Latin and Directional Terms Flashcards
(78 cards)
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al
A
pertaining to
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a
A
without
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ab
A
away from
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ad
A
to, toward
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ante
A
before
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anti
A
against
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auto
A
self
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bene
A
good
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bi
A
twice, 2
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blast
A
precursor, germ cell
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brachi
A
arm
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cephal
A
head
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cereb
A
brain
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chondr
A
cartilage
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clast
A
break
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com
A
with, together
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corpus
A
body or mass
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dura
A
hard
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ecto
A
outside, outer
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endo
A
inner, within
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epi
A
upon, following
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erythro
A
red
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fibr
A
fibrous
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hema
A
blood
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hyper
above, excessive
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hypo
below, deficient
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infra
under, below
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inter
between
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intra
within
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iso
equal, like
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itis
inflammation
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juxta
near, adjacent
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leuko
white
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macro
large
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medi
middle
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meso
in the middle
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micro
small
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myo
muscle
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neuro
nerve
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osse
bone
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osteo
bone
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para
near, beside
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pathy
disease
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peri
surrounding, around
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physio
nature
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physis
growth
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poly
many, much
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pseudo
false
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quad
fourfold, 4
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rami
branch
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semi
half
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serrat
saw-edged, toothed
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stria
stripe, band
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sub
under, below
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supra
over, above
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trans
across
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tri
threefold, 3
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anterior
in front of; toward the front surface (the stomach is anterior to the spinal cord)
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posterior
further back in position; of or nearer the rear or hind end
(the heart is posterior to the sternum)
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dorsal
toward the back side of the human body (the spinal cord is on the dorsal side of the body)
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ventral
towards the belly side of the human body (the belly button is on the ventral side of the body)
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superior
closer to the head
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inferior
closer to the feet
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cranial
towards the head end
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caudal
towards the rear or tail end
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rostral
towards the nose or the mouth
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medial
towards the mid-line of the body
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lateral
away from the midline of the body
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ipsilateral
on the same side (the right arm is ipsilateral to the right leg)
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contralateral
on the opposite side
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deep
closer to the inside, internal to another structure (the skin is superficial to the biceps bracci muscle
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superficial
closer to the outside, external to another structure
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distal
farther away from point of attachment to trunk (the wrist is distal to the elbow)
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proximal
closer to point of attachment to trunk
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coronal plane
vertical plane, divides body into anterior/posterior
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transverse plane
horizontal plane dividing the body into superior and inferior sections
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midsagital plane
vertical plane dividing the body into left and right right down the center
sagital plane follows this
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