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18 Cards in this Set
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Pronation
Supination |
prone= lying face down
supine= lying on back (these terms usually apply to the position of the palms and feet) |
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abdomin(o)
acr(0) cephal(o) |
abdomen
extremities (arms and legs) head |
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crani(o)
dactyl(o) encephal(o) |
head
finger or toe brain |
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herni(o)
omphal(o), umbilic(o) pelv(i) |
hernia
umbilicus (naval) pelvis |
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periton(o)
pod(o) som(a), somat(o) |
peritoneum
foot body |
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spin(o)
thorac(o) viscer(o) |
spine
thorax (chest) viscera (large abdominal organs) |
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dactylogram
podogram |
record of a fingerprint
footprint |
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pyrexia
febrile antipyretic, antifebrile, antipyretic |
fever
fever effective against fever |
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pyrogen
hyperpyrexia |
substance that produces fever
high body temp |
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Dysplasia
Anotia hypoplasia |
the abnormal development of tissues or organ
without ears underdevelopment of an organ or tissue |
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Hyperplasia
Hypertrophy |
abnormal increase in development
an increase in the size of an organ caused by an increase in the number of cells |
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Anaplasia
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upward, excessive development (characteristic of malignancy)
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Omphalus
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umbilicus
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Frontal Plane
Midsagittal Plane Transverse Plane |
front and back portions
upper and lower portions left and right equal halves |
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anter(o), anterior
poster(o), posterior ventr(o), ventral |
nearer to or toward the front
nearer to or toward the back belly side |
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dors(o), dorsal
medi(o), medial later(o), lateral |
directed toward the back side
middle or nearer middle farther from the midline |
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super(o), superior
infer(o), inferior proxim(o), proximal |
uppermost or above
lowermost or below nearer the origin or point of attachment |
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dist(o), tel(e), distal
caud(o), caudal cephal(o), cephalad |
far or distant from the point of origin
in an inferior position toward the head |
