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The Language of Anatomy Flashcards

Learn basic vocabulary to build a successful future in Anatomy and Physiology!

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sulc-

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furrow

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gluteal

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pertaining to the buttocks

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apex

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tip of the nose

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-ia

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condition or disease

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hyal

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glass

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lip-

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fat

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dorsum

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back of the hand

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sarco-

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flesh

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holo-

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entire

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tarsal

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pertaining to the ankle

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macro-

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large

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bucchal

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cheek

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karyo-

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body

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cranial

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pertaining to the head

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meat-

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passage

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hyper-

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above

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popliteal fossa

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the hollow at the back of the knee

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micro-

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small

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hallux

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Big toe

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inter-

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between

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cephalic or cranial

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head

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ventral

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belly side

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mal-

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abnormal

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mentum

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chin

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sural

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pertaining to the calf of the

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tibial tuberosity

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point where the patellar ligamen attaches

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orbital

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pertaining to the eye area

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juxta-

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near
nearby
close

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carpal

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pertaining to the wrist

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superior

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above

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iso-

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equal

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vertebral

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pertaining to the spinal column

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phobo-

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fear

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superficial

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near the surface

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mero-

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part

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multi-

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many

much

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abdominal

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stomach region

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root

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located betwen the eyes

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manus

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hand

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inferior

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below

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philtrum

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the vertical groove located medially on the superior lip; a natural facial marking

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superciliary ridge

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brow bone

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superciliary ridge

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a slight thickening of the skull deep to the eyebrow

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-issimus

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muscle

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inguinal

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pertaining to the groin

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thenar eminence

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the fleshy mass at the base of the thumb

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Organs of the right upper quadrant

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right lobe of liver
gall bladder
right kidney
portions of the stomach
small and large intestines
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Organs of the left upper quadrant

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left lobe of liver
stomach
pancreas
left kidney
spleen
portions of the large intestine
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organs of the right lower quadrant

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cecum
vermiform
appendix
portions of small intestine
reproductive organs (right ovary [f], right spermatic cord [m])
right ureter
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Organs of the left lower quadrant

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most of intestine
portions of large intestine
left ureter
reproductive organs (left ovary [f], left spermatic cord [m]
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umbilicus

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navel

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a-

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without

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ab-

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from
away from
off

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acro-

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highest
topmost
at the extremities

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ad-

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toward

in the direction of

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adeno-

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gland

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aero-

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lungs
breathing
air

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fili-

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thread

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foram-

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opening or passage

passages through a bone

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foss-

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a shallow depression

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gangli-

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nerve cell bodies

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hem-

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blood

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hemato-

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blood

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hemo-

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blood

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hemi-

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half

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hetero-

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different

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histo-

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tissue

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dys-

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painful

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edem-

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swelling

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ef-

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away from

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endo-

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within

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entero-

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intestines

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epi-

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upon

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eso-

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within

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exo-

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out of

away from

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extra-

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outside of
beyond
in addition

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fenestr-

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opening

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corn-

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horn-shaped

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cort-

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stripped off

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cost-

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rib

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crista-

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ridge

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cyt-

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a hollow cell

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de-

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from

away

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den-

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tooth

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di-

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two

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duc-

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lead

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dura-

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tough

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brev-

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short

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cardi-

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heart

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cele-

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tumor

swelling

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circum-

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around

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chondr-

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cartilage

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chrono-

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time

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circ-

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circle

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cleido-

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clavicle

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chemo-

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chemical

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contra-

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against

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aqua-

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water

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areola-

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open space

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arthr-

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joint

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baro-

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basal-

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bi-

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bili-

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bio-

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blast-

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immature stage of development

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brachi-

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af-

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ag-

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agon-

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struggle, oppose

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ala-

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under

lower

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allo-

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amphi-

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an-

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ante-

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anti-

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ap-

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around

about

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saggital plane

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divides the body into right and left sides

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umbilical

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pertaining to the naval

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plantar

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pertaining to the sole of the foot

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-gram

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ile-

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anterior

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peroneal

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pertaining to side of the leg

