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Chapter 2: Body Structure Flashcards

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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caud/o

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tail

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back of body

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side, to one side

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medi/o

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middle (CF)

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poster/o

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posterior, back of body, behind

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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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super/o

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upper, above (CF)

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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-ad

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towards

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-lysis

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separation, destruction, loosening

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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cephal/o

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head

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cervic/o

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neck; cervix uteri

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crani/o

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cranium (skull)

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gastr/o

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stomach

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ili/o

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ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone)

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inguin/o

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groin

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lumb/o

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lower back

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pelv/i*

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pelvis

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spin/o

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spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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umbilic/o

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umbilicus, navel

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cutane/o

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skin

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fluor/o

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luminous, fluorescence

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (bone)

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, ,-iac, -ic, -ior

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pertaining to

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-toxic

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poison

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-verse

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turning

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endo-

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in, within

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epi-

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above, upon

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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medi-

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middle (prefix)

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super-

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upper, above (prefix)

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trans-

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through, across

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AP

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anteroposterior

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Bx

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biopsy

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LAT

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lateral

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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PA

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posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; physician assitant

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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CT

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computed tomography

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CXR

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chest x-ray, chest radiograph

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MRI

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magnetic resonance imaging

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PET

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positron emission tomography

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US

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ultrasound, ultrasonography

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SPECT

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single-photon emission computed tomography

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cartilage

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chondr/o

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cell

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cyt/o

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tissue

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hist/o

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nucleus

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nucle/o

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anterior, front

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anter/o

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tail

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caud/o

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far, farthest

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dist/o

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back of body

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dors/o

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lower, below

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infer/o

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side, to one side

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later/o

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middle (CF)

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medi/o

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posterior, back of body, behind

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poster/o

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near, nearest

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proxim/o

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upper, above (CF)

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super/o

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belly, belly side

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ventr/o

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towards

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-ad

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specialist in the study of

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-logist

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study of

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-logy

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separation, destruction, loosening

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-lysis

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abdomen

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abdomin/o

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head

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cephal/o

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neck; cervix uteri

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cervic/o

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cranium (skull)

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crani/o

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stomach

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gastr/o

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ilium (lateral flaring portion of hip bone)

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ili/o

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groin

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inguin/o

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lower back

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lumb/o

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pelvis

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pelv/i*

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spine

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spin/o

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chest

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thorac/o

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umbilicus, navel

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umbilic/o

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skin

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cutane/o

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luminous, fluorescence

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fluor/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (bone)

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radi/o

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pertaining to

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ous, ,-iac, -ic, -ior

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process of recording

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-graphy

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instrument for measuring

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-meter

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visual examination

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-scopy

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poison

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-toxic

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turning

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-verse

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in, within

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endo-

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above, upon

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epi-

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under, below, deficient

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hypo-

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middle (prefix)

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medi-

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upper, above (prefix)

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super-

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through, across

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trans-

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anteroposterior

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AP

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biopsy

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Bx

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lateral

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LAT

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left lower quadrant

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LLQ

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left upper quadrant

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LUQ

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posteroanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; physician assitant

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PA

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right lower quadrant

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RLQ

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right upper quadrant

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RUQ

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computed tomography

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CT

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chest x-ray, chest radiograph

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CXR

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magnetic resonance imaging

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MRI

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positron emission tomography

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PET

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ultrasound, ultrasonography

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US

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single-photon emission computed tomography

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SPECT

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