Chapter 5 - Numbers, Positions, and Directions Flashcards
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Uni- (mono-)
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One
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Bi- (diplo-)
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Two (double), twice
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Gemin-
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Double, pair
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Tri-
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Three
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Quadri-
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Four
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Tetra-
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Four
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Quint-
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Five
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Sexti-
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Six
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Septi-
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Seven
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Octa- (octo-)
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Eight
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Nona-
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Nine
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Deca-
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Ten
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Multi-
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Many (more than one)
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Primi-
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First
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Semi-
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Half (partially)
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Hemi-
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Half, also one-sided
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Ambi-
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Both or both sides
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Null-
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None
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Pan-
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All
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Ab-
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Away from
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Ad-
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Toward
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Circum-
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Around
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Contra-
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Opposition, against
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De-
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Down, away from
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Ecto-
| exo-
Outside
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Endo-
Within
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Epi-
Upon, over
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Extra-
Outside
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Infra- (sub)
Below, under
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Intra-
Inside
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Ipsi- (iso)
Same (equal)
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Ir-
Into, toward
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Meso-
Middle, pertaining to mesentery
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Meta- (supra)
After, beyond, over; change or transformation; following in a series
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Para-
Near, beside
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Peri-
Around, surrounding
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Retro-
Behind, backward
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Sub-
Under, near
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Trans-
Across, through
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Anterior
Situated at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterior
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Posterior
Directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior
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Cephalic
Pertaining to the head, or the head end of the body
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Caudal
Situated toward the tail (coccygeal area)
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Decubitus
The act of lying down; the position assumed in lying down
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Eversion
A turning inside out; a turning outward
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Extension
The movement bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition
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Flexion
The act of bending or the condition of being bent
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Fowler's
The head of the patient's bed is raided 18-20 inches above level
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Internal
Situated or occuring within or on the inside
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External
Situated or occuring on the outside
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Knee-chest
The patient rests on his or her knees and chest. the head is turned to one side, and the arms are extended on the bed, the elbows felxed and resting so that they partially bear the weight of the patient
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Lateral
Midline of the body; pertaining to the side
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Bilateral
Having two sides; pertaining to both sides
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Lithotomy
Position in which the patient lies on his or her back, legs flexed on thighs, thighs flexed on the abdomen and abducted
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Medial
Situated toward the midline
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Oblique
Slanting; incline
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Peripheral
An outward structure or surface; the portion of a system outside the central region
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Proximal
Toward the center or median line; the point of attachment or origin
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Distal
Remote; farther from any point of reference
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Quadrant
One of four corresponding parts, or quarters, as of the surface of the abdomen or the field of vision
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Recumbent
Lying down
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Rotation
The process of turning around an axis
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Sims'
The paitent lies on his or her left side and chest, the right knee and thigh drawn up, the left arm along the back
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Sinistro
Left; left side
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Dextro
Right; right side
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Superior
Situated above, or directed upward
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Inferior
Situated below, or directed downward
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Supine
Lying with the face upward or on the dorsal surface
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Supination
The act of placing or lying on the back
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Prone
Lying face downward or on the ventral surface
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Pronation
The act of assuming the prone position
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Trans
Through; across; beyond
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Trendelenburg's
The patient is supine on a surface inclined 45 degrees, the head lower than the legs
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Upright
Perpendicular; vertical; erect in carriage or posture
