Chapter 9 - Directions and Regions of the Body - Words Flashcards
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frontal plane
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runs side to side; slices body into anterior and posterior
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sagittal plane
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runs front to back; slices body in left and right portions
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transverse plane
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runs horizontally and slices body into upper and lower portions
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dorsal
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posterior; back side of the body
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cranial
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inside the skull
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vertebral
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inside the vertebral column
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thoracic
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heart and lungs
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ventral
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anterior; front of the body
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abdominal
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above pelvic, liver, intestines, stomach, kidneys, gallbladder, spleen, pancreas
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pelvic
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some reproductive organs, urinary bladder, parts of intestines
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pneumon/ia
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disease of lungs characterized by inflammation
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a/nemia
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condition where blood is deficient in red blood cells
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pod/iatric
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medical care of human foot
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ger/iatric
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medical care of elderly
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ped/iatric
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medical care of young
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psych/iatric
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medical care of mentally ill
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ab/duction
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movement away from the midline
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ad/duction
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movement toward the midline
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ad/diction
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movement toward a habit
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ad/hesion
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adhering to another part
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ante/version
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turning forward
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ante/felxion
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bending forward
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circum/scribed
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limited in space, usually talking about skin (boil)
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circum/or/al
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around the mouth
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circum/cision
cuts around foreskin of the penis
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circum/duction
moving around in a circular motion
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circum/ocul/ar
around the eyes
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incision
cutting into
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excision
cutting out of
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con/genit/al
born with congenital effect
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congenital anomaly
born with an abnormality
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congenital syphilis
born with syphilis
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congenital hydr/ophthalm/os
congenital glaucoma
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contra/ceptive
against conception; prevent pregnancy
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contra/indicated
against indication; not recommended under existing conditions; not indicated
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contra/later/al
against the side (physical location)
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dia/rrhea
flowing through intestinal evacuations
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dia/thermy
heating through current generation
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dia/gnosis
knowing through signs and symptoms
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dia/phor/esis
profuse sweating through the skin
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dis/sect
to cut a tissue or to undo it into parts
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dis/ease
free of ease
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epi/dur/al hematoma
upon the dura mater
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epi/dur/al an/esthetic
anesthesia delivered during childbirth
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epi/dermis
outer layer of skin
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epi/gastric
area above the stomach
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epi/splen/itis
inflammation of the tissue over the spleen
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epi/card/ium
tissues of the heart
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epi/cyst/itis
inflammation of area over the bladder
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epi/nephr/itis
inflammation of area over kidney
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epi/cran/ial
pertaining to the tissue covering the cranium
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epi/sternal
area above the sternum
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extra/dur/al
outside or beyond the dura mater
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extra-articul/ar
outside of or beyond the joint
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extra/nuclear
outside of or beyond the nucleus of a cell
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extra/uterine
outside of or beyond the uterus
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extra/cyst/ic
outside of or beyond the urinary bladder
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extra/cerebr/al
outside or beyond the cerebrum
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hemi/plegia
paralysis of half the body (one side)
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hemi/gastr/ectomy
removal of half of the stomach
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hemi/cardia
presence of only half a heart
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hetero/gen/eous
pertaining to different tissues throughout
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hetero/sex/ual
attracted to the opposite sex
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heter/ophthalm/ia
different colored eyes
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heteropsia
different vision in each eye
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hetero/zyg/ous
twins from separate eggs
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homo/sex/ual
attracted to the same sex
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homo/later/al
pertaining to the same side
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homo/geneous
pertaining to the same tissues throughout
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homo/glandular
pertaining to the same gland
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homo/therm/al
having same (constant) temperature
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homo/zyg/ous
twins from the same egg
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hyper/esthesia
unusual or pathological sensitivity of the skin or of a particular sense to stimulation
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hyper/trophy
muscles increasing in size
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hyper/plasia
overgrowth or too much development
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hyper/emesis
excessive vomitting
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hypo/chondr/iac
upper right abdominal region below the ribs
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hypo/gastr/ic
abdominal region below the stomach
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hypo/plasia
undergrowth or too little development
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hypo/gloss/al
under the tongue
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in/continence
inability to control waste excretion
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in/sane
not sane
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in/somnia
inability to sleep
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in/ject
introduce a substance into the body
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in/still/ation
administering drops of medication
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in/tolerance
connot tolerate
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in/fusion
injection fluids (into vein)
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infra/mammary
below the mammary (breast)
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infra/patellar
below or under the knee cap
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infra/sternal, sub/stern/al
below the sternum
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infra/cost/al, subcostal
under the ribs
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intra-abdominal
within the abdomen
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intra/muscular
within the muscle
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intra/cranial
within with skull
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intra/venous
within a vein
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intra/cellular
within a cell
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intra/dermal
within the skin
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intra/uterine
within the uterus
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intra/spinal
within the spine
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intra/lumbar
within the lumbar spine
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intra/arterial
within the artery
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intra/cyst/ic
within the bladder
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intra/duoden/al
