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Chapter 7 Medical Terminology: Vital Vocabulary Flashcards

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1
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Movement of a limb away from the midline

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abduction

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Movement of a limb away from the midline

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abduction

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Movement of a limb toward the midline

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adduction

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The position of reference, in which the patient stands facing you, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands facing forward.

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anatomic position

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the anatomic position.

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anterior

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The axis that runs perpendicular to the coronal plane

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anteroposterior axis

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Pairs of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have opposite meanings.

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antonyms

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure

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apex (plural apices or apexes)

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In anatomy, a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline.

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bilateral

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A word root followed by a vowel

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combining form

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The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and a prefix or suffix

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combining vowel

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A word containing more than one word root

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compound word

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On the opposite side of the body

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contralateral

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An imaginary plane in which the body is cut into front and back portions

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coronal plane

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The product of slicing an object crosswise, perpendicular to its long axis

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cross section

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Farther inside the body and away from the skin

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deep

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Farther from the trunk and nearer to the free end of the extremity

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distal

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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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dorsal

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The name of a disease, device, procedure, or drug that is based on the person who invented, discovered, or first described it.

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eponym

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The straightening of a joint

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extension

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Rotating an extremity at its joint away from the midline

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external rotation

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The bending of a joint

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flexion

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A sitting position, with the head elevated at a 90 degree angle (sitting straight upright)

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Fowler position

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Words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings

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homonyms

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The axis that runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane; also called the mediolateral axis

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horizontal axis

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Maximum extension or extension beyond the normal range of motion

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hyperextension

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Maximum flexion or flexion beyond the normal range of motion

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hyperflexion

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Below or closer to the feet

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inferior

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Rotating the anterior surface of an extremity toward the midline

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internal rotation

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On the same side of the body

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ipsilateral

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Movement of a limb toward the midline

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adduction

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The position of reference, in which the patient stands facing you, arms at the side, with the palms of the hands facing forward.

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anatomic position

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The front surface of the body; the side facing you in the anatomic position

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anterior

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The axis that runs perpendicular to the coronal plane

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anteroposterior axis

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Pairs of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have opposite meanings

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antonyms

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The pointed extremity of a conical structure

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apex (plural apices or apexes)

37
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In anatomy, a body part or condition that appears on both sides of the midline

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bilateral

38
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A word root followed by a vowel

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combining form

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The vowel used to combine two word roots or a word root and a prefix or suffix

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combining vowel

40
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A word containing more than one word root

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compound word

41
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On the opposite side of the body

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contralateral

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An imaginary plane in which the body is cut into front and back portions

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coronal plane

43
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The product of slicing an object crosswise, perpendicular to its long axis

A

cross section

44
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Farther inside the body and away from the skin

A

deep

45
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Farther from the trunk and nearer to the free end of the extremity

A

distal

46
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The posterior surface of the body, including the back of the hand

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dorsal

47
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The name of a disease, device, procedure, or drug that is based on the person person who invented, discovered, or first described it.

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eponym

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The straightening of a joint

A

extension

49
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Rotating an extremity at its joint away from the midline

A

external rotation

50
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The bending of a joint

A

flexion

51
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A sitting position, with the head elevated at a 90 degree angle (sitting straight upright)

A

Fowler position

52
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Words that sound alike but are spelled differently and have different meanings

A

homonyms

53
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The axis that runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane; also called the mediolateral axis

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horizontal axis

54
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Maximum extension or extension beyond the normal range of motion

A

hyperextension

55
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Maximum flexion or flexion beyond the normal range of motion

A

hyperflexion

56
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Below or closer to the feet

A

inferior

57
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Rotating the anterior surface of an extremity toward the midline

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internal rotation

58
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On the same side of the body

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ipsilateral

59
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In anatomy, parts of the body that lie farther from the midline

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lateral

60
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The axis that runs perpendicular to the transverse plane

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longitudinal axis

61
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The view of an object cut along its long axis

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longitudinal section

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Closer to the midline

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medial

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An imaginary vertical line drawn from the middle of the forehead through the nose and the umbilicus (navel) to the floor.

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midsagittal plane (midline)

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The forward-facing part of the hand in the anatomic position

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palmar

65
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The sole or bottom surface of the foot

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plantar

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In anatomy, the back surface of the body; the side away from you in the standard anatomic position

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posterior

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Part of a term that appears before a word root, changing the meaning of the term

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prefix

68
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Turning the palms downward (toward the ground)

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pronation

69
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Lying flat, face down

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prone

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Closer to the trunk

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proximal

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The four sections of the abdominal cavity shown by two imaginary lines intersecting at the umbilicus, dividing the abdomen into four equal areas

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quadrants

72
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The full distance that a joint can be moved

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range of motion

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A plane of the body that passes vertically from front to back, dividing the body into left and right portions

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sagittal (lateral) plane

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The part of a term that comes after the word root, at the end of the term

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suffix

75
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Closer to or on the surface of the skin

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superficial

76
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Above or closer to the head

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superior

77
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Turning the palms upward (toward the sky)

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supination

78
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Lying face up

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supine

79
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Pairs of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have the same or almost the same meaning

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synonyms

80
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Superficial landmarks of the body that serve as guides to the structures that lie beneath them

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topographic anatomy

81
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An imaginary plane passing horizontally through the body at the waist, dividing it into top and bottom halves

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transverse (axial) plane

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Occurring or appearing on only one side of the body

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unilateral

83
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The anterior surface of the body

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ventral

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The foundation of a word; establishes the basic meaning of a word

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word root

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