Medical Terminology Flashcards
(209 cards)
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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aden/o
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gland
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adRen/o
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adrenal gland
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angi/o
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vessel
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arteri/o
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artery
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arthr/o
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joint
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atri/o
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atrium
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blepher/o
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eyelid, eyelash
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bronch/o
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bronchus
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cardi/o
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heart
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cephal/o
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head
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cerebell/o
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cerebellum
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
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cervic/o
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cervix/neck of organ
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cheil/o
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lip
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chol/o, chole-
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bile
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cholecyst/o
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gallbladder
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cili/o
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eyelid, eyelash
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col/o
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colon
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colp/o
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vagina
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cost/o
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rib
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crani/o
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cranium, skull
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cyst/o
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bladder
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cyt/o
cell
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dactyl/o
digit, toe
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dent/o
tooth, teeth
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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duoden/o
duodenum
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encephal/o
brain
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enter/o
intestines
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epididym/o
epididymis
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epis/o, episi/o
vulva
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esophag/o
esophagus
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faci/o
face
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fibr/o
fibers
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv/o
gums
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gloss/o
tongue
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gnath/o
jaw
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hepa-, hepat/o
liver
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hist/o
tissue
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hyster/o
uterus
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ile/o
ileum (of intestine)
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ili/o
ileum (of pelvis)
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jejun/o
jejunum
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kerat/o
cornea or horny tissue
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labi/o
lap
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lapar/o
flank, abdomen
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laryng/o
larynx
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lip/o
fat
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lymph/o
lymph
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mast/o, mamm/o
mammary glands
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mening/o
meninges
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metr/o
uterus (special reference to inner lining)
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muscul/o, my/o, myos-
muscle
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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nephr/o
kidney, nephron
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neur/o
nerve
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occipit/o
back of head
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ocul/o
eye
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odont/o
tooth, teeth
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onych/o
claw, hoof
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ophthalm/o
eye
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orchi/o, orchid/o
testes
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or/o
mouth
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oste/o, oss/eo, oss/i
bone
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ot/o
ear
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ovari/o
ovary
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palat/o
palate
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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pharyng/o
pharynx
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phleb/o
vein
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pil/o, trich/o
hair
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pneum/o
lung, air, breath
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pod/o
foot
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proct/o, rect/o
rectum
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pulmo-, pulmon/o
lung
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pyel/o
pelvis of kidney
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ren/o
renal (kidney)
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rhin/o
nose
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splen/o
spleen
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spondyl/o
vertebra, spinal column
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steth/o
chest
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stomat/o
mouth
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tars/o
ankle
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ten/o, tend/o
tendon
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thorac/o
thorax
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thym/o
thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid-
thyroid gland
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tonsill/o
tonsil
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trache/o
trachea
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tympan/o
tympanum (middle ear), tympanic membrane, eardrum
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ureter/o
ureter
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urethr/o
urethra
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ur/o
urine
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uter/o
uterus
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vagin/o
vagina
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vas/o
vessel or duct
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ven/o
vein
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ventricul/o
ventricle
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vertebr/o
vertebra
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vulv/o
vulva
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-centesis
to puncture, perforate, or tap - permitting withdrawal of fluid, air, etc
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-ectomy
to excise or surgically remove
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-ize
use, subject to
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-pexy
fixation or suturing (a stabilizing type of repair)
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-plasty
to shape, the surgical formation of, or plastic surgery (meaning "to improve function, to relieve pain, or for cosmetic reasons)
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-rraphy
to surgically repair by joining in a seam or by suturing together
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-stomy
to make a new, artificial opening in a hollow organ (to the outside of the body) or to make a new opening between two hollow organs
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-tomy
to incise or cut into (making an incision)
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-algia
pain
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-emesis
vomit
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-emia
blood condition
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-esis, -iasis, -asis
infestation or infection with, a condition characterized by
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-genesis
