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34 Cards in this Set
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Abduction |
Movement away from middle, body or organ |
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Adduction |
Movement towards middle, body or organ |
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Medial |
Pertaining to the middle of body or structure |
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Lateral |
Pertaining to the side |
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Superior |
Toward the head or upper portion of a structure |
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Inferior |
- Away from the head - Towards tail or lower part of a structure |
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Proximal |
Near to the center of the trunk |
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Anterior |
Near the body front |
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Posterior |
Near the back of the body |
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Parietal |
Pertaining to the outer wall of a body cavity |
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Visceral |
Pertaining to the viscera, abdominal organs |
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Prone |
Lying face down |
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Supine |
Lying on the back, face up |
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Inversion |
Turing inward or inside out |
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Eversion |
Turning outward |
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Pulmar |
Pertaining to the palm of the hand |
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Plantar |
Pertaining to the side of the foot |
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Superficial |
Toward the body surface |
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Deep |
Away from body surface, internal |
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Metabolic |
Our body is not in homeostasis |
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Infectious |
Disease that can be spread |
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Congenital |
Something goes wrong during development |
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Hereditary |
Passed down by genes |
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Environmental |
Environment |
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Neoplastic |
Cancer |
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Adhesions |
- Abnormal fibrous band holding tissue together - usually involving organs in the body cavity |
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Analyte |
Substance being analyzed or tested |
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Febrile |
Pertaining to a fever |
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Homeostasis |
Relative constancy or equilibrium |
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Inflammation |
Body defense against injury |
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Morbid |
Diseaseed, pertaining to disease |
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Sepsis |
- Pathological state, usually of the body - Usually febrile state |
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Suppurative |
Associated with pus generation |
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Biopsy |
- Needle - Punch - Shave - Frozen section |
