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Superior

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Higher

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Inferior

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Lower

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Distal

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Further from midline of body

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Proximal

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Closer to midline of body

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Cephalo

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towards the head

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Caudal

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towards the feet

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anterior

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front

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posterior

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back

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medial

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middle

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lateral

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side

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thorax

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chest

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abdomen

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below rib cage

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flexion

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reduced angle of joint

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extension

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increased angle of joint

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supine

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laying on ones back

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peri-

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around

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epi-

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above

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inter-

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between

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retro-

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backward

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ante-

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forward

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supra-

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above

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per-

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through

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trans-

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through

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endo-

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within, inner

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sub-

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below, under

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a-

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without

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co-

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together/both

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bi-

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two

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hyper-

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excessive

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hypo-

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deficient

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hydro-

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water

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-genic

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created, produced

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thrombo-

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clot

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-pathy

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disease

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iatro-

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treatment, physician

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idio-

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unknown

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-itis

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inflammation

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tachy-

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rapid

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brady-

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slow

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-emia

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blood

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-uria

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urine

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-algia

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pain

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-trophy

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shape/size

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pneumo-

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air

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-plegia

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paralysis

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arthro-

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joint

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cysto-

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bladder

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gastro-

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stomach

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cardio-

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heart

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nephro-

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kidney

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hepato-

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liver

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hystero-

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uterus

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spleno-

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spleen

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angio-

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blood vessel

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rhino-

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nose

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laparo-

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abdominal wall

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mammo-

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breast

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mastro

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breast

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neuro-

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nerve

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uretero-

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ureter

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colono-

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colon

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trachea-

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trachea

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derma-

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skin

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prosta-

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prostate

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hemato-

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blood

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myo-

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muscle

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encephalo-

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brain

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opthalamo-

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eye

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oto-

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ear

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cutaneous-

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skin

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cholecysto-

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gall bladder

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pancreat-

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pacreas

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osteo-

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bone

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procto-

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rectum

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stetho-

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chest

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vaso-

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vessel

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venous-

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vein

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sphygmo-

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pulse

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-ectomy

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excision, removal

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-tomy

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incision, to cut into

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-plasty

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reconstruction

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-scopy

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examination, view

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-gram

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record, picture, image

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-graph

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recording instrument

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-meter

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device for measuring

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electrocautery

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procedure for using electricity to cut through tissue and simultaneously cauterize blood vessels

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sphygmomanometer

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device to measure arterial blood pressure

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echocardiogram

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image of heart made using acoustic energy (sound waves)

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PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography) catheter

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catheter inserted through the skin that travels through the blood vessels to create an image of the coronary arteries

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