Ch. 5 - Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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abduction

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Motion of a limb away from the midline

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adduction

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Motion of a limb toward the midline

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Anterior

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The front surface of the body, the side facing you in the standard anatomic position

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Apex (Plural Apices)

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure

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BIlateral

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a body part or condition that appears on bot sides of the midline

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Combining vowel

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The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and suffix

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Deep

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farther inside the body and away from the skin

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Distal

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Farther from the trunk or nearer to the free end of the extremity

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Dorsal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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Extension

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The straightening of a joint

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Flexion

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The bending of a joint

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12
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Fowler Position

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An inclined position in which the head of the bed is raised

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Inferior

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Below a body part or nearer to the feet

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Lateral

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Parts of a body that lie closer to the midline also called outer structures

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Medial

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Parts of the body that lie closer to the midline also called inner structures

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palmar

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the forward facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

17
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plantar

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the bottom surface of the foot

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posterior

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the back surface of the body, the side always from

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prefix

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part that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term

20
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prone

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lying face down

21
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proximal

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closer to the trunk

22
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quadrants

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describes the sections of the abdominal cavity in which two lines intersect at the umbilicus dividing the abdomen into four equal areas

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suffix

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the part of a term that comes after the word root at the end of the term

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superficial

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closer to or on the skin

25
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superior

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above to a body part or nearer to the end

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supine

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laying face up

27
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ventral

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the anterior surface of the body

28
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word root

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The main part of a team contains the primary build