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79 Cards in this Set
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front |
anterior/ventral |
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posterior/dorsal |
back |
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superior |
anything moving towards or above the head. |
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anything decending towards or below the feet. |
inferior |
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Describe the position of the eyes to the mouth |
inferior, medial, & anterior |
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proximal |
closer to where the arm/leg inserts into the body. |
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distal |
further away where the arm/leg inserts into the body. |
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Can you describe more than 2 limbs while describing proximal and distal planes? |
only use when describing 2 points on the same limb (arm/leg) |
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Is the knee proximal or distal to the ankle? |
proximal |
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digits are distal to proximal to the elbow? |
distal |
away from the point of origin |
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Medial |
closer to the midline |
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lateral |
further away from the midline |
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superfical |
close to the external surface |
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deep |
away from external surface |
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Superfical and Deep terms refer to? |
layers of bodily organs, tissues, and systems |
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humanatomical position: |
standing upright, arms at sides, palms forward, feet together standing. |
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nerve |
neur(o) |
neurology, neurosurgery |
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non- |
not |
nonsteroidal, nontoxic |
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odont |
tooth |
odonitis,odontology,orthodontist |
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tumor abnormal growth suffix |
-oma |
carcinoma, osteosarcoma, adenoma |
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onco- |
tumor |
oncology, oncogenic, oncogene |
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nail of the finger or toe |
onych- |
onychectomy |
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vision, eye |
-opia |
myopia, presbyopia |
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ophthalm(o) |
vision, eye |
ophthalmology, ophthalmoscope |
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opt- |
vision, eye |
optician, optical, optometry |
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testes, testis |
orchi |
cryptorchidism, orchiectomy |
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-osis |
condition, increase |
halitosis, leukocytosis, neurosis, acidosis |
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bone |
oste(o) |
osteoporosis, osteoarthritis, osteoclast |
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ear |
ot(o) |
otic, otitis, otalgia, otorrhea, otoplasty |
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-pathy |
disease, anomaly |
neuropathy, myopathy, osteopathy |
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-penia |
deficiency, low number |
eosinopenia, thrombocytopenia, erythropenia |
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digestion |
-pepsia |
dyspepsia, eupepsia |
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peri- |
near, around, surrounding |
pericardium, periodontal, perineurium |
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fixation |
-pexy |
hysteropexy, orchiopexy, gastropexy |
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eat, swallow, consume |
phag(o) |
dysphagia, phagocyte |
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pharynx |
pharyng(o) |
pharyngitis, pharyngeal |
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vein |
phleb(o) |
phlebitis, phlebotomy |
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fear of |
-phobia |
hydrophobia, acrophobia |
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-plasia |
development, formation |
neoplasia, myelodysplasia, hyperplasia |
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surgical |
-plasty |
arthroplasty, osteoplasty, rhinoplasty |
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paralysis |
-plegia |
paraplegia, hemiplegia |
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-pnea |
breathing, breath |
apnea, tachypnea, orthopnea |
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air, lung |
pneum(o) |
pneumonia, pneumothorax |
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foot |
pod(o) |
podiatrist, podiatric, podalic, podagra |
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poly- |
much, many, several, excessive |
polyuria, polycystic, polyarthritis |
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after |
post- |
postnatal, postcoronary, postoperative |
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pre- |
before, in front of |
prenatal, preoperative, premature |
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presby(o) |
old age |
presbyopia, presbycusis |
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anus, rectum |
proct(o) |
proctitis, proctoscopy, proctology |
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psych(o) |
mind, mental |
psychology, psychotropic |
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prolapse, sagging, sagged |
-ptosis |
belpharoptosis |
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pulmon- |
lung |
pulmonary, pulmonology, pulmonectomy |
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pus |
py(o) |
pyemia, empyema |
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pyel(o) |
renal pelvis |
pyelonepritis |
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pyr-, pyro- |
fever, heat |
pyrogen |
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ren(o) |
kidney |
renogram, renal, renoprival. |
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behind, backward, in black of |
retro- |
retroocular, retrocolic, retroflexion, retrolental |
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rhin(o) |
nose |
rhinorrhea, rhinitis, rhinoplasty |
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-rrhagia |
excessive discharge or flow |
menorrhagia |
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excessive |
-rrhea |
rhinorrhea |
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salping(o) |
fallopian tube |
salpingitis |
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hard, hardening |
scler(o) |
atherosclerosis, myelosclerosis, arteriosclerosis |
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instrument used to |
-scope |
microscope, arthroscope, otoscope |
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-spasm |
involuntary contraction |
angiospasm, vasospasm |
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-stomy |
surgical opening |
enterostomy, colostomy, gastrostomy |
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under, beneath, below |
sub- |
sublingual, subcutaneous, subcostal |
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fast, rapid |
tachy- |
tachypnea, tachycardia, tachyarrhythmia |
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thorac(o) |
chest, thorax |
thoractomy, thoracoscopy |
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blood clot |
thromb(o) |
thrombosis, thrombogenic, thrombus |
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thyroid |
thyr(o) |
thyroxine, hypothyoidism |
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-tomy |
incision, incise, to cut into |
gastrotomy, duodenotomy, laparotomy |
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poison |
toxi- |
toxic, toxicology, toxicity |
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trachea, windpipe |
trache- |
tracheitis, tracheoscopy, tracheostomy |
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across, over, through |
trans- |
transdermal, transfusion, transurethral |
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-trophy |
growth, development |
hypertrophy, hypotrophy, dystrophy |
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urethra |
urethr(o) |
urethritis, urethrotomy, urethroscope |
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urine |
-uria |
pyuria, nocturia, polyuria, albuminuria |
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vas(o) |
blood vessel, vas deferens |
vascular, vasospasm, vasectomy, vasodilator |
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vein |
ven(o) |
venipuncture, venous, venopressor, intravenous |