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90 Cards in this Set
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CERVICAL
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NECK
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THORACIC
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CHEST
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LUMBAR
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LOIN
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SACRAL
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LOWER BACK
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COCCYX
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TAILBONE
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SUPERFICIAL
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TOWARD THE SURFACE OF THE BODY
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DEEP
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AWAY FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BODY (INTERNAL)
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ABDUCTION
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MOVEMENT AWAY FROM THE MEDIAN PLANE OF THE BODY OR ONE OF ITS PARTS
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ADDUCTION
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MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MEDIAN PLANE OF THE BODY
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MEDIAL
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PERTAINING TO THE MIDLINE OF THE BODY OR STRUCTURE
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LATERAL
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PERTAINING TO A SIDE
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SUPERIOR
(CEPHALAD) |
TOWARD THE HEAD OR UPPER PORTION OF A STRUCTURE
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INFERIOR
(CAUDAL) |
AWAY FROM THE HEAD, OR TOWARD THE TAIL OR LOWER PART OF STRUCTURE
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PROXIMAL
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NEAR THE ATTACHMENT OF AN EXTREMITY TO THE TRUNK OR A STRUCTURE
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DISTAL
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FARTHER FROM THE ATTACHMENT OF AN EXTREMITY TO THE TRUNK OR A STRUCTURE
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ANTERIOR
(VENTRAL) |
NEAR THE FRONT OF THE BODY
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POSTERIOR
(DORSAL) |
NEAR THE BACK OF THE BODY
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PARIETAL
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PERTAINING TO THE OUTER WALL OF THE BODY CAVITY
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VISCERAL
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PERTAINING TO AN ORGAN
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PRONE
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LYING HORIZONTAL WITH THE FACE DOWNWARD, OR DENOTING THE HAND WITH PALMS TURNED DOWNWARD
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SUPINE
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LYING ON THE BACK WITH THE FACE UPWARD, OR DENOTING THE POSITION OF THE HAND OR FOOT WITH THE PALM OR FOOT FACING UPWARD
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INVERSION
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TURING INWARD OR INSIDE OUT
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EVERSION
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TURNING OUTWARD
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PALMAR
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PERTAINING TO THE PALM OF THE HAND
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PLANTAR
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PERTAINING TO THE SOLE OF THE FOOT
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CYT/0
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CELL
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HISTO/O
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TISSUE
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NUCLE/O
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NUCLEUS
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ANTER/O
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ANTERIOR,FRONT
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CAUD/O
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TAIL
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DIST/O
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FAR, FARTHEST
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DORS/O
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BACK (OF BODY)
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INFER/O
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LOWER, BELOW
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MEDI/O
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MIDDLE
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POSTER/O
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BACK (OF BODY),
BEHIND, POSTERIOR |
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PROXIM/O
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NEAR, NEAREST
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VENTR/O
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BELLY, BELLY-SIDE
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ABDOMIN/O
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ABDOMEN
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ACR/O
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EXTREMITY
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INGUIN/O
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GROIN
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LUMB/O
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LOIN
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OMPHAL/O
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NAVEL (UMBILICUS)
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PELV/I
PELV/O |
PELVIS
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ALBIN/O
LEUC/O LEUK/O |
WHITE
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ANTHRAC/O
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BLACK,COAL
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CHLOR/O
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GREEN
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CIRRH/O
JAUD/O XANTH/O |
YELLOW
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CYAN/O
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BLUE
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ERRYTHEM/O
ERYTHRO/O RUBE/O |
RED
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MELAN/O
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BLACK
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POLI/O
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GRAY
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FASCI/O
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BAND
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HOME/O
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SAME, ALIKE
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IDI/O
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UNKNOWN, PECULIAR
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PATH/O
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DISEASE
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RADI/O
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RADIATION, X-RAY
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SOMAT/O
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BODY
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VISCER/O
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INTERNAL ORGANS, VISCERA
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XEN/O
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FOREIGN, STRANGE
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XER/O
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DRY
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GENESIS
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FORMING, PRODUCING, ORIGIN
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GNOSIS
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KNOWING
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GRAM
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RECORD, A WRITING
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GRAPH
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INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING
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GRAPHY
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PROCESS OR RECORDING
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PATHY
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DISEASE
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AB-
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FROM, AWAY FROM
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AD-
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TOWARD
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ALLO-
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OTHER, DIFFERING FROM THE USUAL
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INFRA-
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BELOW, UNDER
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PERI-
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AROUND
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SUPER-
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UPPER, ABOVE
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TRANS-
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ACROSS, THROUGH
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ULTRA-
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EXCESS, BEYOND
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ABLATION
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REMOVAL OF A PART, PATHWAY, OR FUNCTION BY SURGERY, CHEMICAL DESTRUCTION, ELECTROCAUTERY, OR RADIOFREQUENCY (RF)
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DEHISCENCE
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THE BURSTING OPEN OF A WOUND, ESPECIALLY A SURGICAL ABDOMINAL WOUND
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POLYP
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A TUMOR WITH A PEDICLE, COMMONLY FOUND IN VASCULAR ORGANS SUCH AS THE NOSE, UTERUS, AND RECTUM
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SEPSIS
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PATHOLOGICAL STATE, USUALLY FEBRILE, RESULTING FROM THE PRESENCE OF MICROORGANISMS
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SUPPURATIVE
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PRODUCING OR ASSOCIATED WITH GENERATION OF PUS
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ANASTOMOSIS
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THE JOINING TOGETHER OF TWO DUCTS OR BLOOD VESSELS TO ALLOW FLOW FROM ONE TO THE OTHER, BYPASS
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BIOPSY
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THE OBTAINING OF A REPRESENTATIVE TISSUE SAMPLE FOR MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION, USUALLY TO ESTABLISH A DIAGNOSIS
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CAUTERIZE
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TO DESTROY TISSUE BY ELECTRICITY, FREEZING, HEAT, OR CORROSIVE CHEMICALS
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CURETTAGE
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SCRAPING OF A BODY CAVITY WITH A SPOON-SHAPED INSTRUMENT CALLED A CURETTE (CURET)
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INCISION AND DRAINAGE (I&D)
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A INCISION MADE TO ALLOW THE FREE FLOW OR WITHDRAWAL OF FLUIDS FROM A WOUND OR CAVITY
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LIGATION
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THE PROCESS OF BINDING OR TYING USING A BAND, BANDAGE, THREAD, OR WIRE
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DX
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DIAGNOSIS
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GI
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GASTROINTESTINAL
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GU
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GENITOURINARY
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I&D
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INCISION AND DRAINAGE
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ROM
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RANGE OF MOTION
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