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anter/o

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front

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bol/o

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to cast (throw)

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cervic/o

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neck (of the body or of the uterus)

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chrom/o

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color

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coccyg/o

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coccyx (tailbone)

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crani/o

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skull

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dist/o

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far, distant

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dors/o

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back portion of the body

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hist/o

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tissue

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ili/o

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ilium (part of the pelvic bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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kary/o

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nucleus

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later/o

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side

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lumb/o

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lower back (side and back between the ribs and pelvis)

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medi/o

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middle

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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pelv/i

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pelvis, hip region

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poster/o

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back, behind

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proxim/o

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nearest

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sacr/o

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sacrum

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sarc/o

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flesh

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spin/o

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spine. backbone

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thel/o; theli/o

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nipple

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thorac/o

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chest

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trache/o

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trachea, windpipe

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umbilic/o

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navel, umbilicus

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ventr/o

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belly side of the body

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vertebr/o

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vertebra(e), backbone(s)

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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-ism

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process, condition

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-somes

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bodies

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-type

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picture, classification

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ana-

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up

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cata-

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down

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epi-

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above

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meta-

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change

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chromosomes

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rod-shaped structures in the nucleus that contain regions of DNA called genes

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mitochondria

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rod-shaped structures in the cytoplasm that provide the principle support of energy

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nucleus

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control center of the cell

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DNA

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chemical found within each chromosome

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endoplasmic reticulum

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network of canals within the cytoplasm of the cell

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cell membrane

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structure surrounding and protecting the cell

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catabolism

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process of breaking down complex nutrients into simpler substances

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anabolism

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process of building up large proteins from amino acids

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metabolism

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total of the chemical process in a cell

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cervical

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neck region (T1-T12)

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thoracic

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chest region (T1-T12)

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lumbar

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lower back (loin) region (L1-L5)

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sacral

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region of the sacrum ( S1-S5)

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coccygeal

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tailbone region

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frontal (coronal plane)

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vertical plane that divides the body into anterior and posterior portions

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transverse (axial) plane

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horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions

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sagittal (lateral) plane

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vertical plane that divides the body into right and left portions

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anterior

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front of the body

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posterior

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back of the body

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deep

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away from the surface of the body

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superficial

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on the surface of the body

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distal

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far from the point of attachment to the trunk or far from the beginning of a structure

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proximal

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near the point of attachment to the trunk or near the beginning of a structure

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inferior

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below another structure

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superior

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above another structure

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lateral

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pertaining to the side

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medial

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pertaining to the middle

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prone

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lying on the belly

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supine

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lying on the back

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pleura

A

membrane surrounding the lungs

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peritoneum

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membrane surrounding the abdominal viscera

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diaphragm

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muscular wall separating the thoracic and abdominal cavities

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thoracic cavity

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space between the lungs, containing the heart, windpipe, aorta

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vertebra

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disc

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pad of cartilage each backbone and the next

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abdominal

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abdomen is region below chest containing internal organs

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adipose

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pertaining to or full of fat

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cervical

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the neck of the uterus

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chondroma

A

benign cartilage tumor

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chondrosarcoma

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malignant tumor arises from a type of flesh or connective tissue

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coccygeal

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relating to the coccyx (tailbone)

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craniotomy

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surgical opening into the skull

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cytoplasm

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the material within a living cell, excluding the nucleus

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dorsal

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back portion of the body

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histology

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study of tissues

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iliac

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pertaining to the upper part of the hip bone

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karyotype

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number and visual appearance of the chromosomes in the cell nuclei of an organism or species

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lateral

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lumbosacral

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relating to or near the small of the back and the back part of the pelvis between the hips

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nucleic

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pertaining to the nucleus

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pelvic

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pertaining to the pelvis

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pharyngeal

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relating to the pharynx

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sarcoma

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cancer of the skin

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thoracotomy

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surgical procedure to gain access into the pleural space of the chest

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tracheal

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pertaining to the windpipe

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umbilical

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relating to the navel

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ventral

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belly side of the body

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visceral

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pertaining to the internal organs

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epinephrine

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hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, located above the kidneys

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hypochondriac region

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the two superolateral regions of the abdomen which lie on either side of the epigastric

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intervertebral

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in between the vertebrae

Lang. Of Med. (7 decks)

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