Med Term 06/26/17 Flashcards

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1
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Inferior

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(Below) away from the head, Caudal

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Superior

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(Above) toward the head, Cranial

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Lateral

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Away from the midline of the body.

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Medial

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Nearest to midline or inner side of.

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5
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Bilateral

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Both sides

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Caudal

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Tail, L4, L5 (Nerve Bundles)

Ex: caudalakeal

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Ventral

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Frontal

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Cephalic

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Pertaining to the head

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Somatic

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Pertaining to the body

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10
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Cytoplasm

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Cell substance around the nucleus membrane.

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Systemic

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Pertaining to a body system

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12
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Visceral

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Pertaining to the internal organs

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13
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Cytogenetic

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Pertaining to producing cells.

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14
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Distal

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Away from the point of attachment.

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15
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Fowlers

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A position of sitting straight up 90 degrees

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16
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Prone

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Laying on your stomach W/Face Down

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17
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Supine

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Laying on your back (spine) facing up.

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18
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Sims

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Lateral, On your side, W/ Right Knee hyperextended to the chest.

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19
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Trendelenburg

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Feet above your head on the med table. Con la cabeza abajo y pies arriba.

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20
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Lithotomy

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Laying on back W/Butt on the edge of table, Feet in stir ups

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Recumbent

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Laying on back in Supine position, Knees Up.

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Umbilical

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Belly button, starting point

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Iliac

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Pertaining to the bones on the hip

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Lumbar

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Part of the spine, Lower Back

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Epigastric

A

Pertaining to Above the stomach.

26
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Hypogastric

A

Pertaining to below the stomach

27
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Frontal

A

Seperate Front and Back

Divides body into Anterior & Posterior halfs

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Parasagittal

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Around the the midline or close

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Transverse

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Seperating top from bottom.

Divides body into superior and posterior

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Midsagittal

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Seperates left from right. From the midline equally.

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Sagittal

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Seperating left from right

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Coronal

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Largest part of the head, where the crown sits.

33
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Quadriplegic

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All 4 Extremities Paralyzed

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Hemiplegic

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Paralyzed one side or other

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Paraplegic

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Paralyzed below the waist. From waist down.

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Aden/o

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Gland

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My/o

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Muscle

38
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Lip/o

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Fat

39
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-ad

A

To come back to, towards

40
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-ab

A

To take away

41
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Onc/o

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Tumor

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Path/o

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Disease

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Cyan/o

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Blue

44
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-megaly

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Enlargement

45
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-pathy

A

Disease

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Hypo

A

Below, low (decrease)

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Hyper

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Above (increase)

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Neo

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New

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Eti/o

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Cause or Origin

50
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-genic

A

To produce

51
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Dors/o

A

Backside

52
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Poster/o

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Back or Behind

53
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AP( Anterio Posterior )

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Looking through the stomach toward the back. De frente hacia atrás.

54
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PA ( Postero Anterior )

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Start from Back looking through the stomach.

De atrás hacia enfrente.