Word List 2 Flashcards by Aidan Schreck

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abduction

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moves away from midline

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adduction

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moves towards midline

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anterior

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in front

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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caudal
KAW-duhl

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pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck or cervix

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cranial

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pertaining to the cranium (skull)

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deep

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farther from the surface

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distal

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farther from the limb root

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back of the body

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epigastric

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pertaining to above the stomach

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extension

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straightening out

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flexion
FLEHK-shuhn

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bending

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gastric

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stomach

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iliac
IH-lee-ak

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pertaining to the ilium (lateral position of hip bone)

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inferior

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below, lower

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infracostal
ihn-fruh-CAWS-tuhl

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pertaining to below or under the ribs

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inguinal
IHN-gwuh-nuhl

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pertaining to the groin

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lateral

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farther from the midline (pertaining to the side)

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lumbar

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pertaining to the back (lower back)

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medial

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closer to the midline (pertaining to the middle)

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palmar
PAWL-muhr

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palm side of hand or body

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plantar
PLAHN-tuhr

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sole side of foot

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posterior

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rear or back

pronate

turning palm of hand downward

prone

face down

proximal

closer to the limb root

radiography

process of recording radiation (medical imaging)

superficial

closer to the surface

superior

above, closer to the crown

supinate

turn the palm of the hand upward

supine

body lying face up

thoracic

pertaining to the chest

transverse

horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts

umbilical

pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)

ventral

pertaining to the belly

-al

pertaining to

-gen, -genesis

forming, producing, origin

-logist

specialist in the study of

-logy

study of

-plasia

formation, growth

epi-

above, upon

infra-

below, under

trans-

across, through