Medterms 9Th Edition - Ch. 9 - Anatomic Terms

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achromophilic

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resisting color (stain)

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aerobic

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requiring air to live

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aerocele

Back 3

herniation containing air

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aerophobia

Back 4

abnormal fear of air

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aerotherapy

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treating using air (respiratory therapy)

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amenorrhea

Back 6

cessation of menstruation

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anaerobic

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able to live without air

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anterolateral

Back 8

front and side

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anteromedial

Back 9

front and middle

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anteroposterior

Back 10

from front to back

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anterosuperior

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front and top

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arteriostasis

Back 12

control of flow through arteries

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bioethics

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study of what is good and bad for living things

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biology

Back 14

science of studying living things

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blastoderm

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embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm, ectoderm

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caudad

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toward the tail (sacrum)

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cephalad

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toward the head

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cephalocaudal

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from head to tail

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chondrodysplasia

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defective development of cartilage

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chromogenesis

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formation of color

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chromolysis

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destruction of color

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chromometer

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measuring color

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chromophilic

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attracting color (stain)

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coronal

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pertaining to the crown or encircling

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coronary

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pertaining to the crown or encircling (reference to around the heart)

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diagnosis

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identifying a disease

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diarrhea

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abnormally loose watery bowel movement

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distal

Back 28

away from a point of origin or designated point

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dorsal

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back (posterior)

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dorsocephalad

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from back toward the head

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dysentery

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inflammation of the intestine

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dysmenorrhea

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difficult or painful menstruation

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dyspepsia

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poor digestion

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dyspnea

Back 34

difficulty breathing

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dystocia

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difficulty in labor

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ectocytic

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outside the cell (extracellular, adjective)

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ectoderm

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outer embryonic (germ) layer

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ectogenous

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formed outside the body (from another source, adjective)

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ectopic

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outside of the normal location (adjective)

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ectoplasm

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outer membrance of the cell

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endocardium

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inner membrane layer of the heart

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endochondral

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within the cartilage (adjective)

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endocolitis

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inflammation of the lining of the colon

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endocystic

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inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst (adjective)

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endoderm

Back 45

inner embryonic (germ) layer

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endoenteritis

Back 46

inflammation of the lining of the small intestine

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endogenous

Back 47

made by one's own body (adjective)

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endoscopy

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process of using a scope to look inside the body

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eugenics

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choosing good genetic trait to propogate

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eupepsia

Back 50

good digestion

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eupnea

Back 51

easy breathing

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euthanasia

Back 52

easy death

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eutocia

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easy labor

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hyperplasia

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overdevelopment (too many cells)

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hypoplasia

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underdevelopment (too few cells)

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inferior

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below

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lateral

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side

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lithotripsy

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surgical crushing of a stone

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lymphostasis

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control of lymph flow

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medial

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middle

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menopause

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cessation of menstruation, ovulation, and atrophy of femal reproductive system

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menorrhagia

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hemorrhage during menstruation

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menses

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menstruation (menorrhea), plural: menses

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midsagittal

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the plane dividing the body into equal right and left halves

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neurotripsy

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surgical crushing of a nerve

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omphalectomy

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excision of the umbillicus

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omphalic

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pertaining to the umbilicus

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omphalitis

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inflammation of the umbilicus

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omphalocele

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umbilical hernia (umbilicocele)

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omphalorrhagia

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hemorrhage of the umbilicus

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osteochondrodysplasia

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defective development of bone and cartilage

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para-appendicitis

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inflammation of near the appendix

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paracentral

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pertaining to near the center (adjective)

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paracolpitis

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inflammation near the vagina

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paracystitis

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inflammation near the urinary bladder

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parahepatitis

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inflammation near the liver

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paranephritis

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inflammation near the kidney

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parietal

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pertaining to the wall

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peritoneum

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membrane of the abdomen

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phlebostasis

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control of flow through a vein (venostasis)

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pleura

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membrane of the lungs

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posteroanterior

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from back to front

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posteroexternal

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back and outside

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posterointernal

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back and inside

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posterolateral

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back and side

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procephalic

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in front of the head

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prognosis

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predicting the outcome of a disease

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prognostic

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pertaining to a prognosis

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proximal

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near the point of origin or a designated point

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pseudocyesis

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false pregnancy (pseudopregnancy)

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pseudocyst

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false cyst

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pseudoedema

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false swelling

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pseudoesthesia

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false sensation (i.e. phantom limb)

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retrocolic

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behind the colon (adjective)

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retroflexion

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bending (flexing) backward

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retroperitoneum

Back 96

behind the peritoneum

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retroperitonitis

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inflammation of the area behind the peritoneum

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retrosternal

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behind the sternum (adjective)

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retroversion

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twisting (turning) backward

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sagittal

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vertical in an anteroposterior direction or plane

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superior

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above

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syphilophobia

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abnormal fear of syphilis

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syphilopsychosis

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severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis

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syphilotherapy

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treatment for syphilis

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AD

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right ear

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AP

Back 106

anterior to posterior

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AS

Back 107

left ear (auris sinstra)

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AU

Back 108

both ears (auris uterque)

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Bx

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Biopsy

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CT

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computed tomography

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DRG

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diagnostic-related group

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Dx

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diagnosis, diagnoses

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ESRD

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end-stage renal disease

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Hx

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history

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LAT

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lateral

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LMP

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last menstrual period

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LOA

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left occiput anterior

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LPO

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left posterior oblique

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OD

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right eye (ocula dextra)

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OS

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left eye (ocula sinistra)

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OT

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occupational therpay

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OU

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both eyes (ocula uterque), each eye

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PA

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posterior to anterior

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p

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after

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Px

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prognosis, prognoses

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ROP

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right occiput posterior

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RPO

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right posterior oblique

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RPR, VDRL

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syphilis test (blood test)

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STD

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sexually transmitted disease

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TB

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tuberculosis

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ecto-

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outside

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endo-

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inside

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meso-

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middle

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para-

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near

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retro-

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behind