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21 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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Midsagittal (median) |
Right and left halves |
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Coronal (frontal) |
anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects |
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Transverse (horizontal) |
Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects |
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Dorsal Cavity |
Cranial (brain) Spinal (spinal cord) |
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Ventral Cavitiy |
Thoracic (heart, lungs and associated structures) Abdominopelvic (digestive,excretory, and reproductive) |
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Abdominopelvic regions |
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parietal |
outer wall of body cavity |
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viseral |
internal organs, especially abdominal organs |
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chlor/o |
green |
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chrom/o |
color |
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cirrh/o jaund/o xanth/o |
yellow |
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somat/o |
body |
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son/o |
sound |
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xer/o |
dry |
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signs |
objective indicators that are observable: rash, tissue redness and swelling |
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symptom (Sx) |
subjective indicator only experienced by the patient: dizziness, pain and nausea |
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etiology |
study of the cause or origin of the disease or disorder |
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diagnosis (Dx) |
establishing the cause and nature of a disease |
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prognosis |
prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome |
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idiopathic |
any disease whose cause is unknown |
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sequelae |
the complications caused by some diseases, injuries, or treatments. paralysis may be the sequelae of a head injury |
