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Chapter 2 General Terms Flashcards

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Standing straight up (term used)

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Erect

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Slightly outwards from midline of body

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Arms lightly abducted

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Facing forwards or facing toward front of body

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Supinated

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Divides body into right and left portions

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Sagittal

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Also called coronal plane, divides body into front and back portions

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Frontal

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Plane that divides body into upper and lower portions

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Transverse

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Plane also called median plane, divides body into perfect right and left halves

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Midsagittal

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Diagonal plane

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Oblique

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Prefix a- meaning

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Without/absence

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Prefix ab meaning

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Away from

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Root word abdomen/o meaning

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Abdomen

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Prefix ad meaning

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Toward

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Root acro meaning

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Extremity

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Suffix algia meaning

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Pain

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Prefix an- meaning

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Without/absence

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Prefix anti meaning

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Against

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Prefix bi- meaning

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Two or opposite

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Root word brachi/o meaning

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Brachial/arm

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Root word celi/o meaning

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Abdomen

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Suffix centesis meaning

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Surgical puncture

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Root word cephal/o meaning

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Head

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Root word cervic/o meaning

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Neck

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Prefix circum meaning

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Around

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Prefix contra meaning

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Opposite

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Root word crani/o meaning
Skull/cranium
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Prefix cyan/o meaning
Blue
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Root word cyt/o meaning
Cell
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Root word dactyl/o meaning
Finger/toe
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Suffix desis meaning
Fixation
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Prefix dia meaning
Through
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Root word dors/o meaning
Back of body
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Suffix dynia meaning
Pain
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Prefix dys meaning
Abnormal
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Suffix edema meaning
Swelling
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Suffix emesis meaning
Vomiting
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Prefix endo meaning
Within
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Prefix epi meaning
On/over
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Prefix erythr/o meaning
Red
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Prefix extra meaning
Outside
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Suffix ectomy meaning
Surgical removal
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Suffix gram meaning
Record
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Suffix graph meaning
Instrument to record
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Suffix graphy meaning
Recording
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Root word hetero meaning
Different
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Root word hist/o meaning
Tissue
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Root word homo meaning
Same
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Prefix hyper meaning
Above/increased
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Prefix hypo meaning
Below/decreased
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Suffix ian meaning
Specialist
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Root word infer/o meaning
Below
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Prefix infra meaning
Below
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Prefix intra meaning
Within/in
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Prefix inter meaning
Between
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Root word iso meaning
Same/equal
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Suffix itis meaning
Inflammation of
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Prefix juxta meaning
Near/beside
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Prefix Leuk/o meaning
White
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Suffix lith meaning
Stone
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Root word lumb/o meaning
Lumbar
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Suffix lysis meaning
Separation
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Suffix malacia meaning
Softening
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Root word macro meaning
Large
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Prefix medi meaning
Middle
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Suffix megaly meaning
Enlargement
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Prefix melan/o meaning
Black
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Suffix metry meaning
Measuring
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Micro
Small
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Mono
One
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Ologist meaning
Doctor of
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Ology meaing
Study of
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Suffix oma meaning; root word onco meaning
Tumor
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Osis meaning
Condition of
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Prefix pan meaning
All
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Prefix para meaning
Near/beside
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Pathy meaning
Disease
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Ped/o meaning
Foot
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Peri meaning
Around
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Peritne/o meaning
Peritoneum
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Plasty meaning
Surgical repair
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Pod/o root word meaning
Foot
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Post meaning
Behind/backwards
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Pre meaning
Before
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Psuedo meaning
False
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Retro meaning
Behind/backward
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Rrhaphy suffix meaning
Suture
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Scope suffix meaning
Instrument used to look/examine
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Scopy suffix meaning
Examining visually
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Sub prefix meaning
Below/under
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Super prefix meaning
Above/excess
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Supra prefix meaning
Above
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Thorac/o root word meaning
Chest/thorax
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Tomy suffix meaning
Incision
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Trans prefix meaning
Through
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Tripsy suffix meaning
Crushing
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Umbilic/o root word meaning
Navel/umbilicus
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Uni prefix meaning
One or same
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Ventr/o root word meaning
Belly side of body
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Xanth/o prefix meaning
Yellow

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