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Brady

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Greek for “slow”

‘bradycardia’ - slow heart rate

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Root Words

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Terms that are used to describe or refer to an anatomical system or location.

Possibly used to “descriptors”

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Hemat-

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Pertains to blood

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Cyano

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Greek for “Blue”

‘cyanosis’ - blue skin

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Gyn-

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Woman

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Hemi-

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Half

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  • Gram

- Graph

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Recording or tracing

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Glosso-

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Referring to the tongue

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Gastro-

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Pertaining to the stomach

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Exo-

Extra-

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Outside

exoskeleton

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Ex-

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Out/Away

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Eryth-

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Red/Reddening

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Enter-

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Referring to the intestines

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Endo-

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Within or Inside

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Hepat-

Hepatic-

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Pertaining to the liver

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Hist-

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Tissue

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Hydro-

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Water

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Hyper-

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High

Above Normal

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Hypo-

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Low

Below Normal

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Infra-

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Below

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Infer-

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In between

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Intra-

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Within

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-Ism

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Condition or Disease

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-Itis

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Inflammation

Bronchitis

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Lacrim-

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Tear (tear drops)

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Laryngeal-

Laryngo-

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Referring to the larynx (voice box)

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Larynx

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Commonly called the voice box. Involved in breathing, sound production, and protecting the trachea against food aspiration (breathing in food/water)

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Lateral-

Latero-

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To the side

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Leuko-

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White

Leukocytes - White blood cells

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-Lysis

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Destruction, breaking down, decomposition

electrolysis

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Macro-

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Big

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-Megaly

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Enlargement

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Meta-

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After

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Micro-

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Small

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Morph-

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Shape

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Myo-

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Muscle

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Naso-

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Referring to the nose.

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Neo-

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New

neonate

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Neuro-

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Referring to nerves.

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Olig-

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Little or few

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-Osis

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Disease or Condition

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Para-

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With/ Next to

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-Paresis

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Suffix meaning “incomplete or partial paralysis”

Numbness

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Patho-

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Pre-fix meaning Disease

“Negative condition”

(pathogen)

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Per-

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Passing through

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Peri-

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Around (near)

Perimeter

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Pharyng-

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Pertaining to the throat.

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Photo-

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Pertaining to Light

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-Plegia

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Paralysis - Defined as complete loss of strength in an affected limb or muscle group.

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Pleuro-

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Referring to the ribs. (sides)

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Pneumo-

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Referring to the lungs

pneumonia

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Poly-

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Many

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Post-

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After

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Pre-

Pro-

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Before

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Psuedo-

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False

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Pyro-

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Fever

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Retro-

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Behind

in retrospect

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Sclero-

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Hardening

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Semi-

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Partially

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-Stasis

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Stoppage

Stable State

Preventing Increase or Multiplication

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-Staxis

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Leak or Drip

Oozing of blood

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-Stomy

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Creation of an opening

Surgical Opening

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Sub

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Beneath

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Super-

Supra-

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Above

opposite of infra-

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Tachy-

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Fast

tachycardia - fast heart rate

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Therm-

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Heat

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Thoracic-

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referring to the Chest (thorax)

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Ultra-

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Excessive/beyond

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Uni-

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One

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A-

An-

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Absent/Without

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Abdomino-

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Referring to the abdomen

abdominal

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Ab-

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Away

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Ad-

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Toward

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-Algia

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Pain

Painful condition

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Amnio-

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Pertaining to the womb

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Angio-

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Blood Vessels

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Ante-

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In front of

Before

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Anti-

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Against

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Arterio-

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Pertaining to an artery

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Bi-

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Double

Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch-

Bronchial-

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Pertaining to the Lungs / Bronchial Tubes

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Carcin-

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Pertaining to cancer

carcinogen

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Cardio-

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Referring to the heart

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Cephalo-

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Referring to the head

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Cerebro-

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Referring to the brain

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Cervic-

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Referring to the neck

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Cholecyst-

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Pertaining to the gall bladder

