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Medical Terminology
Plantar | The sole of the foot (plant your foot on the ground) |
Transverse plane | Divides the body from top to bottom (a magician will transfer your body in half into two different boxes) |
Sagittal plane | Divides the body in slices right to left (picture the Sagittarius archer using his arrow to split you in two) |
Coronal plane | Divides the body into slices from front to back (picture wearing a crown that is holding your front and back together) |
AC | Before meals (Ahead of Chow) |
PC | After meals (Post Chow) |
Auscultation | To listen (picture a stethoscope) |
Etiology | The cause |
Sequelae | A problem resulting from a disease or injury (one can easily segue from healthy to sick) |
Contralateral | Opposite side (When you contradict someone, you have the opposite opinion) |