within the duodenum
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intra/thorac/ic
within the thoracic cavity
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macro/rhinia
excessive size of the nose
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macro/dactylia
large fingers or toes
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macro/cyte
very large cell
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macro/cyst
large cyst
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macro/coccus
large coccus
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macro/cephalus
abnormally large head
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macro/gloss/ia
large tongue
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macr/ot/ia
large ears
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macro/dont/ia
large teeth
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macro/scop/ic
can be seen with the naked eye
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meta/carpals
bones of the hand that are beyond the carpals
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meta/stasis
disease spreads beyond point of origin
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meta/static
pertaining to disease that spreads
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meta/physics
beyond the physical (of the spirit)
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meta/tarsals
bones of foot beyond tarsals
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micro/cardia
abnormal smallness of the heart
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micro/biology
branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life
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micro/cephalus
abnormally small head
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micro/cyst
small cyst
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micro/cyte
small cell
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micro/gram
1/1000th of a gram
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micro/surgery
surgery performed with small instruments
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para/hepat/itis
inflammation near the kidneys
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para/cyst/itis
inflammation of the bladder
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para/lysis
loss of muscle function and sensation
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para/plegia
loss of muscle function/sensation in lower half of body
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para/vaginal
near the vagina
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para/uter/ine
near the uterus
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para/salping/itis
inflammation near the fallopian tubes
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para/hepat/itis
inflammation near the liver
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para/nephr/itis
inflammation near the kidney
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per/for/ate
puncture or make a hole
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per/cutaneous
through the skin
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per/cussion
striking through
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per/fusion
pouring over or through
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peri/tonsill/ar
around teh tonsil
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peri/articul/ar
around the joint (articulation)
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peri/col/ic
around the colon
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peri/chonrdal
around teh joint
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peri/odont/al
around the teeth
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peri/cardium
around the heart
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peri/aden/itis
inflammation around a gland
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peri/colp/itis
inflammation around the vagina
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peri/hepat/itis
inflammation around the liver
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peri/cardi/ectomy
excision of tissue around the heart
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retro/stern/al
behind the sternum
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retro/col/ic
behind the colon
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retro/periton/eum
space behind the peritoneum
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retro/mamm/ary
behind the mammary
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retro/flexion
bending backward
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retro/version
turning backward
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semi/conscious
half conscious
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semi/comatose
marked by or affected with stupor and disorientation but not a complete coma
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sub/lingu/al
below the tongue
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sub/cutane/ous
below the skin
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sub/gloss/al
under the tongue
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sub/abdomin/al
below the abdomen
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sub/dural
hematoma below the dura mater
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super/infec/tion
infection following a super infection, resistant to antibiotic
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super/fici/al
of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
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supra/cranial
situated above the cranium
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supra/lumb/ar
above the lumbar
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supra/pub/ic
pertaining to above the pubis
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supra/ren/al
above the kidneys
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supra/stern/al
above the sternum
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supra/cost/al
above the ribs
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trans/position
organ located on opposite side of body
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transfusion
blood is passed across to another
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trans/sexual
born into one gender but identify with the other sex
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trans/urethr/al
passing through by way of the urethra
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trans/illumin/ation
technique of sample illumination by transmission of light through the sample
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trans/vagin/al
passing through by way of the vagina
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trans/rect/al
passing through by way of the rectum
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trans/lumin/al
across the lumen
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trans/catheter
introducing a bolloon through a catheter
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ultra/violet
light rays beyond the violet frequency
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ultra/sono/graphy
process of making an image using ultrasound
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ultra/son/ic
sound waves beyond audible frequencies
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chir/o/plasty
surgical repair of the hand
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chiro/practor
use hands to manipulate the body for therapy
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chir/o/spasm
spasm of the hand
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cost/al
pertaining to rib
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inter/cost/al
between the ribs
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infra/cost/al
under the ribs
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supra/cost/al
above the ribs
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dextr/o/cardia
displacement of the heart to the right
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dextr/al
pertaining to the right
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dextr/ad
towards the right
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dextr/o/gastria
displacement of the stomach to the right
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dextr/o/manual
right handed
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dextr/o/pedal
right-footed
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con/fus/ion
disturbed orientation
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ef/fus/ion
escape of fluids into tissue
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per/fus/ion
pouring over or through (blood through a vessel)
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per/fus/ionish
operates heart-lung machine during surgery
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hypo/gastr/ic
of or relating to the lower medial abdominal region
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pod/iatry
specialized field dealing with the study and care of the foot
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pod/algia, ped/i/algia
foot pain
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pod/iatric
pertaining to podiatry
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pod/iatrist
someone who diagnoses and treats diseases/disorders of the foot
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pub/ic
relating to the pubic region
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supra/pub/ic
pertaining to location above the pubis
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bi/sexual
attracted to both males and females
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inter/sex
born with a body not clearly male or female
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sinistr/o/cerebr/al
pertaining to left half of the cerebrum
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sinistr/al
pertaining to the left
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sinistr/o/cardia
displacement of heart to the left
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sinistro/manual
left-handed
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sinistro/pedal
left-footed
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sinistr/ad
towards the left
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son/o/graphy
process of using sound frequencies for examination
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ultra/sono/graphy
process of making an image using ultrasound
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in/version
tuning upside down
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e/version
turning inside out
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a/version
turning away from
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con/vergence
turning toward
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vertigo
spinning or turning sensation
