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Toward the head end of the body.

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Superior (cranial)

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Refers to the human body in a standing position with the palms facing forward.

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Anatomical position

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Away from the head end.

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Inferior (caudal)

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3
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Front side of body.

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Anterior (ventral)

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Back side of body.

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Toward the midline of body.

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Medial

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Side of body; away from the midline of body.

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Lateral

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Closest to the point of origin or attachment.

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Proximal

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Away from or farthest from the origin or point of attachment.

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Distal

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9
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A vertical plane that divides the body or any of its parts into right and left portions.

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Sagittal

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10
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A plane that equally divides the body or any of its parts into right and left halves.

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Midsagittal

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11
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A lengthwise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into anterior (front) and posterior (back) portions.

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Coronal (frontal)

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12
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A crosswise plane that divides the body or any of its parts into superior (top) and inferior (bottom) portions.

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Transverse (horizontal)

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13
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Toward or at the body surface.

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Superficial (external)

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14
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Away from the body surface; more internal.

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Deep (internal)

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15
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Ab-

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Away from

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16
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Acou-

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Hearing

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17
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Ad-

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Toward, near

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18
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Ante-

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Before

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19
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Pre-

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Before

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20
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Pro-

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Before

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21
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Dis-

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Apart from

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22
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Anti-

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Against

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23
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Contra-

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Against

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24
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Counter-

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Against

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25
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Brady-

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Slow

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26
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Tachy-

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Rapid

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27
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Circum-

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Around

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28
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Peri-

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Around

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29
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Co-

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With, together

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30
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Con-

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With, together

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31
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Sym-

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With, together

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32
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Syn-

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With, together

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33
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Endo-

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Within, inner

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34
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Intra-

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Within, inside

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35
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Eso-

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Within

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36
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Epi-

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Over, above

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37
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Exo-

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Outside, outer layer

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38
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Extra-

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Outside, beyond

39
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Hyper-

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Above

40
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Super-

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Above

41
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Supra-

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Above

42
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Hypo-

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Under

43
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Sub-

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Under, beneath

44
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Retro-

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Behind, backward

45
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Adeno-

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Gland

46
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Angi-

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Vessel

47
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Arthro-

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Joint

48
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Baro-

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Pressure

49
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Brachi-

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Arm

50
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Cardio-

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Heart

51
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Cephal-

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Head

52
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Cerebo-

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Brain

53
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Cervic-

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Neck

54
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Chondr-

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Cartridge

55
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Chole-

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Bile

56
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Cyt-

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Cell

57
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Den-

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Tooth

58
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Derm-

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Skin

59
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Diure-

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Urinate

60
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Edem-

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Swelling

61
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Dura-

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Hand

62
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Entero-

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Intestine

63
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Gastr-

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Stomach

64
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Glosso-

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Tounge

65
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Glute-

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Buttock

66
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Hemo/ Hemato-

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Blood

67
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Hepat-

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Liver

68
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Jugul-

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Throat

69
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Juxta-

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Near, close to

70
Q

Labi-

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Lip

71
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Mamm-/ pectus-

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Breast

72
Q

Myo-

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Muscle

73
Q

Oculo-

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Eye

74
Q

Papill-

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Nipple

75
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Pod-

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Foot

76
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Rhino-

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Nose

77
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Septi-

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Rotten

78
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Thromb-

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Clot

79
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Vagus-

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Wanderer (travels)

80
Q

-algia

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Pain in a certain part

81
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-cide

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Destroy or kill

82
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-clast

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Break apart

83
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-ectomy/ -tomy

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Cut out or remove

84
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-emia

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Condition of blood

85
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-gram

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Recorded data

86
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-graph

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Instrument used to record data

87
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-ia/ -ism

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Condition

88
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-opia

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Defect of eye

89
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-pathy

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Disease

90
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-phobia

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Fear of

91
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-plasty

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Reconstruction of a part

92
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-plegia

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Paralysis

93
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-itis

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Inflammation of

94
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-logy

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