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YTI Chapter Four

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cyt/o   cell  
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deoxyribonucleic acid   DNA - Molecule that holds genetic information and makes an exact copy of itself whenever the cell divides  
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eti/o   cause  
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fluor/o   luminous, fluorescent  
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idi/o   unknown, peculiar  
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Plane   imaginary flat surface  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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CT   computed tomography  
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Midsagittal   median - right and left halves  
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Coronal   frontal - Anterior (ventral) and posterior (dorsal) aspects  
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Transverse   Horizontal - Superior (upper) and inferior (lower) aspects  
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Thoracic   Heart, lungs and associated structures  
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Abdominopelvic   Digestive, excretory, and reproductive organs and structures  
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Abduction   Movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts  
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Adduction   Movement toward the median plane of the body  
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Medial   Pertaining to the midline of the body or structure  
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Lateral   Pertaining to a side  
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Superior (cephalad)   Toward the head or upper portion of a structure  
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Inferior (caudal)   Away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure  
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Proximal   Nearer to the center (trunk of bocy) or to the point of attachment ot the body  
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Distal   Further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body  
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Anterior (ventral)   Near the front of the body  
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Posterior (dorsal)   Near the back of the body  
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Parietal   Pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity  
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Visceral   Pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs  
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Prone   Lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward  
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Supine   Lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward  
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Inversion   Turning inward or inside out  
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Eversion   Turning outward  
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Palmar   Pertaining to the palm of the hand  
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Plantar   Pertaining to the sole of the foot  
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superficial   Toward the surface of the body  
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hist/o   tissue  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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anter/o   anterior, front  
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caud/o   tail  
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dist/o   far, farthest  
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dors/o   back (of body)  
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infer/o   lower, below  
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later/o   side  
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medi/o   middle  
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poster/o   back (of body), behind, posterior  
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proxim/o   near, nearest  
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ventr/o   belly, belly side  
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abdonmin/o   abdomen  
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cervic/o   neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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ili/o   ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone)  
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ilial   pertaining to the ilium  
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inguin/o   groin  
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lumb/o   loins, lower back  
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unbilic/o   navel  
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pelv/i   pelvis  
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spin/o   spine  
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thorac/o   chest  
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albin/o   white  
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leuk/o   white  
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chlor/o   green  
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chrom/o   color  
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cirrh/o   yellow  
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jaund/o   yellow  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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melan/o   black  
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poli/o   gray; gray metter (of brain or spinal cord)  
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myel   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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acr/o   extremity  
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eti/o   cause  
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fasci/o   band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separting muscles)  
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idi/o   unknown, peculiar  
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morph/o   form, shape, structure  
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radi/o   radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)  
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somat/o   body  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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xer/o   dry  
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-logy   study of  
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-logist   specialist in the study of  
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-genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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-gnosis   knowing  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-graph   instrument for recording  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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-pathy   disease  
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ab-   from, away from  
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ad-   toward  
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infra-   below, under  
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hetero-   different  
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homeo-   same  
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peri-   around  
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super-   upper, above  
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trans-   across, through  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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febrile   feverish, pertaining to fever  
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ant (abbreviation)   anterior  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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Bx or bx   biopsy  
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CT   computerized tomography  
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CT scan   computed (axial) tomography scan  
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CAT scan   computed (axial) tomography scan  
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DSA   digital subtraction angiography  
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LAT   lateral  
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lat   lateral  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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LLQ   lower left quadrant  
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PA   posteroanterior pernicious anemia  
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LUQ   Left upper quadrant  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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PET   position emission tomography  
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post   posterior  
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RLQ   right left quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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sono   sonogram  
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Sx   Symptoms  
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Tx   treatment  
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U & L   upper and lower  
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UL   upper and lower  
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US   ultrasound  
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biopsy   representative tissue sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination  
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son   sound  
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path/o   disease  
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cyan/o   blue  
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nucle/o   nucleus  
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