Med. Term. Chapter 1

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Etymology

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Study of word origins

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Abdomin/o-

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Abdomen

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Arteri/o-

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Artery

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Intestin/o-

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Intestine

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Muscul/o-

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Muscle

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Thyroid/o-

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Thyroid or Gland

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Tonsill/o-

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Tonsil

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Ven/o-

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Vein

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Arthr/o-

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Joint

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Arthritis

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Cardi/o- or card/o-

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Heart

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Derm/o- or dermat/o-

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Skin

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Gastr/o-

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Stomach

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Mamm/o-

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Breast

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Nas/o-

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Nose

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Densit/o-

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Density

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Colon/o-

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Colon

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Therap/o-

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Treatment

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Cutane/o-

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Skin

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Cost/o-

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Rib

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Cyan/o-

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Blue

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Enter/o-

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Intestine

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Hepat/o-

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Liver

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Lapar/o-

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Abdomen

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Leuk/o-

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White

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Digest/o-

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Break down food or digest

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Pleg/o-

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Paralysis

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Tens/o-

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Tension or pressure

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Esthes/o-

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Sensation

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Bi/o-

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Living organism or living tissue

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Phag/o-

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Swallowing or eating

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Spir/o-

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Breathe or coil

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Etym/o-

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Word origin

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Gemin/o-

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Group or set

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Integument/o-

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Skin

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Langu/o-

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Words

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Later/o-

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Side

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Nat/o-

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Birth

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Nerv/o- or neur/o-

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Nerve

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Obstetr/o-

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Pregnancy and child birth

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Pelv/o-

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Hipbone; pelvis; renal pelvis

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Pneumon/o-

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Air or lung

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Psych/o-

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Mind

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Termin/o-

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Boundary; end; word

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Urin/o-

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Urine; urinary system

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Uter/o-

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Uterus or womb

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Vagin/o-

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Vagina

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Thromb/o-

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Blood clot

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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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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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-ive

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ation

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Being; having; process

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-ion

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Action or condition

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-ia

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Condition; state; thing

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-ism

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Disease from specific cause or process

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-itis

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Infection of or inflammation of

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Mass or tumor

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-osis

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Abnormal condition or process

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-pathy

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Disease

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-gram

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Picture or record

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-scope

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Instrument used to examine

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-scopy

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Process of using instrument to examine

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-tomy

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Process of making incision

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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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Psychiatry

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-ics

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Knowledge or practice

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-ist

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Person or thing that specializes in

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-logy

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Study of

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Epi-

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Above or upon

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Peri-

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Around

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Post-

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After or behind

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Pre-

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Before or in front of

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Sub-

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Below; underneath; less than

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Trans-

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Across or through

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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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Hemi-

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One half

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Hyper-

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Above; more than normal

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Hypo-

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Below; deficient

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Poly-

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Many or much

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Quadri-

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Four

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Tri-

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Three

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An-

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Not or without

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Anti-

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Against

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Dys-

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Abnormal; difficult; painful

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Re-

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Again & again; backward; unable to

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Ana-

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Apart

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Tom/o-

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Cut; layer; slice

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Sagitt/o-

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Front to back

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Medi/o-

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Middle

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Coron/o-

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Structure that encircles like a crown

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Front/o-

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Front

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Anter/o-

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Before or front part

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Ventr/o-

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Abdomen; front

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Poster/o-

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Back part

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Trans-

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Across; through

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-verse

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Travel or turn

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Super/o-

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Above

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Cephal/o-

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Head

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-ad

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In direction of or toward

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Caud/o-

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Tailbone

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Dist/o-

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Away from Centerpoint or origin

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Proxim/o-

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Near Centerpoint or origin

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Extern/o-

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Outside

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Intern/o-

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Inside

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Anatomical position

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Standing erect, palms facing forward

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Sagittal plane

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Vertical plane, divides body into left & right

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Medial

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Moving to midline

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Lateral

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Moving from midline out

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Bilateral

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Both sides of body

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Coronal plane

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Or frontal plane. Vertical plan divides body front and back

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Anterior or ventral

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Front of body

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Anterior direction or anteriorly

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Moving midline to the front

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Posterior or dorsal

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Back of body

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Posterior direction or posterialy

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Moving midline to back

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Prone

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Lying face down

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Dorsal or dorsal supine

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Lying on back

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Transverse plane

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Horizontal plane . Divides body into upper and lower

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Superior

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Upper body

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Inferior

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Lower body

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Cephalad

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Moving midline to head

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Caudad

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Moving midline to tailbone

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Distal

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Moving from trunk of body or arm/leg point of attachment toward the end

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Proximal

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Moving from end of arm/leg towards point of attachment/origin

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External or superficial

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Structures on surface of body

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Deep or internal

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Structures below surface of body or inside body

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Cav/o-

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Hollow space

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-ity

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Condition or state

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Crani/o-

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Cranium or top part of skull

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Spin/o-

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Backbone or spine

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Thorac/o-

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Chest or thorax

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5 body cavities are ...

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Cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

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Chondr/o-

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Cartilage

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Lumb/o-

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Lower back

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Umbilic/o-

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Navel or umbilicus

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Inguin/o-

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Groin

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Physi/o-

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Physical function

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Cellul/o-

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Cell

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Cyt/o-

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Cell

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Chron/o-

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Time

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Exacerb/o-

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Increase or provoke

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Remiss/o-

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Send back

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Symptomat/o-

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Collection of symptoms

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Syn-

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Together

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-drome

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Running

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Fract/o-

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Bend or break up

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Recuper/o-

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Recover

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Palliat/o-

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Reduce severity

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Techn/o-

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Technical skill

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Ancill/o-

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Accessory or servant

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Ambulat/o-

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Walking

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Habilit/o-

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Give ability

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4 quadrants are ...

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Right upper , right lower, left upper, left lower

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CC

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Cheif complaint or cubic centimeter

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H&p

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History & physical exam

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HNP

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Herniated nucleus pulposus

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PA

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Physicians assistant or posterianterior

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PE

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Physical exam; pressure equalizing (tube); pulmonary embolus

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Latin Rule

Singular -a to __ plural

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-ae

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Latin rule

Singular -us to __ plural

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-i

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Latin rule

Singular -um to __ plural

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-a

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Latin rule

Singular -is to __ plural

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-es

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Latin rule

Singular -ex to __ plural

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-ices