Elliott Direction and Descriptive Terms
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| end/o | within
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| endoabdominal | within the abdomen
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| medi/o | middle
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| medialis | close to the midline or middle of the body
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| poster/o | back
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| posterioanterior | flow or movement from front to back
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| anter/o | front
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| anterolateral | located to the front and side
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| circum- | around
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| circumoral | around the mouth
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| dist- | far
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| distal | pertaining to the point farthest away from the trunk
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| ab- | away from
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| abduct | to draw away from a position on the body
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| ad- | toward
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| adduct | to draw toward a position on the body
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| ante- | before
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| antemortem | before death
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| melan/o | black,dark
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| melanoderma | abnormal skin darkening
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| quadra/a/i | four
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| quadriplegia | paralysis of all four limbs
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| tach/y | fast
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| tachycardia | fast heartbeat
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| lob/o/e- | lobe
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| lobectomy | surgical removal of a lobe of an organ or gland
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| -malacia- | abnormal softening
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| osteomalacia | gradual abnormal softening of a bone
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| cephalomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the head
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| cry/o- | cold
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| cryocautery | destruction of tissue by freezing
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| erythr/o | red
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| erythroclasis | fragmentation of red blood cells
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| eu- | good,normal
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| euphonia | normal clear voice
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| ankyl/o- | bent,crooked
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| ankylosis | immobility of a joint
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| brachy- | short
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| brachydactylia | abnormal shortness of the fingers and toes
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| chrom/o/a- | color
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| chromogenesis | producing color or pigment
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