Week 2 Terminology Flashcards by riley McKiernan | Brainscape

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superior

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above

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inferior

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below

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anterior

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front

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posterier

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back

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medial

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towards midline

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lateral

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away from midline

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cranial

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towards head

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caudal

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towards tail

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dorsal

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back side

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ventral

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belly side

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proximal

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close to trunk

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distal

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farther from trunk

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superficial

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external

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deep

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internal

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-algia, -dynia

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pain

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-ectasia, -ectasis

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stretching of a structure

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-edema

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swelling

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emesis

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to vomit

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-penia

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deficiency

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-rrhera, -rrhagia

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excessive bleeding

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-spasm

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twitching, cramp

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-gram

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a record

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-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-scope

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instrument used for viewing

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-scopy

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visual examination

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