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abdominopelvic

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ventral cavity that contains DIGESTIVE,RERODUCTIVE, AND EXCRETORY STRUCTURES

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adduction

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movement toward the median plane

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cervical

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part of the spine known as the neck

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coccyx

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part of the spine known as the loin

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deep

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away from the surface of the body

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eversion

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turning outward

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inferior

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away from the head; toward the tail or lower part of a structure

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inversion.

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turning inward or inside out

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lumbar

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tailbone

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plantar

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pertaining to the sole of the foot

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posterior

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near the back of the body

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prone

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lying horizontal with face downward

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proximal

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nearer to the center (trunk of body)

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superficial

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toward the surface of the body (external )

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thoriac

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ventral cavity that contains the HEART, LUNGS AND ASSOCIATED STRUCTURES

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black

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melan/o

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far/farthest

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distal

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cell

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cyt/o

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anterior/front

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anter/o

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white

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leuk/o

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blue

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cyan/o

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yellow

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xanth/o

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back (of body)

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dors/o

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pertaining to

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-ar

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around

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peri-

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side, to one side

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later/o

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tail

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caud/o

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condition

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-ia

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excess beyond

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ultra-

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belly, belly side

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ventr/o

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upper, above

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super-

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tissue

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hist/o

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near, nearest

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proxim/o

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middle

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medi/o

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red

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erythr/o

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cephalad

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toward the head

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back (of the body)

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly side (front or the body)

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cirrhosis

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abnormal condition of yellow (ing)

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erythocyte

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cell that is red

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febrile

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characterized by an elevated body temperature

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diagnosis

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establishing the cause and nature of the disease

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adhesion

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fibrous band that binds together tissues that are normally separated

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gangrene

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death and decay of soft tissue

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hernia

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protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it

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peritonitis

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inflammation of the serous membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity

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septicemia

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severe bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads the blood

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suppuration

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producing or forming pus

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prognosis

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prediction of the course of a disease and it’s probable outcome

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symptom

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subjective indicator of a disease

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edema

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abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces

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mycosis

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fungal infection in or on the body

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perforation

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hole tjay forms through a structure or a body part

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percussion

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assessment technique that involves the gentle tapping of a structure

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curettage

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scraping of a body cavity with a spoon shaped instrument

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CBC

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panel of blood tests used as a broad screening test for anemias, infections, and other diseases

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ablation

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removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, or other

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endoscopy

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visual examination of a cavity or canal using a special lighted instrument

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fluoroscopy

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imaging technique that directs x-rays to a fluorescent screen and displays live images on a monitor

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Dx

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establishing the nature and cause of a disease

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electrocautery

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use of an electrically activated instrument to burn and destroy diseased tissue

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revision

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surgery to compensate for or correct a previously performed surgery

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MRI

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imaging procedure that uses RADIO WAVES AND A STRONG MAGNETIC FIELD to produce images

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anastomosis

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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments

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nuclear scan

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imaging procedure that’s uses RADIOACTIVE MATERIAL introduced into the body to produce an image

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palpation

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gentle application of hands to evaluate specific structure of the body

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I & D

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incision that allows a free flow of fluids or pus from a wound

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computed tomography

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imaging procedure that’s GENERATES DETAILED CROSS-SECTIONAL images that appear as a slave

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