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Histology
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Study of tissues
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Abduction
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Move away from median plane
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Adduction
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Movement towards the medican plane
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Medial
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Pertaining to the midline of the body
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Lateral
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Pertaining to the side
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Superior
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Toward the top of the head
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Inferior
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Away from the head or towards the tail, or lower part of the body
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Proximal
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Near to the center or to the point of attachment
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Distal
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Further from the center or point of attachment
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Anterior
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Near the front of the body
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Posterior
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Near the back of the body
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Parietal
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Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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Visceral
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Pertaining to the visera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
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Prone
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Lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the position of the hand with the palms turned downward
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Supine
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Lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand with the palm or foot facing upward
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Inversion
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Turning inward or inside out
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Eversion
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Turning outward
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Palmar
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Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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Plantar
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Pertaining to the sole of the foot
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Superficial
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Toward the surface of the body
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Deep
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Away from the surface of the body
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hist/o
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Tissue
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Nucle/o
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Nucleus
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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crani/o
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cranium
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dist/o
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Farthest, distal
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dors/o
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back (of the body)
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infer/o
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lower, below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back (of the body) behind, posterior
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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cervic/o
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neck, of uterus
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gastr/o
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stomach
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ili/o
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ilium, hip bone
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inguin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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umbilic/o
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navel
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pelv/o
pelv/i |
pelvis
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thorac/o
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chest
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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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gray
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eti/o
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cause
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morph/o
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form, shape, structure
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path/o
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disease
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radi/o
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radiation, x-ray; radius
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son/o
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sound
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xer/o
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dry
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-logy
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study of
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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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gray
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eti/o
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cause
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morph/o
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form, shape, structure
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path/o
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disease
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radi/o
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radiation, x-ray; radius
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son/o
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sound
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xer/o
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dry
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-logy
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study of
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