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Chapter 5 - Numbers, Positions, and Directions Flashcards

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Uni- (mono-)

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One

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Bi- (diplo-)

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Two (double), twice

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Gemin-

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Double, pair

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Tri-

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Three

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Quadri-

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Four

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Tetra-

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Four

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Quint-

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Five

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Sexti-

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Six

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Septi-

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Seven

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Octa- (octo-)

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Eight

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Nona-

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Nine

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Deca-

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Ten

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Multi-

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Many (more than one)

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Primi-

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First

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Semi-

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Half (partially)

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Hemi-

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Half, also one-sided

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Ambi-

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Both or both sides

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Null-

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None

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Pan-

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All

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Circum-

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Around

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Contra-

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Opposition, against

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De-

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Down, away from

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Ecto-

exo-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Upon, over

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Extra-

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Outside

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Infra- (sub)

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Below, under

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Intra-

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Inside

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Ipsi- (iso)

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Same (equal)

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Ir-

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Into, toward

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Meso-

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Middle, pertaining to mesentery

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Meta- (supra)

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After, beyond, over; change or transformation; following in a series

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Para-

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Near, beside

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Peri-

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Around, surrounding

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Retro-

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Behind, backward

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Sub-

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Under, near

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Trans-

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Across, through

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Anterior

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Situated at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterior

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Posterior

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Directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head, or the head end of the body

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Caudal

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Situated toward the tail (coccygeal area)

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Decubitus

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The act of lying down; the position assumed in lying down

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Eversion

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A turning inside out; a turning outward

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Extension

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The movement bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition

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Flexion

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The act of bending or the condition of being bent

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Fowler’s

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The head of the patient’s bed is raided 18-20 inches above level

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Internal

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Situated or occuring within or on the inside

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External

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Situated or occuring on the outside

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Knee-chest

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The patient rests on his or her knees and chest. the head is turned to one side, and the arms are extended on the bed, the elbows felxed and resting so that they partially bear the weight of the patient

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Lateral

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Midline of the body; pertaining to the side

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Bilateral

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Having two sides; pertaining to both sides

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Lithotomy

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Position in which the patient lies on his or her back, legs flexed on thighs, thighs flexed on the abdomen and abducted

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Medial

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Situated toward the midline

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Oblique

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Slanting; incline

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Peripheral

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An outward structure or surface; the portion of a system outside the central region

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Proximal

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Toward the center or median line; the point of attachment or origin

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Distal

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Remote; farther from any point of reference

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Quadrant

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One of four corresponding parts, or quarters, as of the surface of the abdomen or the field of vision

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Recumbent

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Lying down

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Rotation

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The process of turning around an axis

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Sims’

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The paitent lies on his or her left side and chest, the right knee and thigh drawn up, the left arm along the back

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Sinistro

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Left; left side

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Dextro

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Right; right side

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Superior

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Situated above, or directed upward

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Inferior

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Situated below, or directed downward

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Supine

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Lying with the face upward or on the dorsal surface

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Supination

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The act of placing or lying on the back

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Prone

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Lying face downward or on the ventral surface

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Pronation

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The act of assuming the prone position

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Trans

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Through; across; beyond

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Trendelenburg’s

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The patient is supine on a surface inclined 45 degrees, the head lower than the legs

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Upright

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Perpendicular; vertical; erect in carriage or posture

Med Term (18 decks)

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