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149 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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dorsal
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near or on the back
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ventral
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near or ont he belly side of the body
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anterior (ant)
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toward the front or in front of
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posterior (post)
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following or located behind
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cephalic
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upward, toward the head
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caudal, caudad
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downwards, toward the tail
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medial
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toward the midline
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lateral
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toward the side, away from the midline
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superior
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above
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inferior
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below
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proximal
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near the point of origin
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distal
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away from the point of origin
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sagittal
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vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right
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coronal
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resembling a crown or encircling
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before
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a (with a line above it)
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right ear (auris dextra)
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AD*
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anterior to posterior, anteroposterior
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AP
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left ear (auris sinstra)
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AS*
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both ears (auris uterque)
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AU*
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biopsy
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Bx
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computed tomography
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CT
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diagnostic-related group
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DRG
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diagnosis, diagnoses
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Dx
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end-stage renal disease
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ESRD
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history
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Hx
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lateral
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LAT
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last menstrual period
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LMP
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left occiput anterior
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LOA
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left posterior oblique
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LPO
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right eye (ocula dextra)
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OD*
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left eye (ocula sinstra)
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OS*
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occupational therapy
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OT
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both eyes (ocula uterque), each eye
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OU*
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posterior to anterior, posteroanterior
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PA
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after
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p (with a line above)
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prognosis, prognoses
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Px
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right occiput posterior
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ROP
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right posterior oblique
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RPO
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syphilis test (blood test)
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RPR, VDRL
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sexually transmitted disease (infection)
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STD, STI
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tuberculosis
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TB
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venereal disease (old use STD)
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VD
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achromophilic
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resisting color (stain)
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aerobic
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requiring air to live
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aerocele
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herniation containing air
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aerophobia
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abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
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treatment using air (respiratory therapy)
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amenorrhea
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cessation of menstruation
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anaerobic
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able to live without air
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anterolateral
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front and side
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anteromedial
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front and middle
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anteroposterior
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from front to back
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anterosuperior
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front and top
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arteriostasis
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control of flow through arteries
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bioethics
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study of what is good and bad for living things
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biology
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science studying living things
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blastoderm
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embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm
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caudad
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toward the tail (sacrum)
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cephalad
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toward the head
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cephalocaudal
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from head to tail
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chondrodysplasia
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defective development of cartilage
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chromogenesis
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formation of color
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chromolysis
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destruction of color
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chromometer
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measuring color
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chromophilic
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attracting color (stain)
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coronal
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pertaining to the crown or encircling
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coronary
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pertaining to the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart)
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diagnosis
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identifying a disease
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dialysis
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separating of substances in a solution (filtration)
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diarrhea
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abnormally loose watery bowel movement
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distal
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away from a point of origin or designated point
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dorsal
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back (posterior)
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dorscocephalad
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from back toward the head
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dysentery
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inflammation of the intestine
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dysmenorrhea
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difficult or painful menstruation
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dyspepsia
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poor digestion
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dyspnea
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difficulty breathing
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dystocia
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difficulty in labor
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ectocytic
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outside the cell (extracellular, adj.)
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ectoderm
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outer embryonic (germ) layer
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ectogenous
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formed outside the body (from another source, adj.)
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ectopic
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outside of the normal location (adj)
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ectoplasm
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outer membrane of the cell
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endocardium
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inner membrane layer of the heart
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endochondral
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within the cartilage (adj)
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endocolitis
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inflammation of the lining of the colon
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endocystic
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inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst (adj.)
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endoderm
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inner embryonic (germ) layer
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endoenteritis
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inflammation of the lining of the small intestine
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endogenous
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made by one's own body (adj)
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endoscopy
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process of using a scope to look into the body
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eugenics
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choosing good genetic trait to propagate
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eupepsia
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good digestion
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eupnea
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easy breathing
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euthanasia
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easy death
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eutocia
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easy labor
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hyperplasia
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overdevelopment (too many cells)
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hypoplasia
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underdevelopment (too few cells)
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inferior
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below
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lateral
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side
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lithotripsy
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surgical crushing of a stone
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lymphostasis
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control of lymph flow
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medial
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middle
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menopause
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cessation of menstruation, ovulation and atrophy of female reproductive system
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menorrhagia
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hemorrhage during menstruation
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menses
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menstruation (menorrhea)
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midsagittal
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the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves
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neurotripsy
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surgical crushing of a nerve
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omphalectomy
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excision to the umbilicus
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omphalic
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pertaining to the umbilicus
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omphalitis
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inflammation of the umbilicus
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omphalocele
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umbilical hernia (umbilicocele)
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omphalorrhagia
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hemorrhage of the umbilicus
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omphalorrhea
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discharge from the umbilicus
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omphalorrhexis
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rupture of the umbilicus
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osteochondrodysplasia
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defective development of bone and cartilage
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para-appendicitis
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inflammation of near the appendix
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paracentral
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pertaining to near the center (adj)
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paracolpitis
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inflammation near the vagina
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paracystitis
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inflammation near the urinary bladder
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parahepatitis
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inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
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inflammation near the kidney
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parietal
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pertaining to the wall
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peritoneum
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membrane of the abdomen
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phlebostasis
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control of flow through a vein (venostasis)
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pleura
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membrane of the lungs
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posteroanterior
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from back to front
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posteroexternal
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back and outside
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posterointernal
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back and inside
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posterolateral
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back and side
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procephalic
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in front of the head
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prognosis
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predicting the outcome of a disease
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prognostic
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pertaining to a prognosis
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proximal
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near the point of the origin or a designated point
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pseudocyesis
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false pregnancy (pseudopregnancy)
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pseudocyst
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false cyst
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pseudoedema
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false swelling
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pseudoesthesia
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false sensation (ie: phantom limb)
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retrocolic
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behind the colon (adj)
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retroflexion
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bending (flexing) backward
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retroperitoneum
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behind the peritoneum
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retroperitonitis
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inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum
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retrosternal
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behind the sternum (adj)
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retroversion
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twisting (turning) backwards
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sagittal
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vertical in a anteroposterior direction or plane
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superior
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above
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syphilophobia
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abnormal fear of syphilis
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syphilopsychosis
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severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
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syphilotherapy
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treatment for syphilis
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