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DERM/at:

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skin

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CUTANE

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skin

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HIST:

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tissue

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ERETHEM:

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red, flush

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ARTH:

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joint

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CHONDRA:

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cartilage

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MY:

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muscle

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OSTE:

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bone

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ADEN:

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gland

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GLUC:

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sugar

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GLYC:

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sugar

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THORACO:

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lung

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PULMON:

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lung

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BRONCHI:

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bronchus

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RHIN:

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nose

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PHLEB:

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vein

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ANGI:

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blood vessel

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ARTERI:

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artery

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CORONO:

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heart

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CARDI:

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heart

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HEM:

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blood

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HEMAT:

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blood

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LEUK:

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white

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THROMBO:

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clot

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CYTE:

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cell

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CARCIN:

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cancer

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PATH:

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disease

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PHAG:

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eat

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COL:

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colon

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HEPAT:

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liver

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GASTR:

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stomach

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UR:

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urine

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CYST:

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bladder

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NEPH:

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kidney

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MAST:

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breast

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MAMM:

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breast

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PROST:

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prostate

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GRAVID:

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pregnancy

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CEPHAL:

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head

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CEREBR:

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brain

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PSYCH:

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mind

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NEUR:

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nerve

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ORB:

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eye

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OTO:

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ear

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al:

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pertaining to

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ic:

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pertaining to

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ac:

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pertaining to

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genic:

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produced by

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algia:

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ectomy:

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excision/ removal

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ist:

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specialist

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itis:

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inflamation

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opsy:

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view with a microscope

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pathy:

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any disease of

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scope:

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instrument

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tomy:

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process of cutting/ incision

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gram:

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ology:

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A:

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An:

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Contra:

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Con:

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Auto:

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Endo:

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Ex:

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Hyper:

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excessive/ above

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Hypo:

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deficient/ below

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Peri:

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surrounding

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Pro:

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Pre:

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Re:

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backward/ back

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Sub:

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below/ under

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Supro:

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Epi:

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HORMON:

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Suffix:

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The word ending, added to the end of the root

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Combining forms:

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root + combining vowel

78
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Prefix:

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small part in front of the root (beginning of the word)

79
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Supine:

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laying on your back

80
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Prone:

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laying on your stomach

81
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Superficial, external:

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close to the surface

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Deep, internal:

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away from the surface of the body

83
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Medial:

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toward the midline or medianplane

84
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Lateral:

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away from the median plane

85
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Proximal:

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closer to the trunk

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Central:

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closer to the trunk

87
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Distal:

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away from the trunk

88
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Peripheral:

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away from the trunk

89
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Anterior:

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front/ belly side

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Ventral:

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front/ belly side

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Posterior:

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the back of the body

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Dorsal:

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back of the body

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Inferior:

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the lower part or away from the head

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Caudal:

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the lower part or away from the head

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Superior:

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toward the head or upper part

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Cranial:

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toward the head or upper part

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Cephalic:

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toward the head or upper part

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Cervical spine column:

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Thoracic spinal column:

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Lumbar spinal column:

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Sacral Spinal Column:

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Abdominopelvic regions (9):

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  • right hypochondriac
  • epigastric
  • left hypochondriac
  • right lumbar
  • umbilical
  • left lumbar
  • right iliac
  • hypogastric
  • left iliac
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Quadrants (4):

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  • RUQ
  • RLQ
  • LUQ
  • LLQ
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Dorsal Cavity composed of:

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  • Cranial cavity

* Vertebral cavity

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Ventral Cavity composed of:

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  • Thoracic cavity
  • Diaphragm
  • Abdominal cavity
  • Pelvic cavity
106
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2 main body cavities:

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  • Dorsal cavity (2)

* Ventral cavity (4)

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Define planes:

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divisions of the body

108
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Median plane:

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equal left and right

109
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Sagittal plane:

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Unequal left and right (parallel to the median plane)

110
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Coronal plane:

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front and back

111
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Transverse plane:

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divides top and bottom, upper and lower (aka cross section)

112
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Anatomic position requires:

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  • standing upright
  • facing forward
  • arms at the side, palms forward
  • feet slightly apart
113
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Root:

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  • foundation of word

* what word is about

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