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217 Cards in this Set
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arter, arteri
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artery
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arthr
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joint
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card, cardi
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heart
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gastr
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stomach
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hepat
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liver
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later
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side
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norm
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a common state
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oste
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bone
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path
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disease
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tens
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to stretch
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ven
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vein
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ab-
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away from
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bi-
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two
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endo-
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within
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hyper-
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above, beyond, excessive
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hypo-
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below, under, deficient
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intra-
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within
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pre-
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to come before
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post-
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to follow after
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sub-
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under
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ous
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pertaining to
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-itis
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pertaining to
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-logy
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study of
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-meter
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measure
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-pathy
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disease
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-scope
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an instrument used for viewing
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-scopy
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use of an instrument for viewing
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acronym
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words created from abbreviations or the first letter of a group of words
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eponyms
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a word based on the personal names of people to describe a disease or body part
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ana-
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up, towards, apart
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epi-
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upon
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uni-
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one
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abdomin
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abdomen
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anter
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front
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brach
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arm
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caud
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tail, downward
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cephal
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head
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cervic
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neck
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chondr
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gristle, cartilage
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chron
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time
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cran,crani
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skull, cranium
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dist
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away from a point of reference
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dors
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back
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eti
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cause
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femor
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thigh
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glut
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buttock
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hom, home
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sameness or unchanging
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iatr
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to heel
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idi
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person, self
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ili
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flank or groin
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infect
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to enter, invade
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infer
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below
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inguin
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groin
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lumb
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loin or lower back
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medi
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middle
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pelv
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pelvis, washbasin
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physi
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nature
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poster
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back, behind
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proxim
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near to a point of reference
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spin
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spine or thron
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stasis
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standing still
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super
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above
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thorac
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chest
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tom
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cut
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unbilic
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navel
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ventr
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belly, front
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-ad
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toward
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-al
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pertaining to
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ior
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pertaining to
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-y
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process of
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nonliving particles that are capable of combining with one another to form more complex structures
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atoms and molecules
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the most basic living unit
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cell
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a combination of similar cells that share a common goal
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tissues
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a combination of two or more different types of tissues forming a structure that performs a general function
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organs
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a combination of organs and associated structures that share a common goal
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organ systems
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the whole, complete body that is capable of survival
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organism
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an erect posture with the arms at the side, palms of the hands facing forward, and legs together with feet pointing forward.
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anatomical position
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12 most common directional terms
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superior, inferior, anterior, posterior, medial, lateral, proximal, distal, ventral, dorsal, cephalic, and caudal
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ant
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anterior
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AP
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anteroposterior
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CAT scan
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computed axial tomography
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inf
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inferior
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lat
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lateral
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med
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medical
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MRI
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magnetic resonance imaging
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PA
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posteroanterior
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PET scan
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position emission tomography
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pos
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posterior
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sup
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superior
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dys-
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bad, abnormal
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meta-
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after, change
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neo-
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new
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aden
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gland
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carcin
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cancer
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chrom
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color
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cyt
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cell
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fibr
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fiber
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gen, gene
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formation, cause, produce
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hist
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tissue
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lei
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smooth
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lip
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lipid, fat
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mal
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bad
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melan
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darkness of color, black
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my
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muscle
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neur
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nerve, nervous system
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nucl, nucle
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kernel, nucleus
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onc
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tumor
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organ
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tool
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oste
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bone
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rhabd
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rod, rod-shaped
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sarc
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flesh, musle
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thel
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nipple
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-elle
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small
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-gen
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formation, cause, produce
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-genesis
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origin, cause
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-genic
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pertaining to formation, causing, producing
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-oid
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study of
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-oma
