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prefixes, suffixes, root words and other movement toerms

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ana   upward  
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de   down,away from  
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dis   separation  
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hyper   excessive  
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hypo   under  
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infra   beneath  
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inter   between  
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intra   within  
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intro   into,within  
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super,supra   above,over  
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post   after,behind  
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epi   over,on  
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dys   bad  
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arthr(o)   joint  
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card(io)   heart  
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chondr(o)   cartilege  
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cost(o)   rib  
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gyn   woman  
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myel(o)   spinal cord,bone marrow  
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orth(o)   straight, normal  
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pulm   lung  
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vas(o)   blood vessel  
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soma   the body  
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-able   capable  
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-asis   state or condition of  
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-genesis   develpment, creation  
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-genic   producing  
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-genesis   creation  
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-genic   producing/causing  
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-graph   recording instrument  
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-GRAPHY   MAKING A RECORDING  
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-iasis   condition of  
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-ism   condition  
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-itis   infllammation  
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-logy   study of  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   condition(of whatever)  
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paresis   paralysis  
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-pathy   disease  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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-scopy   exam using scope  
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-stasis   maintenance  
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-stomy,-ostomy   creation of an opening  
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alt dieb   every other day  
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ad lib   as desired  
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a.m.a.   against medical advice  
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csf   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CVA   stroke/cererovascular incident  
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DM   Diabetes mellitis  
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DX   diagnosis  
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Hx   History  
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IBW   ideal body weight  
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M   muscle, meter  
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NA   non applicable  
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Px   Prognosis  
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ROM   Range of motion  
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supine   lying face up  
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prone   lying face down  
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lateral recumbant   lying on either side  
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flexion   decrease in angle between 2 bones  
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extension   increase in angle between 2 bones  
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hyperextention   extention beyond normal  
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abduction   movement of body part away from the midline  
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adduction   movemnet of body part toward the midline  
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protraction   pushing body part forward in a horizontal plane  
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retraction   pulling of the part back in a horizontal plane  
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elevation   moving the part upward(superiorly)  
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depression   moving the part downward(inferiorly)  
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supination   movement of forearm that turns the palm upward as in holding a bowl of SOUP  
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pronation   pronationmovement of forearm that turns palm down  
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inversion   movement of sole of foot inward, toward midline  
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eversion   movement of sole of foot outward, away from midline  
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plantar flexion   movement of foot downward  
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dorsiflexion   movement of foot upward  
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anterior   in front or towards the front  
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posterior   behind, in rear  
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proximal   close to trunk of body or point of origin  
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distal   away from the trunk or midline  
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lateral   on or to the side  
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medial   relating to the middle or midline  
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ipsilateral   the same side  
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contralateral   the opposite side  
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superior   higher than or above  
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inferior   lower than or below  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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internal   inside surface of the body  
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external   outside surface of the body  
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deep   inside or away from the surface  
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superficial   on the surface  
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ventral   nasal,buccal,thoracic,abdominal,pelvic  
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dorsal   cranial,vertebral  
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