Jargon Flashcards by Olivia Hall

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Mono- uni-

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One

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Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards

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Exo- or Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Upon

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Anterior or ventral

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At or near the front surface of the body

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Posterior or dorsal

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At or near the rear surface of the body

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Lateral

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Side

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Distal

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Farthest from the center

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Proximal

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Nearest to the center

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Cranial

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Skull

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Digital

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Fingers & toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Hallux

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Great toe

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Lumbar

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Loin. Lowest part of the spine below false ribs and between the hips

Mammory

Breast

Nasal

Nose

Occipital

Back of head

Pectoral / thoracis

Chest

Sternal

Breastbone

Umbilical

Naval

Ventral

Belly

Ambi-

Both

Dys-

Bad, painful, difficult

Eu-

Good, normal

Homo-

Same

Iso-

Equal, same

Mal-

Bad, poor

-algia

Pain

-emia

Blood

-itis

Inflammation

-lysis

Destruction, break down

-oid

Like. An incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element.

-opathy

Disease of

-pnea

Breathing

-centesis

Puncture a cavity to remove fluid

-ectomy

Surgical removal or exision

-ostomy

Cutting into, incision

-orrhaphy

Surgical repair or suture

-opexy

Surgical fixation

-oplasty

Surgical repair

-otripsy

Crushing or destroying