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abnormal sweeling, tumor
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-osis
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process or condition that is usually abnormal
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-plasia
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a shape, formation
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-plasm
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something shaped
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-sis
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state of
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-some
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body
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-stasis
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standing still
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-um
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pertaining to
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part of cell that performs most of the cell functions, including construction of molecules, the release of energy, and the storage of energy
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organelles
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tissue that covers body surface and line the body cavities
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epithelial tissue
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tissue that forms a connection between organs, and provides support for softer parts of the body and protects them form physical injury
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connective tissue
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tissues that are specialized to contract
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muscle tissue
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muscle tissue that forms the muscles attached to bones
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skeletal muscles
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muscle tissue that is located in the walls of hollow organs which when contracted propels material through the hollow organs
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smooth muscles
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muscle tissue that forms the wall of the heart, and produces the heart's contractions that keep blood flowing
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cardiac muscles
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tissue consisting of cells that are specialized to carry information in the form of electrochemical impulses
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nervous tissue
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a cancer or malignant tumor
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carcinoma
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cancer: a loss of structural organization in a tissue that is permanent
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anaplasia
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cancer: abnormal tissue development
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displasia
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cancer: an increase in the number of cells in a tissue, other than by tumor development
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hyperplasia
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cancer: the spreading of cancer cells from the primary tumor
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metastasis
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cancer: improvement of absence of signs of disease
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remission
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cancer:a malignant tumor of glandular epithelial tissue
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adenocarcinoma
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cancer: a benign tumor of glandular epithial tissue
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adenoma
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cancer: adjective describing a noninvasice, slow growing tumor
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benign
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cancer: cancer in the early stages prior to metastasis
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cancer in situ
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cancer: a substance that causes cancer
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carcinogen
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cancer: a tumor that originated from epithelium, usually from the skin
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epithelioma
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cancer: a benign tumor of fibrous connective tissue
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fibroma
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cancer: a malignant tumor originating from fibrous connective tissue
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fivrosarcoma
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cancer:a benign tumor of smooth muscle
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leiomyoma
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cancer: a carcinoma that originated from smooth muscle
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leiomyosarcoma
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cancer: a benign tumor of fat tissue
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lipoma
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cancer: a malignant solid tumor of lymphoid tissue
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lymphoma
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cancer: an adjective describing an aggressive, life threatening, invasive tumor
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malignant
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cancer: a cancer that bears a dark pigment, usually arising from pigment-producing cells of the skin
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melanoma
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cancer:a benign tumor of muscle tissue
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myoma
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cancer: a new growth of abnormal cells; a tumor
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neoplasm
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cancer:a tumor that originated from nervous tissue
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neuroma
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cancer:adjective meaning causing tumor
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oncogenic
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cancer: a malignant cancer of bone
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osteosarcoma
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cancer: a benign tumor that originated from skeletal muscle, which consist of rod-shaped cells
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rhabdmyoma
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cancer:a malignant tumor that originated from skeletal muscle, which consist of rod-shaped cells
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rhabdomyosarcoma
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cancer: a tumor arising from connective tissue that is almost always malignant
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sarcoma
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a-
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without
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an-
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without
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per
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through
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auto
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self
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bi
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life
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crypt
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hidden
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cutane
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skin
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derm, derma, dermat
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skin
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eryth, erythr
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red
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heter
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other
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kerat
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horny tissue, outer hard layer
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leuk
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white
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myc
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fungus
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necr
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death
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onych
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mail
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pachy
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thick
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rhytid
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wrinkles
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scler
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thick
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seb
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sebum, or oil
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trich
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hair
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xer
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dry
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-ectomy
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surgical removal, or excision
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-malaciaty
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softening
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-opsy
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view of
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-phagia
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eating or swallowing
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-plasy
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surgical repair
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-rrhea
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excessive discharge
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-tome
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instrument used to cut material
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thin outer layer of skin, deepest layer
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epidermis
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the pale area at the proximal end of the nail
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lunula
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a skin wound caused by scraping
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abrasion
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a collection of pus from a localized infection
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abscess
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a loss or lack or scalp hair (baldness)
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alopecia
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a purplish patch on the skin caused by leaking blood vessels
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ecchymosis
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a disease that is induced by medical treatment
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iatrogenic
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9 most commonly used body regions
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cephalic, cervical, thoracic, bracial, abdominal, gluteal, inguinal, lumbar, and femoral
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the belly region or abdomen, which contains several mor specific regions.
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abdominal region
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the region of the body pertaining to the arm
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brachial region
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the region of the body pertaining to the head
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cephalic region
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the region of the body pertaining to the neck
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cervical region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area just below the cartilages of the ribs
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hypochondriac region
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region pertaining to the back
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dorsal region
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the region of the body pertaining to the thigh
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femoral region
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part of the adbominal region specific to the area above the belly
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epigastric region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area below the belly
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hypogastric region
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the region of the body pertaining to the buttocks
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gluteal region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the left of the hypogastric region
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left iliac region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the right of the hypogastric region
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right iliac region
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pertaining to below a reference point
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inferior
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the region of the body pertaining the groin
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inguinal region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the left of the unbilical region
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left lumbar region
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part of the abdominal region specific to the area located to the right of the unbilical region
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right lumbar region
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the region of the body pertaining to the chest
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throacic region
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