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Session 25: Directions Flashcards

1
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ab-

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away from

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abducent

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drawing away from the midline; also the VI cranial nerve

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abduction

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(also) drawing away from the midline

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ac-, ad-, af-, ag-

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to/toward

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adrenal

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next to the kidney

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adduction

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drawing toward the midline

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actino-

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ray/radius

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actinic

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relating to the chemical changes caused by radiant energy

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actinodermatitis

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skin inflammation caused by exposure to sunlight

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ana-, an-

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up, positive

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anatomy

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dissecting the body to study shape and structure (dissection for a positive reason)

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antero-

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before

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anterior

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placed in front of

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anterolateral

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in front of and away from midline

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apo-

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away from

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apocrine

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a (pinched off) portion of a cell is released with a secretory product

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aponeurosis

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a sheet of fibrous tissue binding muscles together or muscles together or muscle bone

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cat-, cata-

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down, negative

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cathode

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negatively charged electrode

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cauda

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tail

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caudal

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of, at, or near the tail

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caudad

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toward the tail

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caudectomy

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surgical removal of the tail

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cranio-

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upper part of head

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cranial

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relating to the skull

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craniotomy

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surgical incision into the skull

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de-

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away, from

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decompose

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to break down into various compartments

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dehydrate

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to deplete of body water

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30
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dextro-

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right hand

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31
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dextrose

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structural form of glucose that rotates to the right

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dexterity

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grace in physical movement

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through

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di-

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34
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diuresis

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excessive discharge of urine

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dis-/di-

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away from

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distal

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away from reference point

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37
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disinfection

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treatment to destroy harmful organisms

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38
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dissect

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to cut apart for the study of anatomy

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39
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dorsal

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back

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40
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dorsal

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of or near the back

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41
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ec-/ex-/ef-/ecto-

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out of, outside

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42
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eccentric

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deviating from a circle

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43
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external

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outside

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44
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echoparasite

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a parasite that lives on the outside of the body

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flex-, -flect

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bend/divert

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deflection

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deviation from expectation

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flexion

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the act of of bending a joint or limb

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infero-

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lower

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inferolateral

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lower and away from middle

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lateral, latero-

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side

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lateral

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situated at or on the side

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lateroabdominal

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on the side of the abdomen`

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levo-

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left

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levorotation

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counterclockwise

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levothyroxine

A

left directed isomer of thyroid hormone (active form)

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media-

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middle

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medial

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relating to the middle

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median

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a midline that divides the body into equal right and left halves

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ob-/oc-

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against/toward

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occlude

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to obstruct

61
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behind, backward

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opsitho-

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opsithotonus

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a spasm of the body with the head and heels bent backwardsw

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palm-

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flexor surface of hand

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palmar

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relating to the palm of the hand

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per-

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through, excessive

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pernasal

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performed through the nose

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peracute

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very rapid and violent

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percutaneous

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passed through the skin

69
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planta

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sole of foot

70
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plantar

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relating to the sole of the foot

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plantigrade

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walking on the sole of the foot

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postero-

A

behind

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posterior

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relating to the caudal end of the quadrapeds of the dorsal area of primates

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posterolateral

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caudal (or dorsal) and away from the midline

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pronus

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lying face downward

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pronate

A

to turn the palmar surface down or back

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proximal

A

next to/near

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proximal (definition)

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nearer to a reference point

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radi-

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ray

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irradiation

A

the use of ionizing radiation

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re-

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back/again

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relapse

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to regress after a partial recovery

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reflex

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an automatic response or reaction

84
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regurgitation

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act of flowing backward

85
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retro-

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backwards

86
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retrograde

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reverting to an earlier or inferior condition

87
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rostrum

A

beak (nose region)

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rostral

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referring to the nasal region

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rotare

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turn, revolve

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rotary

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something that moves around an axis

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rotator

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a muscle that aides in rotating a part of the body

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sagittal

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arrow

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sagittal

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a plane parallel to the median plane

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sinistro-

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left

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sinister

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on the left side

96
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sinistromanual

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left-handed

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sterno-

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breastbone

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super-

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upper

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superior

A

in a higher location

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superjacent

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lying immediately above

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supine

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lying on back

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supinate

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to turn the palmar surface up or forward

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transversus

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at right angle to long axis

104
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transverse

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lying across

105
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trepo-

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to turn

106
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treponema

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a genus of spiral bacteria (one causes syphilis)

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ventro-, ventri-

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toward the belly or abdomen

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ventral

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relating to the abdominal area

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ventrodorsal

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extending from the abdominal surface to the dorsal surface

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versio-

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turning

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versicolor

A

having a variety of or changing in color

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