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leva-

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later-

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behind

after

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sternum

A

breastbone

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sternal notch

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a medial notch at the superior end of the sternum

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acromial

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pertaining to the shoulder region

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pulmo-

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hypo-

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patellar

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meio-

A

denoting less

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myo-

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pseudo-

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intra-

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sacral

A

pertaining to the posterior region between the hip bones

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cubitus

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calcaneous

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uvula

A

soft tissue hanging from the middle of the soft palatte

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neo-

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homo-

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pneumo-

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kilo-

A

decimal unit prefix

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-cele

A

tumor

swelling

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ala nasi

A

“around nostril”

lateral outside wing of the nose

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peripheral

A

on the edge

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lateral

A

away from the midline

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proximal

A

next to, or nearest, the point of attachment

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oo-

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-ferent

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supraclavicular fossa

A

depression above the clavicle

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crural

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pertaining to the leg

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midsaggital plane

A

divides the body into equal right and left sides

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nasal

A

pertaining to the nose

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cervical

A

pertaining to the neck

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sym-

A

together

with

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mentolabial sulcus

A

the indistinct line separating the lower lip from the chin

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parasaggital plane

A

offset from the midline or midsaggital plane

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pectoral

A

pertaining to the chest

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humor-

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caudal

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frontal

A

pertaining to the forehead

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maxilla

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medial

A

toward the midline

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patella

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cubital

A

pertaining to the elbow

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scapular

A

pertaining to the shoulder blade

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temporal

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pertaining to the temples

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sub-

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tonsils

A

masses of lymphatic tissue in the back of the oropharynx

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-emia

A

condition of the blood

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olecranal

A

pertaining to the surface of the elbow

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-ectomy

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conjunctiva

A

delicate membrane lining the eyelids and covering the eyeball

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vivi-

A

living

alive

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest

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-algia

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-in

A

pertaining to

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oral

A

pertaining to the mouth

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bridge

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the most deeply inset part of the nose between the eyes, inferior to the root

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retro-

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palm

A

palm of hand

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semi-

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coxal

A

pertaining to the hip

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central

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in the center

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tuber-

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lumbar

A

pertaining to the lower back

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axillary

A

pertaining to the arm pit

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viscero-

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medial malleolus

A

protrusion of the distal, medial tibial surface

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pollex

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nares

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posterior

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antebrachial

A

pertaining to the forearm

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-ic

A

pertaining to

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palmar

A

pertaining to the palm of the hand

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scapula

A

shoulder blade

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coronal or frontal plane

A

divides the body into front and back

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supra-

A

on the upper side

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osteo-

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para-

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strat-

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squam-

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-elle

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pod-

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trans-

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transverse plane

A

horizontal division of the body into upper and lower portions

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ovo-

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peri-

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rami-

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-ism

A

condition or disease

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-clast

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natri-

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-ary

A

pertaining to

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brachial

A

pertaining to the arm

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dorsal

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facial

A

pertaining to the face

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sino-

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sinus

cavity

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phago-

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pan-

A

about

around

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pterygo-

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fermoral

A

pertaining to the thigh

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nuchal

A

pertaining to the back of the neck

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lateral malleolus

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distal end of the fibula

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labia

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-ac

A

pertaining to

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-crine

A

to separate

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auricle (pinna)

A

external portion of the ear

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occipital

A

pertaining to the back of the head

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arches

A

arches of foot

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mammary

A

pertaining to the breast

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hypothenar eminence

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fleshy mass at the base of the little finger

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tempo-

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tachy-

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pino-

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otic-

A

pertaining to the ear

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mandible

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hydro-

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meso-

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antecubital fossa

A

“elbow pit”

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-ase

A

denotes an enzyme

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rect-

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-cide

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perineal

A

pertaining to the region between the external reproductive organs and anus

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vermillion

A

border of the lips

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digital

A

pertaining to the fingers and toes

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-dips

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meta-

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after

beyond

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deep

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away from the surface

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interscapular

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pertaining to the area between the shoulder blades

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distal

A

situated away from the point of attachment

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