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extremity, tip
Example: acrocyanosis - bluish color of hands and feet |
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against
Example: antibotic - classification of drugs used to destroy or interfere with the development of bacteria |
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around
Example: circumduction - one of the four basic movementsallowed by the various jointsof the skeleton |
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opposite, against
Example: contralateral - opposite side |
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back
Example: dorsodynia - back pain |
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outside, misplaced
Example: ectoparasite - an organism that lives on the outside of the body |
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within
Example: endolymph - the pale fluid in the membranous labyrinth of the |
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on, over, upon
Example: epidermis - the superficial, avascular layer of the skin |
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outside of, in addition to, beyond
Example: extracranial - outside of the skull |
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before, in front
Example: foreskin - a loose fold of skin that covers the end of the penis |
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above, excessive, beyond
Example: hyperacidity - excessive acidity |
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below, under
Example: hypocapnia - an abnormally low arterial carbon dioxide level |
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below
Example: infraorbital foramen - an opening on the anterior aspect of the maxilla |
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between parts
Example: interarticular - pretaining to the area between two joints or between facing surfaces of a joint |
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near
Example: juxtamedullary - near the border of a medulla (inside the kidney) |
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middle
Example: medial - near the midline |
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