Medical Terminology

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Eponym

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a word that is named after someone

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acronym

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a word that is made up of the initial letter or letters of its main word. example: AIDS

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Plurals:

words ending with "is"

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change the "i" to an "e"

ex. diagnosis---->diagnoses

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Plurals:

words ending with "us"

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substitute the "us" for "i"

ex. bronchus----->bronchi
some exceptions: sinus is sinuses, and virus is viruses

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Plurals:

words ending with "a"

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add an "e" to the end

ex. scapula---->scapulae

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Plurals:

words endind with "um"

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change "um" to an "a"

ex. septum---->septa

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plurals:

words ending with "ix" or "ex"

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change "ix" or "ex" to "ices"

ex. cervix---->cervices
ex. index---->indices

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Plurals:

words ending with "oma"

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add "ta" or "s" at end

ex. adenoma-->adenomata or adenomas

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Plurals:

words ending with "on"

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change to "a" or add "s"

ex. ganglion---> ganglia or ganglions

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Plurals:

words ending with "nx"

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change "x" to "g" and add "es"

ex. larynx--->larynges

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Plurals:

words ending with "ax"

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change "ax" to "aces"

ex. thorax---->thoraces

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Roots:

abdomin/o

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abdomen

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arthr/o

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joint

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Roots:

bi/o

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life

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Roots:

cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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skull

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Roots:

cyst/o

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bladder

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hist/o

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tissue

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nas/o

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nose

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cirrh/o

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orange-yellow

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iatr/o

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physician; treatment

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jaund/o

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yellow

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xanthr/o

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yellow

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Suffixes:

-algia

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pain

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Suffixes:

-ac;-al;-ary;-eal;-ic;-ous

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pertaining to

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Suffixes:

-cele

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hernia

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Suffixes:

-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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Suffixes:

-cyte

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cell

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Suffixes:

-ectomy

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excision; surgical removal

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-genic

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produced by; producing

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Suffixes:

-gram

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record; writing

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Suffixes:

-graph

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instrument used to record

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-graphy

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process of recording; producing images

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-ia

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state of; condition

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Suffixes:

-ician;-logist;-ist

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specialist in the study of

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Suffixes:

-itis

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inflammation

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Suffixes:

-logy

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study of; process of study

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-malacia

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softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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Suffixes:

-oma

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tumor; mass

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Suffixes:

-opsy

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to view

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease process

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Suffixes:

-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasia

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formation; development

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Suffixes:

-rrhagia

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bursting forth

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Suffixes:

-sclerosis

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hardening

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-scope

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instrument used to visually examine a body cavity or organ

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Suffixes:

-scopy

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process of visually examining a body cavity or organ

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Suffixes:

-spasm

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sudden, involuntary contraction

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-stomy

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new opening

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Suffixes:

-tome

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intrument used to cut

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-tomy

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process of cutting; incision

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Suffixes:

-y

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process

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-gen

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producing; forming

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Suffixes:

-genous

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producing; forming

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Prefixes:

a-; an-

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no; not; lack of

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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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anti-

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against

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Prefixes:

bi-; di-

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two

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dia-

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through; complete

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dys-

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bad; abnormal; difficult; painful

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ecto-

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outside

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endo-

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withing

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epi-

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upon; on; above

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Prefixes:

ex-; exo-

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out; outward; outside

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

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excessive; above

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hypo-

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below; under; deficient

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in-

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in; into

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inter-

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between

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macro-

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large

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mono-

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one

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multi-

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many

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neo-

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new

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per-

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through

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Prefixes:

peri-

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around

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poly-

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many

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post-

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after

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pre-

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before; in front of

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qaudri-

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four

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sub-

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under; below

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supra-

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above

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trans-

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across

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tri-

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three

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uni-

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one

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Prefixes:

hetero-

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different

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Prefixes:

homo-

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same

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Prefixes:

pseudo-

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false

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LLQ

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Left Lower Quadrant

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LUQ

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Left Upper Quadrant

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RLQ

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Right Lower Quadrant

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RUQ

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Right Upper Quadrant

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anatomical position

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body standing erect, arms at side, with head, palms, and feet facing forward

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dorsal cavity

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(back) contains the cranial cavity and spinal cavity

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ventral cavity

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(front) contains thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity and pelvic cavity

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain

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spinal cavity

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contains the spine

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thoracic cavity

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is separated by the abdominal cavity by diaphragm

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diaphragm

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major respiratory muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity

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abdominal cavity

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contains digestive organs such as stomach, large and small intestines, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. also contains spleen, kidneys and ureters

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pelvic cavity

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contains reproductive and urinary organs except kidneys and ureters

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abdominopelvic cavity

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the abdominal and pelvic cavity, usually referred to as one.

