Body Structure Build Medical Words Flashcards
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infracostal
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Pertaining to the area below the ribs
2
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lateral
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Pertaining to the side; toward the side
3
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histolysis
A
Separation, destruction, or loosening of tissue
4
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superior
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Pertaining to a body part, organ, or structure above or higher than another
5
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cytology
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The study of cells
6
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nuclear
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Pertaining to the nucleus
7
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thoracodynia
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Chest pain
8
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mediad
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Toward the middle
9
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cephalad
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Toward the head
10
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abduction
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Movement away from the midline of the body
11
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histologist
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A specialist in the study of tissue
12
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pelvic
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Pertaining to the pelvis
13
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radiography
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The process of recording x-rays
14
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epigastric
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Above the stomach
15
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cytometer
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An instrument for measuring cells
