Chapter 5- Medical Terminology Flashcards by Jae Mason

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peri-

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around

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epi-

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above, through, beyond

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supra-

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above, over

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retro-

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behind

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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ipsi-

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same

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semi-

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half, partial

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hemi

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half, one-sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all, entire

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superior

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nearer to the head

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lateral

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farther from the midline

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inferior

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nearer to the feet

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medial

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closer to the midline

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proximal

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closer to the trunk of a limb

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distal

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farther from the trunk of the limb

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superficial

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closer to or on the skin

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ventral

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belly side of the body

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anterior

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front surface of body

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dorsal

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spinal side of body

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posterior

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back side of the body

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palmar

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front region of hand

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plantar

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bottom of foot

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flexion

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bending of joint

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adduction

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motion toward the midline

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abduction

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motion away from the midline

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Fowler position

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sitting upright

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semi-fowler position

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sitting at a 45 degree angle

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-ia

A

condition of

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nephr-

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kidney

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-pathy

A

disease

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-alges

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pain

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brady-

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slow

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supra-

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above, upper

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tachy-

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fast

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-centesis

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puncturing an organ or body cavity

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-emia

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pertaining to presence of a substance in blood

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lysis

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decline, disintegration, destruction

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-megaly

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enlargement of

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-phagia

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pertaining to eating or swallowing

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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pertaining to breathing