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Med Term Flashcards

1
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arthro

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joint

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broncho

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bronchus

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cardio

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heart

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derm

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skin

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geront

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aged

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hemo, hemato

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blood

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hepo, hepato

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liver

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neuro

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nerve cell/nervous system

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osteo

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bone

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path/o

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disease

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psych/o

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mind

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-algia

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pain

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13
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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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15
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-ectomy

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removal

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-graph

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to write, record

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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path/y

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disease

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21
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-scope

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an instrument to view

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-cele

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protrusion, hernia

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis, -ectasia

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expansion or dilation

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-emia

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blood

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-iasis

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presence of/formation

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-ism

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a condition, process, or state of

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-malacia

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softening

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-osis

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abnormal conditon

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-penia

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reduction of size or quantity

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31
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-plegia

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paralysis

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-pnea

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breathing

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33
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-porosis

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porous conditon

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34
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-ptosis

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downward displacement

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35
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-rrhage

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flowing forth

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-rrhea

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discarge

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37
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-rrhexis

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rupture

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38
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-spasm

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muscular contraction

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39
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-desis

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surgical binding

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40
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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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41
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-plasty

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surgical repair

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42
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-rraphy

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surgical suture

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43
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-tomy

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incision

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44
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-tripsy

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crushing

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45
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-lith

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a stone, calculus, calcification

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46
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-lysis

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destruction

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47
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-poiesis

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formation

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ptosis

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drooping

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-sclerosis

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hardness

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-stenosis

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narrow, blocked

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-stomy

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permanent opening

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meta-

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beyond

53
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myalgia

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muscle pain

54
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ankyl/o

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stiff, fused, closed

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brachi/o

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arm

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calcane/o

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heel

57
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carp/o

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wrist

58
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cheir/o

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hand

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chondr/o

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cartilage

60
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cost/o

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rib

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crani/o

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cranium

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dactyl/o

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finger/toe

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electr/o

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electricity

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femur/o

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femur/thigh

65
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kinesi/o

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movement

66
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kyph/o

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hump

67
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lord/o

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swayback

68
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lumb/o

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lower back

69
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my/o, muscul/o

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muscle

70
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myel/o

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bone marrow

71
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orth/o

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correct, straight

72
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oste/o

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bone

73
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ped/o

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foot, child

74
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pelv/o

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pelvis

75
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phalang/o

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fingers and toes

76
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o

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vertebrae

77
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thorac/o

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thorax/chest

78
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-desis

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stabilize/fuse

79
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-kinesia

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movement

80
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-physis

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to grow

81
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eversion

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to turn outward

82
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colles fracture

A

a break in the distal end of radius

83
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comminuted fracture

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break in which the bone is crushed or splintered

84
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compression fracture

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fracture or break caused by a squeezing or opposing force; loss of height in a vertebra due to disease or trauma

85
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greenstick fracture

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incomplete break

86
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impacted fracture

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a break where one bone fragment is pushed or driven into another

87
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oblique fracture

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break is at an angle to the bone

88
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open fracture

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skin is broken through the fracture

89
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Pott Fracture

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fracture of the distal end of the fibula

90
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spiral fracture

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break is s shaped, usually caused by a twisting injury

91
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transverse fracture

A

break is straight across

92
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tka

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total knee arthoplasty

93
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Tx

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Traction

94
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-stasis

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level, unchanging

95
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-gen

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origin, producing

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ad-

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toward, near to

97
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pan-

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everywhere

98
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ab-

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away from, outside of , beyond

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epi-

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upon, subsequent to

100
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-spasm

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muscular contraction

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-sclerosis

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hardness

102
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–lysis

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disintegration

103
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-itis

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inflammation

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-algia

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pain

105
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medial

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closer to the midline of the body as opposed to lateral

106
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lateral

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farther from the midline of the body

107
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proximal

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nearer the midline or point of origin

108
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distal

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farther from the point of origin or midline

109
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adduction

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bring together

110
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abduction

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spread apart

111
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lumber

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lower back

112
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hypogastric

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center of tummy, over bladder

113
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inguinal

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groin

114
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umbilical

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bellybutton

115
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coccyx

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tailbone

116
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thoracic

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ribs

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