Terms from 01-21-2014 Flashcards
(74 cards)
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abduction
A
movement away from the torso
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adduction
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movement toward the torso
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medial
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towards the center of the body
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lateral
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towards the edges of the body
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superior
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upper
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inferior
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lower
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proximal
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nearest
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distal
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far / farthest
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anterior
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to the front of
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ventral
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to the front of
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posterior
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to the back of
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dorsal
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to the back of
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parietal
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towards the outer wall of a body cavity
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visceral
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towards the inner organ-occupied part of the cavity
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prone
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face down
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supine
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face up
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inversion
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to turn inwardly
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eversion
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to turn outwardly
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palmar
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on the palm-side of the hand
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plantar
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on the bottom of the foot
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superficial
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shallow, near the surface
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deep
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deep
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o
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tissue
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kary/o
nucleus
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nucle/o
nucleus
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anter/o
front
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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dist/o
far
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dors/o
back
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infer/o
below / lower
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later/o
side
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poster/o
back
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proxim/o
near
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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cervic/o
the neck, or possibly the cervix if the patient if female
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crani/o
the skull
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gastr/o
the stomach
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ili/o
hip bone
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inguin/o
groin
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lumb/o
loin
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pelv/i or pelv/o
pelvis
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spin/o
spine
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thorac/o
chest
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umbilic/o
navel
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albin/o
white
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leuk/o
white
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chlor/o
green
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chrom/o
color
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cirrh/o
yellow
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jaund/o
yellow
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xanth/o
yellow
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
grey
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acr/o
extremety
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eti/o
cause
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idi/o
unknown or peculiar (as in idiopathic)
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morph/o
shape
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path/o
disease
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radi/o
radiation / x-ray / arm bone
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somat/o
body
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son/o
sound
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tom/o
to cut
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viscer/o
visceral organs
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xer/o
dry
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-genesis
forming / production of / origin of
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-gnosis
knowing
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-gram
a record produced by some form of -graphy
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-graph
a machine used to take a recording
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-graphy
the act of recording
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-pathy
disease
