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1
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Frontal

A

divides body front + back

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Sagittal

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Divides body left + right

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3
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Transverse

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divides body top + bottom

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Superior/ Cephalad/Cranial

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Above, or towards the top/head

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5
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Posterior

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Back

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Anterior

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Front

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7
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Proximal

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Close to the trunk

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8
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Distal

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Further from the trunk

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Inferior (Caudal)

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Below/ towards the bottom

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Medial

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middle/ towards the center

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Lateral

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Side/ Away from the middle

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12
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a-. an-

A

absence or lack

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ab-

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departing from; away from

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ad-

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to, toward, near

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15
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aero

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Air

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af-

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toward

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17
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ana-

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apart, up, again

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18
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angi-

A

vessel

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19
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ant-, anti-

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opposed to; preventing or inhibiting

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20
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ante-

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before, preceeding

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21
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anterior

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forntal

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22
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aqua-, aque-

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water

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23
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aut-, auto-

A

self

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24
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ax-. axi-, axo-

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axle, axis

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25
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axillary

A

armpit region

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26
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baro-

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pressure

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27
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basal

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base

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28
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bi

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two

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29
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brady

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slow

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30
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burso

A

purse

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31
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Capit-

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head

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32
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cardi, cardio-

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heart

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33
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Carpo

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wrist

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34
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Cauda

A

tail

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35
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Cephalo

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head

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36
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Cerebro

A

brain, especially dealing with the cerebrum

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37
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cervi

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neck

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38
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chrom

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color

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39
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co- con-

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together

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40
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contra-

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against

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41
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cranial

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toward the head

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42
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cutane, cuti

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skin

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43
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cysto

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bladder

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44
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cyt

45
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de

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undoing, reversal, loss, removal

46
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derma, dermato

47
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di

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twice, double

48
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distal

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farther from trunk

49
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dors-

50
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dorsal

51
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duc

52
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ec, ex, exto

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out, outside, away from

53
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ef

54
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en, em

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in, inside

55
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endo

A

within, into, internal

56
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epi

A

above, upon

57
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eryth, erythro

58
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exo

A

outside, outer layer

59
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extra

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outside, beyond

60
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gastr

61
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gero-, geront-

62
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glia

63
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gluco-, glyco-

64
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hema-, hemato-, hemo-

65
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histo-

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tissue, web

66
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hydro-

67
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hyper-

68
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hypo-

A

below, deficient

69
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inter-

70
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infra

71
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iso-

A

equal, same

72
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juxta-

73
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kine

A

motion, action

74
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lateral

A

away from the midline

75
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leuko

76
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lumen

77
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lyso, lyto

A

split apart, break down

78
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macro-

79
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mal-

A

bad, abnormal

80
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medi

81
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medial

A

toward the midline

82
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mega

83
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melano

84
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micro

85
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mono

86
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multi

87
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neo

88
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nephro

89
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neuro

90
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osteo

91
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oxy-

92
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pan

93
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para

94
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pedi

95
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peri

96
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paho

97
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posterior

98
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proximal

A

nearer to the trunk, point of attachment

99
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pseudo-

100
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quad-, quadr-

A

four-sided

101
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reno

102
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retro

A

behind, backwards

103
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sacro

A

flesh, muscle

104
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semi

105
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sens

106
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sub

A

beneath, under

107
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super

A

above, upon

108
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superficial

A

toward the body surface

109
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superior

A

toward the head

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