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Worksheet 9 Flashcards

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antero

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toward the front of

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postero

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toward the back of

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cephalo

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head

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medio

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toward the midline

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proximo

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near the point of origin

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sagitto

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vertical, dividing into left and right

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omphalo

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the navel

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gnoso

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knowledge

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chromo

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color

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parieto

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wall

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viscero

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internal organs

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ventro

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front, abdomen

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dorso

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near or on the back (think dorsal fin)

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caudo

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downward, toward the tail

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latero

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toward the side, away from the midline

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disto

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away from the point of origin

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thano

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death

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corona

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crown, encircling

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aero

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air

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meno

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menses

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syphilo

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syphilis

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-tocia

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labor

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-cyesis

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pregnancy

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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rrhexis
rupture
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-gnosia, gnosis
knowledge
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super-
above
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infra-
below
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pro-
before
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dys-
poor, bad, abnormal, painful
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proto-
first
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sub-
under
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pseudo-
false
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dia-
through
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eu-
easy, well
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ante-
against
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ecto-
outer, outside
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endo-
inner, inside
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meso-
middle
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retro-
backward, behind
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para-
near
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AP
Anterior to Posterior
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PA
Posterior to Anterior
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Bx
Biopsy
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Dx
Diagnosis
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Hx
History
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Px
Prognosis
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Rx
Prescription
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LMP
Last Menstrual Period
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Anterior
toward the front
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Posterior
the back
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lateral
the side
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anterolateral
front and side
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anterosuperior
front and top
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posterolateral
back and side
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posteroanterior
from back to front
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anteroposterior
from front to back
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dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
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ventral
toward the front
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proximal
closer to
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distal
farther from
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sagittal
vertical slice from front to back
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mediolateral
middle and side
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midsagittal
vertical slice that divides the body into left and right
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coronal
crown or circle
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caudad
toward the tail (lower spine)
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omphalitis
inflammation of the navel
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omphalorrhagia
hemorrhage of the navel
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omphalorrhexis
rupture of the navel
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diarrhea
flowing through, loose stool
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dialysis
process of destroying waste products in the blood by diffusion through a membrane
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diagnosis/diagnostic
identification of a disease
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prognosis
predicting the outcome through tests, etc.
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procephalic
the front of the head
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aerophobia
abnormal fear of air
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aerotherapy
treatment with air (O2)
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Biology
study of living things
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anaerobic
without air
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chromolysis
breakdown of color in a cell
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dyspepsia
poor digestion
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dyskinesia
poor muscle movement
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dystocia
difficult labor
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eutocia
easy labor
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euthanasia
easy, peaceful death
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menopause
the permanent cessation of menses
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amenorrhea
absence of menstrual flow
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menostasis
stopping the menstrual flow
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arteriostasis
control of blood flow in the arteries
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phlebostasis
control of blood flow in the veins
90
hemostasis
control of blood flow
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syphilopsychosis
mental condition brought on by syphalis
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syphilopathy
any syphalic disease
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pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
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pseudomania
false madness
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pseudoparalysis
false paralysis
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pseudohypertrophy
false over development
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viscera/visceral
internal organs
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parietal
cavity wall
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visteroptosis
prolapse of the internal orgains
100
endochondral
within cartillage
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endocardial
pertaining to the lining of the heart
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endoscopy
process of viewing the internal organs through an instrument
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ectopic
pregnancy in the fallopian tubes
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mesentery
middle intestine
105
retrosternal
behind the sternum
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retroflexion
bending backwards
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anteflexion
bending forwards
108
retroversion
turning backwards
109
parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
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paranephritis
inflammation near the kidneys
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paracystitis
inflammation near the bladder
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