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Sagitt/o-

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Front to back

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Medi/o-

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Middle

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Later/o-

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Side

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Bi-

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Two

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Mid-

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Middle

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Trans-

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Across; through

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-verse

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Travel; turn

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Super/o-

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Above

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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Infer/o-

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Below

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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-ad

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In the direction of; toward

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Caud/o-

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Tail bone

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Dist/o-

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Away from the center; away from the point of origin

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Proxim/o-

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Near the center; near the point of origin

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Extern/o-

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Outside

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Intern/o-

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Inside

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Cav/o-

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Hollow space

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-ity

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Condition; state

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Crani/o-

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Cranium; skull

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Spin/o-

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Backbone; spine

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Thorac/o-

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Chest; thorax

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Abdomin/o-

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Abdomen

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Pelv/o-

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Hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

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Viscer/o-

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Large internal organs

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Quadr/o-

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Four

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-ant

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Pertaining to

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Hypo-

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Below

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Chondr/o-

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Cartilage

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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Epi-

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Above; upon

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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Lumb/o-

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Area between the ribs and pelvis; lower back

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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Umbilic/o-

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Navel; umbilicus

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-al

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Pertaining to

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Inguin/o-

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Groin

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Hypo-

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Below; deficient

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Ana-

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Apart; excessive

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-tomy

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Process of cutting; process of making an incision

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Physi/o-

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Physical function

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-logy

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Study of

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Cellul/o-

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Cell

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Intra-

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Within

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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Organ/o-

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Organ

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-plasm

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Formed substance; growth

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-elle

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Small thing

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Endo-

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Innermost; within

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Lys/o-

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Break down; destroy

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-some

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Body

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Nucle/o-

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Nucleus of an atom; nucleus of a cell

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Chrom/o-

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Color

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Gene/o-

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Rib/o-

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Ribonucleic acid

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Mit/o-

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Thread-like structure

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-osis

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Condition; process

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Micr/o-

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One millionth; small

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Scop/o-

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Examine with an instrument

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-scope

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Instrument used to examine

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Macr/o-

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Medic/o-

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Medicine; physician

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Enter/o-

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Pulmon/o-

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Re-

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Again and again; backward; unable to

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Spir/o-

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Breathe; coil

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-atory

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Pertaining to

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Cardi/o-

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Vascul/o-

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Blood vessel

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Hemat/o-

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Immun/o-

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Immune response

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Lymph/o-

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Lymph; lymphatic system

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Dermat/o-

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Integument/o-

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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Orth/o-

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Ped/o-

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-ics

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Knowledge; practice

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Skelet/o-

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Muscul/o-

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Ur/o-

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Urinary system; urine

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Urin/o-

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Urinary system; urine

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Product/o-

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-Ive

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Pertaining to

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Genit/o-

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Gynec/o-

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Female; women

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Obstetr/o-

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Pregnancy and childbirth

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crin/o-

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-ine

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Pertaining to; thing pertaining to

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Ophthalm/o-

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ot/o-

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Laryng/o-

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Larynx; voice box

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Psych/o-

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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Onc/o-

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Mass; tumor

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Radi/o-

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Forearm bone; radiation; xrays

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Dent/o-

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-istry

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Process related to a specialty

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Dietet/o-

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Diet; foods

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-ics

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Knowledge; practice

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Pharmac/o-

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Drug; medicine

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Ne/o-

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Nat/o-

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Ped/o-

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iatr/o-

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Medical treatment; physician

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Ger/o-

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Tom/o-

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Cut; layer; slice

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Anter/o-

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Before; front part

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Poster/o-

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Cav/o-

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Hollow space

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Poster/o-

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Coron/o-

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Structure that encircles like a crown

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Dors/o-

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Back; dorsum

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Extern/o-

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Intern/o-

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Kary/o-

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Nucleus of a cell

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Obstetr/o-

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Pregnancy and childbirth

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Seven approaches for studying the body

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Body plans and directions
Body cavities 
Body quadrants and regions
Anatomy and physiology 
Microscopic to macroscopic 
Body systems
Medical specialties
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Three body planes

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Coronal
Sagittal
Transverse

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Coronal plane

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Frontal plane
Vertical

Divides body into front and back

Named after coronal suture (cranium)

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Front of the body is

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Anterior or ventral

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Back of the body

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Posterior or dorsal

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Prone position

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Laying anterior section down

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Dorsal or supine position

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Lying with the posterior section down

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Anterior

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Posterior

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Sagittal plane

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Vertical plane

Divides body into right and left

Named after sagittal suture in the cranium

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Midsagittal plane

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Divides body in the midline

Into equal right and left sections

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Cephalad direction

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Moving toward the head

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Caudad direction

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Moving towards the tail bone

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Prevent/o-

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Eti/o-

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Cause of disease

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Congenit/o-

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Present at birth

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De-

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Reversal of; without

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Gener/o-

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Creation; production

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Heredit/o-

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Genetic inheritance

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Idi/o-

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Individual; unknown

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Gen/o-

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Arising from; produced by

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