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156 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
-algia |
PAIN |
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-asthesia |
WEAKNESS |
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-centensis |
PUNCTURING |
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-cyte |
CELL |
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-ectomy |
SURGICAL REMOVAL |
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-emia |
CONDITION OF THE BLOOD |
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-esthesia |
FEELING |
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-genic |
CAUSING |
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-graph(y) |
VISUALIZATION MACHINE |
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-itis |
INFLAMMATION |
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-oma |
TUMOR, SWELLING |
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-osis |
CONDITION OF |
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-otomy |
OPENING |
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-paresis |
WEAKNESS |
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-pathy |
DISEASE |
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-phasia |
SPEECH |
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-phobia |
FEAR |
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-plasty |
SURGICAL REPAIR |
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-plegia |
PARALYSIS |
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-pnea |
BREATHING |
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-rhythmia |
RHYTHM |
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-rrhagia |
BURSTING FORTH |
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-scopy |
SEE-LOOKING THROUGH-AN INSTRUMENT |
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-stomy |
SURGICAL OPENING/CREATING A HOLE |
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-tomy |
SURGICAL INCISION |
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-uria |
URINE |
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adeno- |
GLAND |
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arthro- |
JOINT |
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cardio- |
HEART |
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cephalo- |
HEAD |
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cysto- |
BLADDER |
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cyto- |
CELL |
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dermo- |
SKIN |
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entero- |
INTESTINE |
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gastro- |
STOMACH |
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hemo- |
BLOOD |
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hapato- |
LIVER |
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myelo- |
SPINAL CORD OR BONE MARROW |
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myo- |
MUSCLE |
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nephro- |
KIDNEY |
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neuro- |
NERVE |
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oculo- |
EYE |
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osteo- |
BONE |
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oto- |
EAR |
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procto- |
RECTUM |
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thoraco- |
CHEST |
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a- an- |
ABSENCE OF, DEFICIENCY |
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ab- |
AWAY FROM |
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ambi- |
BOTH |
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angio- |
TUBE OR VESSEL |
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ante- |
BEFORE |
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anti- |
AGAINST |
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arthro- |
JOINT |
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bi- |
TWO |
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brady- |
SLOW |
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cardio- |
HEART |
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cephalo- |
HEAD |
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cerebro- |
BRAIN |
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chole- |
BILE |
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circum- |
AROUND |
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co- |
WITH |
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contra- |
AGAINST |
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cost- |
PERTAINING TO RIBS |
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cyt- |
SAC |
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derma- |
SKIN |
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di- |
TWICE, DOUBLE |
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dys- |
DISORIENTED, PAINFUL OR DIFFICULT |
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en- |
IN |
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endo- |
INNER, INSIDE |
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enter- |
PERTAINING TO THE INTESTINE |
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entero- |
INTESTINE |
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epi- |
UPON, ON THE OUTSIDE |
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erythro- |
RED |
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gastro- |
STOMACH |
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glyco- |
SUGAR |
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gynec- |
PERTAINING TO WOMAN |
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hem- hema- |
BLOOD |
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hepa- |
LIVER |
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hepato- |
LIVER |
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hydro- |
WATER |
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hyper- |
ABOVE, EXCESSIVE |
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hypo- |
BELOW, DEFICIENT |
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hystero- |
UTERUS |
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in/intra- |
IN, INSIDE |
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inter- |
BETWEEN |
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leuko- |
WHITE |
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macro- |
LARGE |
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mal- |
DISORDERED, BAD |
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mamm- |
BREAST |
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meno- |
MONTHLY, MENSTRUAL |
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micro- |
SMALL |
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myo- |
MUSCLE |
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nephro- |
KIDNEY |
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neuro- |
NERVE |
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olig- |
LITTLE, SCANTY |
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opthal- |
PERTAINING TO THE EYES |
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oto- |
EAR |
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para- |
BESIDE |
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per- |
THROUGH |
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peri- |
SURROUNDING |
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pneumo- |
AIR, LUNG |
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poly- |
MANY |
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post- |
AFTER |
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pre- |
BEFORE |
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pro- |
BEFORE, IN FRONT OF, FORWARD |
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pseudo- |
FALSE |
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psych- |
PERTAINING TO THE MIND |
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pulmo- |
LUNGS |
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pyelo- |
KIDNEY |
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pyo- |
PUS |
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retro- |
BEHIND, BACKWARD |
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rhino- |
NOSE |
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semi- |
HALF |
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sub- |
UNDER |
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super- supra- |
ABOVE, GREATER |
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tachy- |
FAST |
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trans- |
ACROSS |
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Sagittal Plane |
a lengthwise, division, producing right & left sections |
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Transverse Plane |
a crosswise division, producing top & bottom sections |
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Frontal (Coronal) Plane |
a side to side division, producing front & back sections |
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Anatomical Position |
patient is standing erect, arms at the side, palms facing forward. This is position of reference when terms of direction and location are used. |
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Supine Position |
The patient is lying face up |
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Prone Position |
The patient is lying face down |
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Lateral Recumbent Position |
The Patient is lying on the left or right side |
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Fowlers Position |
The patient is sitting straight up |
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Semi-Fowlers Position |
The patient sitting at an angle, usually 45 degrees |
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Shock Position |
The patient is supine with legs raised 30-40 degrees |
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Reverse Trendelenburg Position |
The patient is supine with head higher than the feet |
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Trendelenburg Position |
the patient is supine with the feet higher than the head |
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Superior |
Toward the Head (Cranial) |
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Inferior |
Toward the feet (Caudal) |
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Anterior |
Toward the front (Ventral-Belly side) |
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Posterior |
Toward the back(Dorsal-the backbone side) |
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Medial |
Toward the midline or center of the body |
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Lateral |
To the right or left of midline |
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Proximal |
near the point of reference |
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Distal |
Far away from point of reference |
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Superficial |
near the surface |
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Deep |
remote from the surface |
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Internal |
Inside |
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External |
outside |
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Cephalic |
towards the head |
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Caudal |
towards the feet |
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Ventral |
pertaining to the anterior portion or frond side of the body |
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Dorsal |
pertaining to the back |
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Midshaft |
half/mid way along bone |
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Bilateral |
pertaining to both sides |
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Adduction |
medial movement of limbs towards the median plane of the body |
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Abduction |
Lateral movement of the limbs away from the median plane of the body |
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Flexion |
to bend |
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Extension |
to extend |
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Supination |
turning the palm anteriorly or the foot inward & upward |
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Pronation |
the act of turning the hand so that the palm faces downward & backward |
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Dorsiflexion |
movement of the foot towards the head |
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Plantar Flexion |
movement of the foot away from the head |
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Rotation |
turning on the axis |