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Unit 3 Med Term Flashcards

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Abduct

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To draw away from the median plane or the axial line of a limb

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Acromegaly

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A chronic disease of adults in which there is abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton - nose, jaws, fingers, and toes - caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone after maturity.

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Anatomic position

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The position in which the body is erect, facing forward with arms at the sides and the palms toward the front.

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Anhydrous

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Lacking water

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Anotia

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Congenital absence of one or both ears

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Anterior

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Situated in front or in the forward part of an organism

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Bradyphasia

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Slow speech

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Caudal

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Pertaining to a tail or tail-like appendage; denoting a position more toward the tail

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Congenital

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Present at or existing from the time of birth

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Cranial

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Pertaining to the cranium or skull

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Dactylitis

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Inflammation of a finger or toe

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Dactylogram

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A fingerprint taken for purposes of identification

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Diplopia

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The perception of two images of a single object

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Distal

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Far or distant from the origin or point of attachment

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the back; denoting a position more toward the back surface than some other object of reference.

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Dorsocephalad

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Toward the back of the head

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Electroencephalogram

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A record produced by the electrical impulses of the brain

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Euphoria

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An exaggerated feeling of physical and mental well-being

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Evisceration

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Removal of the viscera from the abdominal cavity; the protrusion of an internal organ through a wound or surgical incision

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Extracellular

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Situated or occurring outside a cell

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Frontal plane

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A flat surface that divides the body into front and back portions

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Fatigue

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A state of increased discomfort and decreased efficiency resulting from prolonged or excessive exertion; loss of capacity to respond to stimulation

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Hyperpyrexia

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Pertaining to an increase in body temperature

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Intercellular

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Situated between the cells of a structure

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Intracellular

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Within a cell

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Lateral

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Pertaining to a side; denoting a position farther from the median plane or midline of the body or of a structure

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Malaise

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A general feeling of ill health

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Medial

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Pertaining to the middle or midline of a body or structure; pertaining to the middle layer of structures

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Midsagittal plane

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The plane vertically dividing the body through the midline into right and left halves

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Omphalocele

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Hernia of the navel

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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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Situated behind

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Postnasal

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Posterior to the nose

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Pronation

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Assuming the prone position or being prone (lying face downward). Applied the hand, the act of turning the palm backward or downward.

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Proximal

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Nearest the origin or point of attachment

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Quadrant

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Any one of four corresponding parts or quarters, as of the abdominal surface

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Sagittal plane

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The anteroposterior plane

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Semipermeable

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Permitting the passage of certain molecules and hindering that of others

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Stem cells

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Cells that have the ability to divide without limit and give rise to specialized cells

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Subcutaneous

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Beneath the skin

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Supination

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The act of assuming the supine position or the state of being supine. Applied to the hand, the act of turning the palm forward or upward.

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Suprarenal

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Above the kidney

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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition

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Tachyphasia

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Fast speech

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Thoracic

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Pertaining to the chest

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Transdermal

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Entering through or passing through the skin

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Transverse plane

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An imaginary line that divides the body into upper and lower portions

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Ultrasonic

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Having a frequency higher than what can be heard by the human ear

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Umbilicus

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The navel

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Ventral

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Pertaining to the abdomen; situated on the belly surface; the opposite of dorsal

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