Word List 2 Flashcards by Aidan Schreck | Brainscape

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abduction

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moves away from midline

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adduction

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moves towards midline

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anterior

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in front

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bilateral

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pertaining to two sides

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caudal
KAW-duhl

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pertaining to the tail (something below, lower)

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cervical

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pertaining to the neck or cervix

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cranial

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pertaining to the cranium (skull)

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deep

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farther from the surface

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distal

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farther from the limb root

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dorsal

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pertaining to the back of the body

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epigastric

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pertaining to above the stomach

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extension

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straightening out

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flexion
FLEHK-shuhn

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bending

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gastric

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stomach

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iliac
IH-lee-ak

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pertaining to the ilium (lateral position of hip bone)

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inferior

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below, lower

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infracostal
ihn-fruh-CAWS-tuhl

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pertaining to below or under the ribs

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inguinal
IHN-gwuh-nuhl

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pertaining to the groin

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lateral

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farther from the midline (pertaining to the side)

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lumbar

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pertaining to the back (lower back)

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medial

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closer to the midline (pertaining to the middle)

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palmar
PAWL-muhr

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palm side of hand or body

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plantar
PLAHN-tuhr

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sole side of foot

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posterior

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rear or back

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pronate

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turning palm of hand downward

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prone

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face down

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proximal

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closer to the limb root

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radiography

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process of recording radiation (medical imaging)

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superficial

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closer to the surface

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superior

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above, closer to the crown

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supinate

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turn the palm of the hand upward

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supine

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body lying face up

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thoracic

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pertaining to the chest

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transverse

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horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower parts

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umbilical

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pertaining to the umbilicus (navel)

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ventral

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pertaining to the belly

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-al

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pertaining to

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-gen, -genesis

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forming, producing, origin

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-logist

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specialist in the study of

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-logy

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study of

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-plasia

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formation, growth

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epi-

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above, upon

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infra-

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below, under

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trans-

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across, through