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Circum-

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Surrounding

circumference

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Co-

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With
Together

(co-founder)

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Cyst-

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Referring to the bladder

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-Crine

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referring to secretion

hormones directly into the bloodstream

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Cutan-

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Skin

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Cyte-

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Cell

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Derm-

Dermal

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Pertaining to skin

dermatologist

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Di-

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Double

Two

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Digit-

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Finger or toe

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Dorso-

Dorsal

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Referring to back

dorsal fin

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Dys-

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Difficult

Diseased/Abnormal

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-Emesis

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Vomit

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Arterio-

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Artery

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hemat-

Sanguin-

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Blood

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Vascul-

Encephal-

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Brain

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Oculo-

Ophthalm-

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Eye

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Nephro-

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Kidney

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Umbilic-

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Belly Button

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Cranio-

Cranial-

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Skull

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Hyster-

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Uterus

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Phleb-

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Vein

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Mal-

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Bad

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Mega-

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Big

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Melano-

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Black

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Steno-

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Narrow

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Erythro-

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Red

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Medi-

Medial-

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Middle

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Diplo-

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Double

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Nephro-

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Relating to the Kidneys

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-Enteralgia

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Pain in the stomach/intestines

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Epi-

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On

Above

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-Sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of body tissue

Excessive resistance to change

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Anatomical Position

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A person standing, facing toward you with arms out to the side and palms toward you.

(All descriptions refer to the body in this position)

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Left vs Right.

When referencing a patient

A

Left and Right are always the PATIENTS Left and Right.

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Sagittal Plane

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Left and Right half of a body

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Coronal Plane

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Front and Back half of a body

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Plane

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Straight line or flat surface that divides something into sections.

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Transverse Plane

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Top and Bottom half of a body.

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Midline

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Imaginary line drawn from the top of the head to the bottom of the feet, centered on the nose and belly button.

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Medial

A

Something that is closer to the midline

the laceration may be located on the medial aspect of the left thigh

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Lateral

A

Something that is farther from the midline.

a bruise may be on the lateral aspect of the right upper arm

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Bilateral

A

Both Sides

-Both legs broken = “bilateral lower leg fractures”

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Midaxillary line

A

Vertical Line down the side of the body diving it into front and back sections. Runs from the arm pit to the ankle bone.

Front - anterior
Rear - posterior

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Anterior

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Front half of the body

-ventral

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Posterior

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Rear half of the body

-dorsal

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Midclavicular Line

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Anterior surface of the body, runs from the clavicle (collar bone) through the nipple.

One on each side

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Clavicle

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Collar bone

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Plantar

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Sole of the foot

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Palmar

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Palm of the hand

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Cephalic

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refers to the head

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Superior Location

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Up

Ribs are superior to the belly button

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Inferior Location

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Down

eyes are inferior to the forehead

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Proximal Distance

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Closer to the ‘body’ (heart/torso)

The knee is proximal to the ankle - closer to the torso

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Distal Distance

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Farther away from the body (heart/torso)

The knee is distal to the hip - farther from the torso

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Supine

A

Lying on the back

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Prone

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Lying on the stomach

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Lateral Recumbent Position

A

patient is lying on their side

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Fowlers Position

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Sitting

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Semi-Fowlers Position

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Semi-Sitting

45-60* angle

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Trendelenburg Position

A

Pt is lying completely flat with the head lower than the feet

(on a backboard)

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Shock Position

A

Pt is lying on their back with with feet elevated 12-18 inches

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CPR

A

Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation

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ECG

A

Electrocardiogram

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HTN

A

Hypertension

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Fx

A

Fracture

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Hx

A

History

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  • Cavity including the Heart, Lungs and major blood vessels

- Great Vessels

A

Thoracic Cavity

Aorta and Venae Cavae

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Cavity including the stomach, intestines, gall bladder, appendix and other organs.

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Abdominal Cavity

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