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112 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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a-, an-
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without, not
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ab-
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away
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ad-
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toward
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alba-
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white
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ambi-
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both, on both sides
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ankylo-
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fused, stiff, crooked
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ante-
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before, forward
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anti-, counter-, contra-
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against, opposite
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auto-
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self
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bi-, di-
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2, double, twice
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ex-
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out, from, away from
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hemi-, semi-
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half
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hyper-
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excess
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hypo-
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under, decreased, less than normal
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infra-
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beneath
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inter-
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between
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intra-
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within
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ipsi-
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same
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iso-
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same, equal, identical
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lateral, latero
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side
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mal-
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bad, illness, disease
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necro-
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death
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non-
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not
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para-
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abnormal, near
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patho-
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disease, suffering
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post-
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after, behind
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pre-, pro-
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before, in front of
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quadra-, quadral
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four
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re-
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again
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retro-
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backward
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sclero-
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hard
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sepsi-
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putrid, rotten
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steno-
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narrow, constricted
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sub-
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under, below
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super-
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above, over, excess
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supra-
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above, over
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toxico-, toxo-
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poison, toxic
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trans-
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across
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tri-
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three
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abdomino-
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abdomen, stomach
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arthro-
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joint
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brachii
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arm
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-ceps
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head, parts
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chondro-
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cartilage
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cleido-
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clavicle
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costo-
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ribs
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cephalo-, cranio-
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skull, head
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femoris
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femur, thigh
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fibro-
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fiber
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myo-
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muscle
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myelo-
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spinal cord, bone marrow
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neuro-
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nerve
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oculo-, opthalmo-
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eye
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os-, osteo-
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bone
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ramus
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branch, arm
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sterno-
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sternum, breastbone
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thoraco-
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thorax, chest
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vertebro-
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vertbrae, spine
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-able
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capable of, suitable for
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-ago
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disease
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-algia, -algesia
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pain
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-asis, -ism, -osis
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condition of
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-eal
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pertaining to, relaed to
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-ease
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a condition
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-ectomy
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removal of, excision
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-ema
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swelling, distention
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-emia
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blood condition
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ity
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quality of, state of
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-lysis
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destruction of, breakdown of
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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, in the form of
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-oma
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tumor
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-opsy
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view of
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-otomy
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cutting into
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-paresis, -plegia
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paralysis
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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lack of
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-plasty
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surgical repair or reshaping
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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excessive flow
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-rrhea
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profuse flow, discharge
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-scoliosis
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curvature
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-stomy, -ostomy
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creating an opening
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-trophic
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related to growth or development
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-version, -vert
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turn
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Four cardinal signs of ACUTE INFLAMMATION
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heat
redness swelling pain |
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cranial, cephalic
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toward the head, of the head
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caudal
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of or toward the "tail"
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midline
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the center of the body
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medial
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toward the midline of the body, middle, or center
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lateral
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away from the midline, toward the outside
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superior
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toward the top, higher than, above
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inferior
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toward the bottom, lower than, below
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proximal
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closer to the trunk or a point of reference
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distal
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farther from the trunk or a point of reference
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palmar, volar
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the palm side of the hand
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plantar
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the sole side of the foot
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anterior, ventral
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in front of, toward the front
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posterior, dorsal
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in back of, toward the back
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internal
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inside
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external
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outside
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superficial
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of or toward the surface
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deep
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of or toward the inside, away fromt the surface
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central
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of or toward the center
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peripheral
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of or toward the outside or "periphery"
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supine
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lying on the back
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prone
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lying on the stomach
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bilateral
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2 sides
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unilteral
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one side
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ipsilateraly
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same side
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contralateral
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opposite side
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