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thorac/o

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chest

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crani/o

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skull

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frontal plane

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-vertical place the divides the body/ body art into front and back portions
(anterior and posterior)

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sagittal (lateral plane)

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-splits the body right in half
-splits into right and left sides
midsagittal place divides the body vertical into the right and left halves

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transverse (axial plane)

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-divides the body into top and bottom portions

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-ior

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pertaining to

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anterior

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pertaining to the front

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes (leading from the windpipe to the lungs)

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bronchoscopy

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process of visually examining the bronchial tubes

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cervic/o

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neck of the body or neck of the uterus (cervix of the uterus)

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chondroma

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benign tumor/ mass on the cartilage

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-eal

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pertaining to

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coccyg/o

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coccyx, tailbone

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coccygeal

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pertaining to the coccyx or the tailbone

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epitheli/o

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skin
-surface tissue

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epithelial

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pertaining to the skin surface

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esphag/o

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esophagus (tube from the throat to the stomach)

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esophageal

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pertaining to the esophagus

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laryngeal

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pertaining to the the larynx

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laryngectomy

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incision in the larynx

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lumb/o

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-loin (wasit)

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lumbar

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pertaining to the loin (waist)

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mediastin/o

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mediastinum
-space between the lungs

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mediastinal
-pertaining to the mediastinum
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pelv/o
pelvis (bones of the hip)
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pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
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pelvic
pertaining to the pelvis
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peritoneal
pertaining to the peritoneum
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peritone/o
peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdominal organs)
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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pharyngeal
pertaining to the pharynx
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pleur/o
pleura
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pleuritis
inflammation of the pleura
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poster/o
back behind
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posterior
pertaining to the back
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radi/o
xrays
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radiology
study of x rays
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sacr/o
sacrum -five fused bones in the lower back
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sacral
pertaining to the sacrum
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spin/o
spine backbone
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spinal
pertaining to the spine
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thoracotomy
incision of the trachea
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vertebra
backbone
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vertebral
pertaining to the vertebra

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