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94 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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ab
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away from
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ad
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toward
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antereo
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in front of
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postereo
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after, behind
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infra
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below
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supera
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above
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inter
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between (intercollegiate)
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intra
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withint (intramural)
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dorsal
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pertaining to the back
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ventral
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pertaining to the front
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lateral
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to the side
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medial
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to the center
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palmar
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pertaining to the palm of hand
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plantar
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pertaining to sole of foot
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prone
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lying face down
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supine
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lying face up
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anterior
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before, in front
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distal
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far away from
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posterior
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in back, behind
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proximal
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near, to next to
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inferior
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below
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superior
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above
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OU
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oculi unitas
(both eyes) |
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OD
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oculum dexter
(right eye) |
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OS
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oculum sinister
(left eye) |
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LMN
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lower motor neuron
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UMN
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upper motor neuron
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ECT
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electro convulsive therapy
(psychiatric therapy) |
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EEG
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electroencephalograph
(brain) |
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EKG
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electrocardiograph
(heart) |
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EMG
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electromiograph
(muscles) |
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ENT
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ear, nose and throat
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dys-
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bad, difficult, painful
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-esthesia
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feeling sensation
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-desis
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fusion
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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-ectomy
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removal, cut out
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-phasia
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speaking
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-ostomy
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create an opening
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-pnea
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breathing
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-otomy
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creating into, incision
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ortho-
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straight
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pachy-
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thick
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brady
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slow
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tachy
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fast
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macro
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abnormally large
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micro
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abnormally small
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hyper
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too much
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hypo
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too few
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-algia
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pain
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-plasia
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growth
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-paresis
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some functioning
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-rrhage
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flowing, bursting forth
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volvar
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pertaining to palm of hand or sole of foot
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-derma
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skin
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-emia
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blood
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SOB
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shortness of breath
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URI
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upper respiratory infection
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RA
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
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RHD
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Rheumatic Heart Disease
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ROM
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range of motion
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PT
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physical therapist
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pt
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patient
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MI
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Myocardial Infarction
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MS
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Multiple Sclerosis
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LLE
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Left lower extremity
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RLE
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right lower extremity
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LUE
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Left upper extremity
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RUE
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right upper extremity
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GI
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gastro-intestinal
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GU
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genito-urinary
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HBP
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high blood pressure
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fx
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fracture
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bx
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biopsy
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dx
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diagnosis
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px
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prognosis
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hx
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history
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tx
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treatment
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rx
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prescription
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sx
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surgery
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d.o.
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doctor of osteopathy
(holistic medicine) |
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D/O
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disorder
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Ca
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carcinoma
(cancer) |
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c (with line over it)
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with
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s (with line over it)
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without
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C1, C2, etc.
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cervical vertebrae by number
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L1, L2, etc.
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lumbar vertebrae by number
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T1, T2, etc.
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Thoraeic vertebrae by number
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COPD
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CVA
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cerebrovascular accident
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handicap
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result of disability
Real world affect of disability on individual in their world |
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disability
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Deficit
Either physical, emotional, or intellectual diagnosed by specialist in the field |
