Terms from 01-21-2014 Flashcards by Mark Rooke

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abduction

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movement away from the torso

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adduction

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movement toward the torso

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medial

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towards the center of the body

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lateral

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towards the edges of the body

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superior

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upper

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inferior

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lower

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proximal

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nearest

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distal

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far / farthest

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anterior

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to the front of

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ventral

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to the front of

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posterior

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to the back of

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dorsal

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to the back of

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parietal

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towards the outer wall of a body cavity

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visceral

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towards the inner organ-occupied part of the cavity

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prone

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face down

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supine

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face up

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inversion

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to turn inwardly

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eversion

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to turn outwardly

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palmar

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on the palm-side of the hand

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plantar

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on the bottom of the foot

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superficial

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shallow, near the surface

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deep

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deep

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cyt/o

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cell

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hist/o

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tissue

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kary/o

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nucleus

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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anter/o

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front

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caud/o

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tail

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cephal/o

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head

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dist/o

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far

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dors/o

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back

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infer/o

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below / lower

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later/o

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side

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poster/o

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back

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proxim/o

A

near

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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cervic/o

A

the neck, or possibly the cervix if the patient if female

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crani/o

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the skull

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gastr/o

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the stomach

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ili/o

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hip bone

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inguin/o

A

groin

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lumb/o

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loin

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pelv/i or pelv/o

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pelvis

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spin/o

A

spine

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thorac/o

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chest

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umbilic/o

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navel

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albin/o

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white

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leuk/o

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white

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chlor/o

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green

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chrom/o

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color

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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jaund/o

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yellow

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xanth/o

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yellow

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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grey

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acr/o

A

extremety

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eti/o

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cause

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idi/o

A

unknown or peculiar (as in idiopathic)

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morph/o

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shape

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path/o

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disease

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radi/o

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radiation / x-ray / arm bone

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somat/o

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body

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son/o

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sound

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tom/o

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to cut

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viscer/o

A

visceral organs

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xer/o

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dry

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-genesis

A

forming / production of / origin of

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-gnosis

A

knowing

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-gram

A

a record produced by some form of -graphy

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-graph

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a machine used to take a recording

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-graphy

A

the act of recording

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-pathy

A

disease