development, origin
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-ism
a state or condition, a fact of being, result of a process
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-itis
inflammation of
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-megaly
enlarged
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-oma
tumor
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-osis
abnormal condition or process of degeneration
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-path, -pathy
disease
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-penia
deficiency or lack of
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-phage, -phagy
eating
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-phobia
abnormal fear or intolerance of
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-plasia, -plastic, -plasty
forming, growing, changing
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-pnea
breathing
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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a-, an-
without or not having
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anti-
against
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brachy-
short
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brady-
slow
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cata-
down, under, lower, against
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contra-
against, opposed
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crypt/o
hidden
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de-
remove, take away, loss of
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dis-
apart from, free from
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dolich/o
long
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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e-, ec-, ex-
out of, from, away from
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eu-
normal, good, true, healthy
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glyc/o, gluc/o
sugar, sweet
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hem/a-, hemat/o-, hem/o-
blood
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hemi-
half
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hydr/o-
water, fluid
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hyper-
high, excessive
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hypo-
low, insufficient
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macro-
large
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mal-
bad, poor
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meg/a-, meg/alo-
large, oversized
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micro-
small
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necr/o
death
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neo-
new
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olig/o-
few, little
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pan-
all, entire
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poly-
many, much
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pseudo-
false
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py/o-
pus
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tachy-
fast, rapid
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ur/e-, ur/ea-, ur/eo-, ur/in-, ur/ino, ur/o
urine or urea
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singular: -a
plural: -ae
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singular: -anx
plural: -anges
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singular: -en
plural: -ina
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singular: -ex, -ix
plural: -ices
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singular: -is
plural: -es
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singular: -inx
plural: -inges
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singular: -ma
plural: -mata, or -mas
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singular: -um
plural: -a
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singular: -ur
plural: -ora
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singular: -us
plural: -i
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caudal
pertaining to the tail end of the body or denoting a position more toward the tail or rear of the body than another reference point
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cranial
pertaining to the cranium or head end of the body or denoting a position more toward the cranium or head end of the body than another reference point
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rostral
pertaining to the nose end of the head or body, or toward the nose
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medial
denoting a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure, toward the middle or median plane, or pertaining to the middle or a position closer to the median plane of the body or a structure
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lateral
denoting a position farther from the median plane of the body, on the side or toward the side away from the median plane, or pertaining to the side of the body or of a structure
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dorsal
pertaining to the back area of a quadruped or denoting a position more toward the spine than another reference point
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ventral
pertaining to the underside of a quadruped, or denoting a position more toward the abdomen than another reference point
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peripheral
pertaining to or situated near the periphery, the outermost part, or surface of an organ or part
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central
pertaining to or situated near the more proximal areas of the body or structure, opposite of peripheral
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superficial
situated near the surface of the body or structure, opposite of deep
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deep
situated away from the surface of the body or structure, opposite of superficial
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adjacent
next to, adjoining, or close
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proximal
nearer to the center of the body, relative to another body part, or a location on a body part relative to another closer location
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distal
farther from the center of the body, relative to another body part or a location on a body part relative to another closer location
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oblique
at an angle, or pertaining to an angle
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recumbent
lying down
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supine
lying face up, in dorsal recumbency
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supination
the act of turning the body or a leg so that the ventral aspect is uppermost
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prone
lying face down in ventral recumbency
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pronation
the act of turning the body or leg so the ventral aspect is down
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palmar
pertains to the caudal surface of the front foot distal to the antebrachiocarpal joint, also pertains to the undersurface of the front foot
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plantar
pertains to the caudal surface of the back foot distal to the tarsocrural joint; also pertains to the undersurface of the rear foot
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abduction
movement of a limb or part away from the median line or middle of the body
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adduction
movement of a limb or part toward the median line or middle of the body
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flexion
the act of bending, such as a join
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extension
the act of straightening, such as a joint; also, the act of pulling two component parts apart to lengthen the whole part
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occlusal
the chewing or biting surface of teeth; toward the plane btwn the mandibular and maxillary teeth
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buccal
toward the cheek; tooth surface toward the cheek
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lingual
pertaining to the tongue; tooth surface toward the tongue
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contact
tooth surface facing an adjacent or opposing tooth
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mesial
tooth surface closest to the midline of the dental arcade
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simple squamous
flat, platelike
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simple cuboidal
round or cuboidal
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simple columnar
cylindrical
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pseudostratified columnar
irregular; nuclei not uniform in position
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stratified squamos
thick/tough. pushing daughter cells toward surface. gradually die and assume a flattened shape as they move farther from their nutrient source in the underlying connective tissue
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stratified cuboidal
rare in body
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stratified columnar
rare in body and usually seen where one type of epithelium is blending into another
