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un

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one

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dipl

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double

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null

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none

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primi

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first

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multi

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many

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bi

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two

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tri

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three

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quad

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tetra

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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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octo or octi

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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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semi

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half; part

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hemi

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half

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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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cyan-o

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blue

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leuk-o

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white

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erythr-o

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red

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cirrh-o

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yellow-orange

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melan-o

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black

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poli-o

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gray

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alb

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white

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chlor-o

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green

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brachi-o

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arm

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cardi-o

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heart

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carp-o

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wrist

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cephal-o

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head

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cervic-o

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neck

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encephal-o

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brain

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faci-o

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face

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gloss-o

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tongue

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nas-o

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nose

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ot-o

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ear

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pil-o

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hair

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steth-o

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chest

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thorac-o

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chest, thorax

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thyr-o

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thyroid gland

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trache-o

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trachea

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ureter-o

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ureter

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vas-o

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vessel

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vesic-o

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bladder, blister

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viscer-o

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viscera

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topographic anatomy

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superficial landmarks on the body to serve as guides for structures beneath them

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anatomic position

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standing face foward, arms at the side, palms facing foward

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coronal plane

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dividing the body vertically into the anterior and posterior sections

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transverse (axial) plane

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dividing the body horizontally into the superior and inferior sections

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sagittal (lateral) plane

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dividing the body vertically into left and right sections

  • not necessarily equal sections
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midsagittal plane

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divides the body into equal left and right sections

  • divided at the midline
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anteroposterior axis

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runs perpendicular to the coronal plane

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longitudinal axis

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runs perpendicular to the transverse plane

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horizontal axis (mediolateral)

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runs perpendicular to the sagittal plane

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cross section

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slicing an object horizontally

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longitudinal section

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slicing an object vertically or on its long axis

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abdominal

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abdomen

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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between the shoulder and elbow

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buccal

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cheek

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cardiac

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heart

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cervical

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neck

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cranial

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skull

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cutaneous

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skin

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deltoid

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shoulder

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femoral

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femur

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gastric

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stomach

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gluteal

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butt

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hepatic

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liver

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inguinal

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groin

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lumbar

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lower back or loin

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mammary

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breast

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nasal

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nose

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occipital

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posterior portion of the skull

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orbital

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eye bones

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pectoral

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chest muscle

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perineal

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around, pertaining to

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plantar

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sole of the foot

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popliteal

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posterior knee

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pulmonary

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lungs

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renal

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kidney

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sacral

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lowest portion of the spine

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temporal

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temples

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umbilical

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navel

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volar

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palm of the hand or sole of the foot

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superior

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portion above something or portion closest to the head

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inferior

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portion below something or portion closest to the feet

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lateral

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farther from the midline (outer)

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medial

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closer to the midline (inner)

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proximal

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structures closer to the body

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distal

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structures farther from the body

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superficial

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closer to the surface

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deep

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farther inside the body

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anterior (ventral)

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front

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posterior (dorsal)

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back

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palmar

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front region of the hand (palm)

  • volar surface
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plantar

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bottom of the foot

  • volar surface
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apex

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tip of a structure

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range of motion

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the full distance that a joint can be moved

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flexion

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movement of a distal point of an extremity to the trunk

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dorsiflexion

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foot moves upwards

  • shin flexion
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plantar flexion

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foot moves down

  • tip toes
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extension

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return of a body part from a flexed position

  • in the anatomic positions, all extremities are in extension
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abduction

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movement away from the body

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adduction

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movement towards the body

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hyperflexion

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flexed beyond normal range of motion

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hyperextension

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extended beyond the normal range of motion

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supination

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facing up

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protination

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face down

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internal rotation

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turning the anterior portion of an extremity towards the midline

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external rotation

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turning the anterior portion of an extremity away from the midline

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bilateral

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both sides

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unilateral

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one side

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ipsilateral

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same side of the body

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contralateral

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opposite side of the body

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4 body quadrants

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  • RUQ
  • RLQ
  • LUQ
  • LLQ
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9 body quadrants

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  1. right hypochondriac region
  2. epigastric region
  3. left hypochondriac region
  4. right lumbar region
  5. periumbilical region
  6. left lumbar region
  7. right iliac region
  8. hypogastric region
  9. left iliac region
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de

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down from, away

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circum

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around

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peri

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around

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trans

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across

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epi

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above, upon, on

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supra

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above, upper

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retro

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behind

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sub

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under, below

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infra

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under, below

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para

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near, next to, beyond, apart from

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contra

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against, opposite

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ecto

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out, outside

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endo

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within

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extra

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outside, in addition to

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intra

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inside, within

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ipsi

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same

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inter

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between

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Fowler position

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back at 90°, sitting up straight, with knees bent or straight

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Semi Fowler position

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back at 45°, with knees bent or straight

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recovery position (left lateral recumbent)

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laying on the left side, top foot is bent over the patient’ s body towards the floor

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eponym

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name of a disease, device, procedure, or drug based on the person who discovered it

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antonym

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pair of words with opposing meanings

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synonyms

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pair of words that have similar meaning

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homonyms

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pair of words that have almost identical pronunciation but mean different things

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amp

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ampule

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caps

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capsule

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elix

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elixir

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gtt

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drops

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HHN

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handheld nebulizer

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IC

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intracardiac

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IVP

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intravenous push

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IVPB

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intravenous piggyback

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KO

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keep open

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KVO

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keep vein open

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LR

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lactated ringer (solution)

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max

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maximum

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MDI

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metered-dose inhaler

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mEa

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milliequivalents

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MS or MSO4

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morphine sulfate

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pr

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per rectus (by rectum)

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RL

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ringer lactate (solution)

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SVN

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small volume nebulizer

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tid

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ter in die (three times a day)

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TKO

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to keep open

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it dict

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ut dictum (as directed)

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