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body structure , anatomy & physiology
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09/07/2012
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MEDIAL
 Definition
Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
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LATERAL
 Definition
Pertaining to a side
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SUPERIOR
 Definition
Toward the head or upper portion of a structure
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INFERIOR
 Definition
Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
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PROXIMAL
 Definition
Nearer to the center or to the point of attachment to the body
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DISTAL
 Definition
Further from the center or from the point of attachment to the body
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ANTERIOR
 Definition
Front of the body
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POSTERIOR
 Definition
Back of the body
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ADDUCTION
 Definition
Movement toward the midsagittal plane of the body
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ABDUCTION
 Definition
Movement away from the midsagittal plane of the body
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SUPERFICIAL
 Definition
Toward the surface of the body
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DEEP
 Definition
Away from the surface of the body
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HIST/O
 Definition
Tissue
Term
CYT/O
 Definition
Cell
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PRONE
 Definition
Lying on the abdomen, face down
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SUSPINE
 Definition
Lying horizontally on the back, face up
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KARY/O,NUCLE/O
 Definition
Nucleus
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PARIETAL
 Definition
Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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VISCERAL
 Definition
Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
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INVERSION
 Definition
Turning inward or inside out
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EVERSION
 Definition
Turning outward
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PALMAR
 Definition
Pertaining to the palm of the hand
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PLANTAR
 Definition
Pertaining to the sole of the foot
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MIDSAGITTAL
 Definition
Right and left halves
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CORONAL
 Definition
Anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal)aspects
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TRANSVERSE
 Definition
Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects
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BODY CAVITIES
 Definition
1. Dorsal, including the cranial and spinal cavities

2.Ventral, including the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities
Term
ANATOMICAL POSITION
 Definition
Body erect, palms and upper limbs facing forward , lower limbs parallel
Term
ANTER/O
 Definition
Anterior, front
Term
CAUD/O
 Definition
Tail
Term
CRANI/O
 Definition
Cranium(skull)
Term
DIST/O
 Definition
Far, farthest
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DORS/O
 Definition
Back (of body)
Term
INFER/O
 Definition
Lower, below
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LATER/O
 Definition
Side, to one side
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MEDI/O
 Definition
Middle
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POSTER/O
 Definition
back (of body),behind,posterior
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PROXIM/O
 Definition
Near, nearest
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VENTR/O
 Definition
Belly, belly side
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INGUIN/O
 Definition
groin
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LUMB/O
 Definition
Loins lower back
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ALBIN/O, LEUK/O
 Definition
White
Term
CHLOR/O
 Definition
Green
Term
CHROM/O
 Definition
Color
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UMBILIC/O
 Definition
umbilicus, navel
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ILI/O
 Definition
Ilium
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CRANI/O
 Definition
Cranium
Term
CYAN/O
 Definition
blue
Term
MELAN/O
 Definition
Black
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POLI/O
 Definition
Gray
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ETI/O
 Definition
Cause
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MORPH/O
 Definition
Form, shape, structure
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PATH/O
 Definition
Disease
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ERYTHR/O
 Definition
Red
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SOMAT/O
 Definition
Body
Term
SON/O
 Definition
Sound
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XER/O
 Definition
Dry
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CIRRH/O, JAUND/O, XANTH/O
 Definition
Yellow
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VISCER/O
 Definition
Internal Organs
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XER/O
 Definition
Dry
Term
-GRAPHY
 Definition
Process of recording
Term
-GNOSIS
 Definition
Knowing
Term
AB-
 Definition
From, away from
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AD-
 Definition
Toward
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HETERO-
 Definition
Different
Term
HOMEO-
 Definition
Same alike
Term
ULTRA-
 Definition
Excess, beyond
Term
TRANS-
 Definition
Across, through
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SUPER-
 Definition
upper, above
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PERI-
 Definition
around
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INFRA-
 Definition
Below
Term
-GRAM
 Definition
Record, writing
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