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Term | Definition |
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Sagittal SA-jih-tal | Divides the body in slices right to left |
Coronal kah-ROH-nal | divides the body into slices from front to back corona is Latin for crown: this plane divides the body in half from the top of the head down |
Transverse tranz-VERS | divides the body from top to bottom |
Telangiectasia tel-an-jee-ek-TAY-zhuh | the overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider angioma because of how it looks on the skin |
Onychectomy aw-nik-EK-toh-mee | onych/ectomy nail / removal |
Onychotomy aw-ni-KAW-toh-mee Incision into a nail | onycho/ tomy nail /incision |
ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
Arthr/o AR-throh | joint |
Hepat/o | liver |
Scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |