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Chapters 1-4 Flashcards

1
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dermat

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skin

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cutane

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skin

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nephr/o

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kidney

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ren

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kidney

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stomat

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mouth

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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immun/o

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immune, immunity

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oste/o

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bone

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-itis

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inflammation

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-oma

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tumor

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-logy

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the study of

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-dynia

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pain

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-pathy

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disease

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-clasis

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to break; surgical fracture

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-desis

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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-lysis

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separation; destruction; loosening

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-pexy

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fixation (of an organ)

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-stomy

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forming an opening (mouth)

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-gram

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record, writing

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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hernia, swelling

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-ectasis

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dilation, expansion

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gen

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forming, producing, origin

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-genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-osis

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abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)

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-penia

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decrease, deficiency

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-phobia

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fear

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-plegia

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parlysis

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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-rrhea

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discharge, flow

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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abnormal condition of hardening

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction, twitching

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-stenosis

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narrowing, stricture

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-toxic

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poison

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-ia, -ism

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condition

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-icle, -ole, -ule

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small, minute

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pre-

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before

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peri-

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around

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post-

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after

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endo-

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in, within

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intra-

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in, within

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epi-

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above, upon

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hypo-

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under, below; deficient

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infra-

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under, below

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sub-

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under, below

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inter-

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between

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retro-

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backward, behind

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bi-

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two

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dipl-, diplo-

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double

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hemi-

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one-half

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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mono-, uni-

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one

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multi-, poly-

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many, much

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quadri-

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four

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tri-

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three

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ab-

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from, away from

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ad-

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toward

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circum-, peri-

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around

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dia-, trans-

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through, across

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ecto-, exo-, extra-

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outside, outward

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para-

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near; beside; beyond

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super-

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upper; above

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supra-

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above; excessive; superior

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ultra-

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excess, beyond

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a-, an-

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without, not

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anti-, contra-

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against

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auto-

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self, own

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad; painful; difficult

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eu-

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good, normal

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hetero-

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different

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homo-, homeo-

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same

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tachy-

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rapid

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coronal (frontal) plane

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divides the body into an anterior and posterior section

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transverse (horizontal) plane

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divides the body into top and bottom sections

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midsagittal (median) plane

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divides the body into right and left halves

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abduction

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movement away from the midsagittal (median) plane of the body or one of its parts

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adduction

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movement toward the midsagittal (median) plane of the body

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medial

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pertaining to the midline of the body or structure

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lateral

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pertaining to a side

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superior

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toward the head or upper portion of a structure

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inferior

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away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure

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proximal

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nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body

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distal

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further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body

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anterior (ventral)

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front of the body

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posterior (dorsal)

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back of the body

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parietal

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pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

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visceral

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pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs

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prone

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lying on the abdomen, face down

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supine

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lying horizontally on the back, face up

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inversion

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turning inward or inside out

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eversion

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turning outward

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palmar

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pertaining to the palm of the hand

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plantar

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pertaining to the sole of the foot

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superficial

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toward the surface of the body (external)

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deep

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away from the surface of the body (internal)

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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kary/o, nucle/o

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nucleus

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anter/o

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anterior, front

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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dist/o

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far, farthest

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dors/o

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back (of the body)

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infer/o

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lower, below

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later/o

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side, to one side

127
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medi/o

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middle

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poster/o

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back (of the body), behind, posterior

129
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proxim/o

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near, nearest

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ventr/o

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belly, belly side

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albin/o, leuk/o

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white

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chrom/o

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color

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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o

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yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray; gray matter of the brain or spinal cord

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radi/o

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radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)

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tom/o

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to cut

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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Sx

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symptom, subjective indicator of disease

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Dx

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diagnosis, cause and nature of a disease

143
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Tx

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treatment

144
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Prognosis

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prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome

145
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homeostasis

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stable internal environment

146
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signs

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objective indicators that are observable

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adhesion

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abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally separated

148
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edema

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abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces as a result of systemic disease or failure of the lymphatic system to drain tissue fluid from the site

149
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febrile

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having or showing symptoms of a fever

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gangrene

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death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction or infection

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hernia

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protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it

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inflammation

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body defense marked by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

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mycosis

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fungal infection in or on the body

154
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perforation

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hole that completely penetrates a structure

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peritonitis

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inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that surrounds that abdominal cavity and covers its organs,, usually caused by bacteria or fungi

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rupture

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sudden breaking or bursting of a structure or organ

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septicemia

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severe bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood; also called sepsis or blood poisoning

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suppuration

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process of forming pus

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