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Intro to Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Root

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reveals central meaning, in most cases describes a part of the body

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Prefix

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comes at the beginning of the word and suggests information

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Suffix

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comes at the end of the word and adds information to the meaning of the word

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Arteria

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Artery

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bronch/o

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Bronchus

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Bursa

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Fluid filled sac

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Cardia/o

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Heart

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Cephale

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Head

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Cerebro

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Brain

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Chondros

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Cartilage

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Costa

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Ribs

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Crainio

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Skull

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Cryo

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Cold

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Cyan

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Blue

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Derm

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Skin

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Erythro

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Red

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Gastro

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Stomach

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Geri, Gernonto

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Aged

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Hemo, Hemato

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Blood

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Hep, Hepato

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Liver

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Kinesis

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Movement

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Leuko

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White

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Myo

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Muscle

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Necro

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Death

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Nephro

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Kidney

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Neur/o

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Nervous system

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Oculo

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Eyes

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Odonto

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Tooth

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Oste

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Bone

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Oto

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Ear

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Patho

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Disease

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Pecto

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Chest

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Pnuemon

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Lungs

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Psych/o

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Mind

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Rhin

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Nose

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Veno

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Vein

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A-/AN-

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Without/ Lack of

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Ab

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Away From

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Ad

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Toward or Near to

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Bi

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Two

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Brady

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Slow

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Circum

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Around

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Contra

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Against

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Di

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Two/ Twice/ Double

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Dys

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Difficult

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Ecto

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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

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Hemi

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Half

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Infra

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Inside, below, beneath

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Inter

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Between

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Iso

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Equal

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Macro

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Big

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Micro

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Small

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Meso

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Middle

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Meta

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Beyond

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Neo

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New

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Aligo

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A Few

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Pan

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All/ Everywhere

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Para

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Alongside

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Peri

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Around

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Poly

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Many

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Quadri

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Four

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Semi

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Half

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Sub

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Below/ Less

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Supra

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Above

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Tachy

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Rapid/ Fast

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Tri

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Three

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Uni

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One

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-Algia/-Dynia

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Pain

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-Cele

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Protrusion

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-Centesis

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Surgical Puncture

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-Cyte

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Cell

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-Ectomy

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Surgical Removal

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-Emesis

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Vomiting

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-Emia

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Blood

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-Graph

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Written or Record

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-Itis

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Inflammation

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-Logy

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Study of

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-Logist

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Specialist

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-Lysis

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Breakdown/ Disintegration

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Malacia

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Softening

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-Megaly

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Enlargement

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-Mnesia

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Memory

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-Motor

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Movement

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-Oma

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Tumor

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-Osis

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Abnormal Condition

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-Pathy

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Disease

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-Plegia

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Paralysis

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-Phobia

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Fear

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-Pnea

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Breathing

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-Porosis

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Porous

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-Rrhea

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Discharge

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-Sclerosis

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Hardness

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-Scope

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An instrument to view

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-Spasm

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Muscular contraction

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-Stenosis

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Narrowing

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-Stomy

A

Permanent opening

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-Tomy

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Incision

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-Trophy

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Development

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-Uria

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Condition of urine

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Anterior (Ventral)

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Front view (face, chest, belly button, toes)

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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Back view (spine, back of heel, butt)

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Proximal

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Closer to

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Distal

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Furthest away from

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Medial

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Closest to midline

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Lateral

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Furthest from the midline

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Superior

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Closest to the head

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Inferior

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Closest to the feet

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Medial/Lateral position

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Position: pinky medial, thumb lateral, palms facing forward

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Supine

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Lying on back (face up)

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Prone

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Lying on stomach (face down)

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Ventral (Anterior)

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Front

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Sagittal plane

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Divides body right and left

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Coronal plane

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Divides into anterior-posterior halves

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Transverse

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Superior inferior paths

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Flexion

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BENDING MOVEMENT around a joint in a limb DECREASES THE ANGLE between the bones of the limb at the joint.

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Extension

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UNBENDING MOVEMENT around a joint in a limb that INCREASES THE ANGLE between the bones of the limb at the joint

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Supination

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Palms up

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Pronation

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Palms down

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Inversion

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Toes go in (towards the midline)

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Eversion

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Toes go out (Away from midline)

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Dorsiflexion

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Pointing toes towards body

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Plantar flexion

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Pointing toes to the plants

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline

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Adduction

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Towards midline

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Internal rotation

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Towards the body (the way the bone is moving)

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External Rotation

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Away from the body (the way the bone is moving)

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