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35 Cards in this Set
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anterior
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situated at or directed toward the front; opposite of posterier
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posterior
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directed toward or situated at the back; opposite of anterior
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cephalic
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pertaining to the head, or head end of the body
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caudal
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situated toward the tail
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decubitous
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the act of lying down; the position assumed in lying down
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eversion
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a turning inside out; a turning outward
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flexion
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the act of bending or the condition of being bent
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Fowler's
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the head of the patient's bed is raised 18 to 20 inches above level
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internal
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situated or occuring within or the inside
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external
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situated or occuring on the outside
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knee-chest
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the patient rests on his or her knees and chest. The head is turned to one side, and the arms are extended on the bed, the elbows flexed and resting so that they partially bear the weight of the patient
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lateral
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midline of the body; pertaining to the side
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bilateral
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having two sides; pertaining to both sides
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lithotomy
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to make an incision into an organ BLADDER to remove a stone
THERE IS A MISTAKE IN THE BOOK |
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medial
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situated toward the midline
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oblique
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slanting; incline
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peripheral
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an outward structure or surface; the portion of a system outside the central region
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proximal
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toward the center or median line; the point of attachment or origin
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distal
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remote; farther from any point of reference
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quadrant
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one of four corresponding parts, or quarters, as of the surface of the abdomen or of the field of vision
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recumbent
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lying down
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rotation
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the process of turning around an axis
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Sims
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the patient lies on his left side and chest; the right knee and thigh drawn up, the left arm along the back left; left side
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sinistro-
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left; left side
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dextro-
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right; right side
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superior
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situated above, or directed upward
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inferior
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situated below, or directed downward
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supine
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lying with the face upward or on the dorsal surface
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supination
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the act of placing or lying on the back
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prone
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lying face downward or on the ventral surface
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pronation
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the act of assuming the prone position
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trans-
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through; across; beyond
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Trendelenburg's
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the patient is supine on a surface inclined 45%, the head lower than the legs
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upright
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perpendicular vertical erect in carriage or posture
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extension
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the movement bringing the members of a limb into or toward a straight condition
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