Unit 9- Anatomic Terms Flashcards
(183 cards)
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anatomy
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study of naming body structures
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dors/o
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near or on the back
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ventr/o
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near or on the belly side of the body
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anter/o
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toward the front or in front of
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poster/o
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following or located behind
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cephal/o
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upward, toward the head
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caud/o
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downward, toward the tail
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medi/o
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toward the midline
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later/o
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toward the side, away from the midline
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super/o
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above
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infer/o
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below
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proxim/o
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near point of origin
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dist/o
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away from point of origin
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sagitt/o
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vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right
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coron/o
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resembling a crown or encircling
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anterolateral
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front and side
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anteromedial
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front and middle
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anterosuperior
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front and top
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posterolateral
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back and side
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posteroexternal
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back and outside of body
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posterointernal
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back and inside of body
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anteroposterior, ventrodorsal
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front and back (from front to back)
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-ad
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toward
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ventrad
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toward the front
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mediolateral
middle and side
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superolateral
above and to the side
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cephalocaudal
head to tail
| human development direction
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midsagittal plane
cut made at midline to divide body into equal right and left halves
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sagittal view
vertical slice from front to back
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axillary
pertaining to the armpit
| axillary temp. measures one degree F lower than oral temp.
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midaxillary
middle of the armpit
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coronal suture
sits at crown of skull
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corona dentis
crown of a tooth
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coronary arteries
circle the heart to supply muscle with blood
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omphal/o
navel, umbilicus
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omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalic
pertaining to the navel
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omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalocele, umbilicocele
herniation of the navel (umbilical hernia)
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omphalorrhagia
umbilical hernia
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omphalorrhea
discharge flowing from the navel
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omphalorrhexis
rupture of the navel
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cephalad
toward the head
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caudad
toward the tail (lower spine)
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gnosia, gnosis
medical words built from Greek word meaning knowledge
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pro-
in front of
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prognosis
foreknowledge or predicting the outcome of a disease
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procephalic
in front of the head
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dia-
through or throughout
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diagnosis
Knowing through or know through
| Identification of disease through signs and symptoms
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sign
objective information about patient that is observable
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symptom
subjective, patient tells how he feels but may not be observable
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diarrhea
flowing through
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dialysis
separation of substances in a solution
| process of destroying waste products in blood by diffusion through a membrane
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hemodialysis
removes waste from blood using artificial kidney machine
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diascope
look through to see things on skin
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aer/o
air
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aerophobia
abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
treatment with air
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aerocele
herniation containing air
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bi/o
life
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biochemistry
study of chemical changes in living things
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biology
study of living things
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biologist
one who studies living things or life
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biogenesis
formation of living things
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an-
without
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anaerobic
cannot live in presence of air
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aerobic
needing air to live
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biopsy
excision of tissue for examination of living or live tissue
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chrom/o
color
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chromocyte
colored cell
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chromoblast
embryonic color (pigment) cell
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chromolysis
destruction of color in a cell
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chromogenesis
formation of pigment (color)
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chromometer
instrument for measuring amount of color in a substance
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phil
attracted to or loves
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chromophilic
staining easily
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chromophobic, achromophilic
does not stain at all
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dys-
abnormal, bad, painful, difficult
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eu-
well or easy
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-tocia
labor
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dystocia
difficult labor
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eutocia
easy or normal labor and childbirth
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than/o
death
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euthanasia
easy or peaceful death
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eugenics
good development
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bioethics
deal with decisions about life and medical treatments
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enter/o
small intestine
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dysentery
painful/difficult condition of the small intestine
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men/o
menses
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menarche
female's first menstrual period
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menorrhea
flow of menses
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dysmenorrhea
painful (bad or difficult) menstrual flow
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menopause
permanent cessation of menses
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menorrhagia
excessive menstruation
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amenorrhea
absence of menstrual flow
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menostasis
stopping menstrual flow
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-stasis
act or condition of stopping or controlling
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phlebostasis
control of blood flow in veins
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arteriostasis
control of flow in arteries
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lymphostasis
control of lymph flow
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hemostat
instrument used in surgery to control blood flow by clamping off an artery or vein
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homeostasis
balance of body functions staying the same
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syphil/o
syphilis
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syphilopsychosis
mental condition caused by syphilis
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syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
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syphilotherapy
therapy for syphilis
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syphiloma
syphilitic tumor
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syphilopathy
any syphilitic disease
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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pseudo-
false
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pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy
false pregnancy
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pseudoscience
false science
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pseudomania
psychosis in which patients have false or pretended mental disorder
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pseudoparalysis
false paralysis
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pseudocyst
false cyst
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pseudoedema
false edema
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pseudoesthesia
false or imaginary sensation
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pseudohypertrophy
false hypertrophy
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pseudotuberculosis
false tuberculosis
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pseudoneuroma
false nerve tumor
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viscer/o
viscera
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viscerad
toward the viscera
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viscerogenic
development of organs
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viscera
internal organs of body
| Sing. viscus
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peritoneum
membrane that lines abdominal cavity
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pariet/o
wall
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visceroptosis
prolapse of organs
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visceralgia
pain in organs
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visceral
pertaining to organs
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viscerosensory
sensory function of organs
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visceroskeletal
pertaining to organs and the skeleton
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ecto-, exo-
outer, outside
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endo-
inner, inside
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meso-
middle
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retro-
backward, behind
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para-
near
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blastoderm
embryonic disk of cells that gives rise to three main layers of tissues in humans (ectoderm, endoderm, mesoderm)
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ectoderm
Outer germ layer
| Forms skin, nervous system, sense organs, and some glands
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endoderm
Inner germ layer
| Forms organs inside body
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mesoderm
Middle germ layer
| Forms muscles
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ecto vs exo
ecto- latin
| exo- greek
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endogenous
produced within an organism
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ectogenous, exogenous
produced outside an organism
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Three P's exhibited by type 1 diabetics
polyuria
polydipsia
polyphagia
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ectocytic
outside a cell
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endocystic
inside a bladder
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-plasm
substance of cells
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proto-
first
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protoplasm
substance of life
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ectoplasm
protoplasm that forms outer membrane of cell
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endoplasm, cytoplasm
protoplasm within the cell
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endocranial
within the cranium
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endochondral
within cartilage
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endoenteritis
inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
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endocardial
pertaining to the lining of the heart
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endocolitis
inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endoscope
instrument used to look into a hollow organ or cavity of body
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endoscopy, gastroscopy
process of viewing the stomach through an instrument
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endarterectomy
removal of a substance from the inside of an artery
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top/o
place
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ectopic pregancy
outside the uterus
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meso-
middle
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mesentery
peritoneum attaching intestine to abdominal wall (middle intestine)
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mesocolon
peritoneum attaching large intestine to abdominal wall (mesentery of colon)
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mesodontic
pertaining to middle-sized teeth
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retrocolic
behind the colon
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retromammary
behind the breast (mammary glands)
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retrosternal
behind the sternum
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anteversion
turning forward
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retroversion
turning backward
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retroperitoneum
space behind the peritoneum
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retroperitonitis
inflammation of retroperitoneum
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flexion
bending or shortening of body part usually at joint
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anteflexion
bending forward
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retroflexion
bending backward
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para-
near, beside, around
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paracentral
near the center or around the center
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para-appendicitis
inflammation around the appendix
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paracystitis
inflammation around the bladder
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paracolpitis
inflammation around the vagina
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parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
inflammation near the kidney
