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Abudction

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Draws away from the midline

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Adduction

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Draws toward the midline

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Ambulatory

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Able to move about not confined to a bed

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Anatomical position

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To stand erect with arms at the sides and palms of the hands turned forward

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Anterior

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situated in front of or directed towards the front

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Anterior

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Situation in front of or directed twoard the front

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Articulation

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Connection between bones;joint

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Axilla

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Armpit

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Caudal

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Toward the feet

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Cephalad

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Towards the head

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Cervical

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pertaining to the neck or to the cervix of the uterus

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Deep

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Farther from the surface

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Diffuse

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spread out over a wide area

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Distal

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Farther from the limb root

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Dorsiflexion

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Backward flexion, as in bending backward either a hand or foot

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Everted

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Turned outward

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Extension

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Straightening out

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External

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Outside

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Flexion

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-Bending or angulation

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Frontal/coronal plane

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Divides body into anterior and posterior parts

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Inferior

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Lower,farther from crown

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Internal

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Inside

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Inverted

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Turned inward

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Lateral

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Farther from the midline

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Levator

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That which raises

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Medial

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Nearer to the midline

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Midline

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Divides body into left and right

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Palmer or Volar

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Palm side of hand or body

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Plantar

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Sole of foot

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Posterior or Dorsal

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Rear or back

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Pronator

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That which turns palm of hand downward

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Prone

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Body position lying face down with forearms and hands turned palm side down

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Proximal

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Nearer to limb root

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Radial aspect

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Pertaining to the radial(lateral)side of the arm

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Superficial

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Nearer to the surface

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Superior

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Upper,nearer to crown of head

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Supinator

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That which turns palm of hand upward

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Supine

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Body position lying face up

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Transverse plane

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Right angles to long axis;divides the body into upper and lower parts

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Ulnar aspect

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Pertaining to the ulnar(medial) side of the arm

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afebrile

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without fever

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alert

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looking around,awake ,attentive

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Body Habitus

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The state of the patient’s body ,often referring to obesity

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Cachectic

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Extremely skinny , bony , malnourished

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Combative

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Aggressively uncooperative

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Constitutional

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The general appearance and nature of a patient

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Dehydrated

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General appearance of lacking water;dry lips ,dry mucosa

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Distress

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A patient’s inability to tolerate their body-state ,due to pain or respiratory failure

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Elderly

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Appearing old

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Emaciated

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Extremely thin and malnourished, wasting

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Febrile

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Elevated body temperature,fever,indicative of infection

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Ill appearing

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Not appearing healthy

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Inconsolable

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when an infant or baby cannot be made to stop crying

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Malaise

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Generalized feeling of discomfort or lack of well being

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Malnourished

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Poor nutritional state

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Morbidly Obese

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Extremely overweight

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Non-toxic

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Appearing stable and at no risk of deterioration

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Somnolent

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Appearing drowsy

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Tearful

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The state of crying ,or being about to cry

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Uncooperative

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Does not follow commands or go along with physician requests

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Unkempt

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Poor self hygiene

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Well developed

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Normal state of mental and body development

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