Jargon Flashcards

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Mono- uni-

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One

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Bi-

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Two

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Tri-

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Three

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Ab-

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Away from

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Ad-

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Towards

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Exo- or Ecto-

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Outside

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Endo-

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Inside

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Epi-

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Upon

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Anterior or ventral

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At or near the front surface of the body

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Posterior or dorsal

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At or near the rear surface of the body

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Superior

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Above

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Inferior

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Below

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Lateral

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Side

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Distal

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Farthest from the center

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Proximal

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Nearest to the center

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Abdominal

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Abdomen

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Buccal

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Cheek

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Cranial

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Skull

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Digital

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Fingers & toes

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Femoral

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Thigh

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Gluteal

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Buttock

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Hallux

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Great toe

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Inguinal

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Groin

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Lumbar

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Loin. Lowest part of the spine below false ribs and between the hips

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Mammory

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Breast

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Nasal

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Nose

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Occipital

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Back of head

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Pectoral / thoracis

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Chest

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Sternal

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Breastbone

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Umbilical

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Naval

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Ventral

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Belly

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Ambi-

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Both

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Dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult

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Eu-

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Good, normal

35
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Homo-

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Same

36
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Iso-

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Equal, same

37
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Mal-

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Bad, poor

38
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-algia

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Pain

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-emia

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Blood

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-lysis

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Destruction, break down

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-oid

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Like. An incomplete or imperfect resemblance to what is indicated by the preceding element.

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-opathy

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Disease of

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-pnea

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Breathing

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-centesis

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Puncture a cavity to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal or exision

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-ostomy

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Cutting into, incision

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-orrhaphy

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Surgical repair or suture

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-opexy

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Surgical fixation

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-oplasty

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Surgical repair

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-otripsy

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Crushing or destroying