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A-

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No, not, without

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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An-

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No, not, without

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Ante

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Before

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Amb-

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On both sides

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-ase

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Enzyme

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Bi-

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Two, double

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Circum-

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Around

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-cyte, cyto

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Cell

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Derma-

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Skin

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Dys-

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Abnormal, difficult, bad

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Ecto-

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Outer surface of

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Ex-

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Out of

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-emia

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Blood

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En-

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In or into

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Endo-

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Inside, within

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Entero-

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Intestine

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Epi-

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Above, upon

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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-genic

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Creation, formation, generation

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Hem-

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Blood

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Hepa-

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Liver

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Hol-

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Whole, entire

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hypo-

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Under, less-than-normal

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Hyper-

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Over, more-than-normal

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Infra-

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Below or beneath

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Infra

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Below or beneath

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Iso-

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Same

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-lysis

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Dissolution

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Macro-

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Micro-

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Med-

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Ment-

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-mere

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A section of

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Mono-

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Myo-

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Nephro-

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Neuro-

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Nerve, neural

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-osis

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Condition, process

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Osteo-

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Peri-

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About, around, near

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Pneum-

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Lung, pulmonary

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Post-

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Pre-

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Pro-

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Early, primitive, undeveloped

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Psych-

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Sacro-

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Sun-

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Supra-

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Over or above

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Anatomical position

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Erect and face the observer with palms facing forward and thumbs to the outside.

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Supine

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Lying down, face up

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Prone

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Lying down, face down

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Superior

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Toward the head or upper part of the structure

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Inferior

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Away from the head or toward the lower part of the structure

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Anterior

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Nearer to the front of the body

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Posterior

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Nearer to the back of the body

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline of the body or the structure

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Lateral

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Farther from the midline of the body or the structure

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Intermediate

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Between two structures (one lateral and one medial)

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Proximal

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Closer to the trunk of the body

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Distal

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Further from the trunk of the body

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Superficial

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Toward or on the surface of the body

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Deep

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Away from the surface of the body

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Sagittal

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Divides into left and right

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Midsagittal

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Divides equally into left and right

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Frontal (coronal)

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Dives into front and back

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Horizontal (transverse)

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Divides into upper and lower

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Flexion

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Movement in the Sagittarius plane away from anatomical position, angle at the joint diminishes

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Extension

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Return to flexion, angle at the joint increases

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Abduction

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Movement in the frontal plane, away from anatomical position

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Adduction

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Movement in the frontal plane, away from anatomical position

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Rotation

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Movement in the horizontal plane, anterior aspect indicates direction. (Right and left)

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Lateral rotation

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Rotation of the extremities, away from the midline

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Medial rotation

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Rotation of the extremities, toward the midline

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Supination

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Lateral rotation of the forearm

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Pronation

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Medial rotation of the forearm

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