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Directions:

superior or cranial

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above; toward the head

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Directions:

inferior or caudal

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below; toward the lower end of the body or tail

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Directions:

anterior or ventral

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front surface of the body; belly side of body

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cranial cavity

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contains the brain

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spinal cavity

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contains the spine

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thoracic cavity

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is separated by the abdominal cavity by diaphragm

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diaphragm

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major respiratory muscle that separates the abdominal cavity from the thoracic cavity

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abdominal cavity

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contains digestive organs such as stomach, large and small intestines, pancreas, gallbladder, and liver. also contains spleen, kidneys and ureters

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pelvic cavity

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contains reproductive and urinary organs except kidneys and ureters

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abdominopelvic cavity

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the abdominal and pelvic cavity, usually referred to as one.

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Directions:

superior or cranial

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above; toward the head

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Directions:

inferior or caudal

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below; toward the lower end of the body or tail

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Directions:

anterior or ventral

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front surface of the body; belly side of body

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Directions:

posterior or dorsal

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back surfaces of the body

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Directions:

medial

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toward the midline

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Directions:

lateral

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away from the midline

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Directions:

proximal

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nearest the point of attachment to the trunk (arms and legs); toward the point of origin (digestive)

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Directions:

distal

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farthest from the point of attachment to the trunk (arms and legs); farthest from the point of origin (digestive)

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Directions:

superficial

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near the surfaces of the body

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deep

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away from the surfaces of the body

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Directions:

supine

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lying on back, face up

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Directions:

prone

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lying on abdomen, face down

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Directions:

plantar

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sole of the foot

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Directions:

dorsum

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upper portion of the foot

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Directions:

peripheral

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away from the center

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Directions:

central

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toward the center

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Hypochondriac regions
right and left

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upper left and right regions

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Lumbar regions
right and left

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middle left and right regions

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Iliac regions
right and left

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lower left and right regions

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Epigastric region

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upper middle region

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Umbilical region

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middle middle region (belly button region)

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Hypogastric region

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lower middle region

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cutane/o

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skin

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cyan/o

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blue

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derm/o; dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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melan/o

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black

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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Bx

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biopsy

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SC

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subcutaneous

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decuib.

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decubitis (act of lying down) ulcer

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FS

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frozen section

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I&D

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incision and drainage

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epithelial cells

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what the skin is primarily consisted of

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epidermis

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the outer-most layer of skin

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dermis

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the inner layer of the skin

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subcutaneous

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underneath the dermis, not regarded as part of the skin

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1st to 4th degree burns

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1st-->affects epidermis only
2nd-->affects epidermis and dermis, superficial or deep
3rd-->destroys epidermis and dermis, called full-thickness burn
4th-->extends deeply into subcutaneous layer and destroys skin

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squamous cells

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rise when someone has actinic keratosis

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basal cell carcinoma

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tumor that is most common and least harmful type of skin cancer caused by overexposure to the sun

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squamous cell carcinoma

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tumor that is more harmful and growsa faster and may go to other body systems

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erythema

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red discoloration to the skin

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acne

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an inflammatory disease of the pilosebaceous unit.

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actinic keratosis

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sharply outlined, red or skin-colored, flat or elevated, verrucous or keratotic growth, which may develop into a cutaneous horn

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decubitus ulcer

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also called a bedsore; an ulceration caused by an arterial occlusion or by prolonged pressure

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edema

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swelling due to fluids in the subcutaneous tissue

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gangrene

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death of tissue

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petechia

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pinpoint, nonraised, perfectly round, purplish red spot caused by hemorrhage

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pruritus

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itching

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allergy tests

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too see if someone is allergic to something. injection of thing and see if reacts

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histology

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the study of tissues

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debridement

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removal of foreign materials and tissue from a cut

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skin graft

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piece of skin take off of one part of the body and put onto another part to cover a wound