventral decubitus
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SBE
subacute bacterial endocarditis
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sk
streptokinase
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svt
supraventricular tachycardia
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99mTc
Technetium-99m
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TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
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Tn
troponin
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tPA
Tissue plasminogen activator
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VAD
Ventricular assist device
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VF, v fib
Ventricular fibrillation
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VLDL
Very low density lipoprotein
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VPC
Ventricular premature complex
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VSD
ventricular septal defect
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VT
Ventricular tachycardia
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VTE
Venous thromboembolism
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WPW
Wolff-Parkinson-white syndrome

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