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anterior/ventral

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in front of, toward the front of the body

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caudal

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pertaining to the tail - Inferior in position

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cephalic

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pertaining to the head - superior in position

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deep

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inside or towards the intermost part

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distal

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away from the attachment point or beginning

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inferior

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below, towards the feet

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lateral

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to the side of, away from the midline

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medial

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middle, toward the midline of the body

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posterior, dorsal

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in back of, toward the back of the body

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proximal

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close to the attachment site or beginning

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superficial

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outside, or towards to outermost part

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superior

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above, towards the head

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coronal plane / frontal plane

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vertical section that divides the body or part into anterior and posterior
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oblique

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an angled section, not vertical or horizontal

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sagittal plane / longitudinal plane

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vertical section that divides the body or part into right and left sides

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midsagittal plane

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sagittal plane down the midline of the body

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transverse plane / horizontal plane / axial plane

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horizontal section that divides the body into superior and inferior parts

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Subjective

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something the patient tells you

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objective

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something that the clinician sees

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assessment

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the diagnosis

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plan

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what will be done to further assess or treat the patient

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acute

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sudden, short lasting a short time typically less than 2 weeks

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aggravating factor

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something which makes the problem worse

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alleviating factor

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something which makes the problem better

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chronic

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lasting a long time, typically 2+ weeks

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complaint

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the reason for the patients’ visit

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duration

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how long something has happened

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gastrointestinal

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stomach and intestines

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hematochezia

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blood in the stool

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history

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what has happened to the patient up to this point

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musculoskeletal

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muscles and skeleton

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radiating

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pain that feels like it is moving from one spot to another

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severity

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how bad it is

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symptom

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what the patient feels or is experiencing

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temporal

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having to do with time

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auscultation

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to listen

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biopsy

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a tissue sample to be tested

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edema

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swelling

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-gram

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visual record

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-graph

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instrument used to produce a visual record

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-graphy

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procedure used to produce a visual record

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localized

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isolated to one part of the body

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-meter

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instrument used to measure

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-metry

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process of measuring

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palpation

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to feel

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-scope

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instrument used for visualizing something

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-scopy

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the process of using an instrument to visualize something

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sign

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what the clinician can measure or or observe

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systemic

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throughout the body

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therm/o

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temperature

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benign

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safe, non-cancerous

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diagnosis

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what the clinician thinks the patient has

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eti/o

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how something came to be

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-gnosis

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to know

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hernia

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something that sticks out where it shouldn’t

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ischemia

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without blood flow

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lesion

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diseased tissue

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lith/o

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stone

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maglignant

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dangerous, cancerous

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morbidity

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risk of being sick

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morph/o

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change

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mortality

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risk of dying

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necr/o

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dead

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-osis

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condition

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path/o

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disease (literally, “suffering”)

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plas/o

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formation

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prognosis

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prediction of what will happen to the patient

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septic

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infected with bacteria

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trop/o

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moving towards or acting on

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-trophy

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nourishment

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xen/o

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foreign

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cautery

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to burn or melt

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cry/o

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cold, to freeze

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dessicate

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to dry out

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-ectomy

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removal of

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graft

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living tissue

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matern/o

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mother

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neonat/o

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newborn, baby

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orth/o

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straight

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pallative

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treatment of symptoms only

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ped/i, ped/o

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child

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pexy

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surgical fixation, binding by surgical procedure

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-plasty

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surgical reconstruction or reformation

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prophylaxis

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preventative treatment

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psych/o

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mind, mental

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-rrhaphy

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surgical formation of a seam; suturing

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-stomy

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creation of an opening

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-tomy

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cut, incision

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-tripsy

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breaking apart

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APSO

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assessment, plan, subjective, and objective

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Bx

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biopsy

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CC

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chief complaint

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Dx

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diagnosis

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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HEADSS

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home & environment; education, employment, eating activities

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HPI

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history of present illness

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Hx

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history

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OLDCARTS

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onset, location, duration, characterization, alleviating and aggravating factors, radiation, temporal factors, severity

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Rx

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prescription

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SOAP

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subjective, objective, assessment, plan

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Tx

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treatment or therapy

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-ate

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make it so

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-genic

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creating; giving rise to

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-opsy

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viewing

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-osis

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condition

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-vent

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turn

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ana-

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up

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ante-

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before, in front of

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aut/o-

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self, eyewitness

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de-

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down or away from

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dia-

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apart

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in-

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in, on

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ipsi-

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same

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mid-

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halfway across

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para-

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parallel

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re-

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again

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retro-

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behind

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sym-

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together

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trans-

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through, across

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abdomen

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belly

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abdominal

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pertaining to the abdomen

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afferent

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going towards

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anterior

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towards the front

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anus

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inferior opening of the intestines

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coronal

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crown like

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cubit

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forearm

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distal

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further away

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dorsal

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towards the back

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duct

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leading around

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efferent

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going away from

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extension

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increasing the angle of a joint

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flexion

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decreasing the angle of a joint

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frontal

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in front

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gurgit

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whirlpool

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horizontal

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parallel to the ground

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inferior

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below

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lateral

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away from the midline

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medial

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toward the midline

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peritoneum

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membrane covering the abdominal organs

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popliteal

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back of the knee

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posterior

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towards the back

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prone

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leaning forward

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proximal

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closer to

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sagittal

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like an anchor

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superior

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above

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supine

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bent backward

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thorax

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chest

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest

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transverse

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across the long axis

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ventral

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towards the belly

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verse

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turn

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