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105 Cards in this Set
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adip/o-
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fat
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andr/o-
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man
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anter/o-
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toward the front
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bi/o-
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life
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caud/o-
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tail
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cran/i-
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cranium
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cyt/o-
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cell
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dist/o-
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away from the point of origin
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dors/o-
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backward
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hist/o-
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tissue
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hydr/o-
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water
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infer/o-
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below
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inguin/o-
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groin
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kary/o-
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cell's nucleus
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later/o-
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side
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medi/o-
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toward the middle
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organ/o-
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organ
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path/o-
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disease
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phen/o-
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to show
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physi/o-
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nature
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poster/o-
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behind, toward the back
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proxim/o-
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near the point of origin
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somat/o-
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body
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ventr/o-
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near or on the belly side of the body
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viscer/o-
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body organs
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in vitro
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in glass, as in a test tube
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stem cells
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the precursors of all body cells; they have three general properties:
1. they are capable of dividing and renewing themselves for long periods 2. they are unspecialized 3. they can give rise to specialized cell types sources of stem cells: embryos, adult tissues, and umbilical cord blood |
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genome
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a genome is the complete set of genes and chromosomes tucked inside each of the body's trillions of cells.
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what is in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen?
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the right lobe of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines
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what is in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen?
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contains the left lobe of the liver, stomach spleen, part of the pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines
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what is in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen?
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contains part of the small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tube, and right ureter
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what is in the left lower quadrant of the abdomen?
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contains part of the small and large intestines, left ovary, left fallopian tube, left ureter
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tars/o-
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ankle
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brach/i-
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arm
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mast/o- , mamm/o-
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breast
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bucc/o-
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cheek
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thorac/o-
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chest
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ot/o
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ear
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cubital; olecran/o
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elbow
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ophthalm/o- , ocul/o- , opt/o-
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eye
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dactyl/o-
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finger
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pod/o-
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foot
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gingiv/o-
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gums
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manus; chir/o-
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hand
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cephal/o-
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head
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coxa-
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hip
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crur/o-
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leg
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hepat/o-
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liver
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pulm/o-; pulmon/o-; pneum/o; pnemon/o-
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lungs
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or/o
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mouth
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muscul/o-
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muscles
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umbilic/o-; omphal/o-
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navel
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cervic/o-
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neck
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neur/o-
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nerves
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rhin/o; nas/o
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nose
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cost/o-
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ribs
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later/o-
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side
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derm/a-; dermat/o-; derm/o-; cutane/o-
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skin
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crani/o-
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skull
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gastr/o-
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stomach
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dent/i-
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teeth
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tempor/o-
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temples
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femor/o-
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thigh bone
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pharyng/o-
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throat
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pollex
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thumb
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lingu/o-; gloss/o-
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tongue
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carp/o-
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wrist
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adip/ose
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pertaining to fatty tissue throughout the body
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ambi/later/al
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pertaining to both sides
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ana/tomy
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to cut up or to cut apart (tomy = incision); the study of the structure of an organism.
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andr/oid
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to resemble man
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apex
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pointed end of a cone-shaped structure
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base
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lower part or foundation of a structure
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caud/al
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pertaining to the tail
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center
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midpoint of a body or activity
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chromo/some
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chromo = color; some = body
microscopic bodies in the nucleus that carry the genes that determine hereditary characteristics |
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ecto/morph
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slender physical body form; linear physique
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endo/morph
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round and soft physical body form
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filtrat/ion
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process of filtering or straining particles from a solution
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kary/o/genesis
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formation of a cell's nucleus
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later/al
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pertaining to the side
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meso/morph
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well-proportioned body form marked by predominance of tissue derived from the mesoderm (the middle layer of cells in the developing embryo)
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organ/ic
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pertaining to an organ or organs; pertaining to or derived from vegetable or animal forms of life
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path/o/logy
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the study of disease
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per/fus/ion
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a process of pouring through; as passing of a fluid through spaces; to supply the body with nutritive fluid via the bloodstream
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phen/o/type
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physical appearance or type of makeup of an individual
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physi/o/logy
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the study of the function (nature) of living organisms
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proto/plasm
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essential matter inside of a living cell
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somat/o/troph/ic
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pertaining to stimulation of body (somat) growth
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system/ic
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pertaining to the body as a whole
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topic/al
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pertaining to a place, definite locale
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uni/later/al
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pertaining to one side
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ventr/al
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pertaining to the front side of the body, abdomen, belly surface
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vertex
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top or highest point; top or crown of the head
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viscer/al
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pertaining to body organs enclosed within a cavity, especially abdominal organs
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abbreviation: abd
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abdomen
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abbreviation: A&P
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anatomy and physiology
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abbreviation: DNA
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deoxyribonucleic acid
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abbreviation: ENT
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ear, nose, throat (otorhinolaryngology)
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abbreviation: ER
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endoplasmic reticulum; emergency room
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abbreviation: GI
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gastrointestinal
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abbreviation: LAT, lat
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lateral
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abbreviation: LLQ
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left lower quadrant
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abbreviation: RUQ
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right upper quadrant
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abbreviation: OTC
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over-the-counter (drugs)
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