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Mosby's Essential Sciences - Chapter 3 - Definitions

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Acupuncture   The practice of inserting needles at specific points on meridians, or channels, to stimulate or sedate energy flow to regulate or alter body function.  
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Biomechanics   The principles and methods of mechanics applied to the structure and function of the human body.  
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Charting   The process of keeping a written record of a client or patient.  
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Combining vowel   A vowel added between two roots or a root and a suffix to make pronunciation of the word easier.  
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Disharmony   Distortions in health that result when the functions or systems are neither balanced nor working at their optimum.  
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Kinematics   A branch of mechanics that involves the time, space, ad mass aspects of a moving system.  
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Kinesiology   The study of movement.  
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Kinetics   Those forces causing movement in a system.  
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Mechanics   The branch pf physics dealing with the study of forces and the motion produced by their actions.  
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Prefix   A word element added to the beginning of a root to change the meaning of the word.  
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Qi   Also known as Chi, Qi, refers to the life force.  
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Root   A word element that contains the basic meaning of the word.  
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Suffix   A word element added to the end of a root to change the meaning of the word.  
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Word elements   The parts of a word; the prefix, root, and suffix.  
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Yin/yang   Terms used to describe polar relationships; it refers to the dynamic balance between opposing forces and the continual process of creation and destruction.  
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A, an-   without or not  
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Ab-   Away from  
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Acr(o)-   Extremity, tip  
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Ad-   Toward  
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Alba-   White  
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Ambi-   Both, on sides  
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Ana-   Upward, backward, excessive, through  
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Andr(o)   Male  
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Ankyl(o)   Crooked, fused  
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Ante-   Before, forward  
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Anti-   Against, opposed  
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Audi-   Hear  
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Auto-   Self  
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Bi-   Double, two  
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Bio-   Life, Living matter  
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Brach-   Short  
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Brady(o)-   Slow, short, dull  
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Carcin(o)-   Cancer, Malignant  
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Cata-   Down, negative, under, against, lower  
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Caud-   Tail, Inferior  
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Centi(i)   Hundred  
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Chron(i, o, us)   Time, Long time  
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Circum-   Around  
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Contra-   Against, Opposite  
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Counter-   Agains, Opposite  
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Cry(m,o)   Cold  
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De-   Down, from, away from, not  
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Dext-   Right  
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Di-   Two, double, twice  
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Dia-   Across, through, apart  
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Dis-   Seperation, away from  
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Febri(i,o)-   Fever, boil  
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Fract-   Break, broken  
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Fund-   Base, bottom  
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Gen-   Beginning, origin, produce  
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Gluc-   Sweet, sugar, glucose  
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Gyn(a,e,eco,o)-   Female  
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Hemi-   Half  
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Heter-   Other, difference  
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Hol-   Whole, all  
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Hom(eo,o)-   Unchanged, alike, same  
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Hyg(ei, ie)-   Health  
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Hyper-   Excessive, too much, high  
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Hypo-   Under, decreased, less than normal  
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Iatr(o)-   Physician  
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Idio-   Distinct, peculiar to the individual  
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Immuno-   Protection  
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In-   In, into, within, not  
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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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Iso-   Equal, like, identical  
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Juxta-   Adjoining, near to  
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Kyph(o)-   Bend, hump  
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Lacto(o)-   Milk  
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Lateral(al,o)-   Side  
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Leuk-   White  
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Levo-   Left  
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Macro-   Large  
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Mal-   Bad, illness, disease  
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Mega-   Large  
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Onc(o)-   Tumor, mass  
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Ortho(o)-   Straight, erect, correct  
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Osm(io,o)-   Smell, odor  
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Oxy-   Sharp, acute, acid  
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Palp-   Touch, feel  
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Pan-   All  
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Para-   Abnormal, near  
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Path(o)-   Disease, suffering  
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Pept(o)-   Digestion  
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Per-   By, through  
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Peri-   Around  
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Phag(o)-   Eat, consume  
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Pharmaco-   Drugs, poison, medication  
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Physio-   Natural, physical agents  
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Poly-   Many, much  
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Post-   After, behind  
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Pre-   Before, in front of  
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Pro-   Before, in front of  
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Pseudo-   False  
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Quadra(a,i)-   Four  
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Re-   Again  
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Retro-   Backward  
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Schist(o)-   Split, divided  
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Scler(o)-   Hard  
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Semi-   Half  
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Sepsi-   Putrid, rotten  
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Son(o)-   Sound  
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Steno-   Contrcted, narrow  
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Strat(i)-   Layer  
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Sub-   Under  
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Super-   Above, over, excess  
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Dys-   Bad, difficult, abnormal  
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Ecto-   Outer, outside  
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En-   In, into, within  
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Endo-   Innner, inside  
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Epi-   Over, on, upon  
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Eryth-   Red  
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Esthesi-   Sensation  
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Etio-   Cause  
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Ex-   Out, out of, from, away from  
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Micro-   Small  
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Mono-   One, single  
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Morph(o)-   Form, Shape  
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Multi-   Many  
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Necr(o)-   Death, destruction, corpse  
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Neo-   New  
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Noct(i,o)-   Night  
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Non-   Not  
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Olig-   Small, scanty  
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Supra-   Above, over  
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Therm-   Warm  
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Torti(i,o)-   Twisted  
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Tract-   Pull down  
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Trans-   Across  
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Ultr(a,o)-   Exessive, extreme, beyond  
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Uni-   One  
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Zyg(o,us)-   Yoke, join, together  
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Abdomin(o)-   Abdomen  
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Aden(o)-   Gland  
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Adren(o)-   Adrenal Gland  
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Angi(o)-   Vessel  
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Arteri(o)-   Artery  
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Arthr(o)-   Joint  
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Bronch(o)-   Bronchus, bronchi  
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Card-, Cardi(o)-   Heart  
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Cephal(o)-   Head  
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Chondr(o)-   Cartilage  
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Col(o)-   Colon  
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Cost(o)-   Rib  
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Crani(o)-   Skull  
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Cyan(o)-   Blue  
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Cyst(o)-   Bladder, cyst  
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Cyt(o)   Cell  
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Derma-   Skin  
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Duoden(o)-   Duodenum  
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Encephal(o)-   Brain  
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Enter(o)-   Intestines  
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Fibr(o)-   Fiber, Fibrous  
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Gastr(o)-   Stomach  
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Gloss(o)-   Tongue  
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Gyn-, gyne-, gynec(o)-   Woman  
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Hem-, Hema-, hem(o)-   Blood  
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Hemat(o)-   Blood  
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Hepat(o)-   Liver  
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Hydro(o)-   Water  
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Hyster(o)-   Uterus  
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Ile(o)-, ili(o)-   Ileum  
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Laryng(o)-   Larynyx  
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Mamm(o)-   Breast, mammary gland  
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Mast(o)-   Mammary gland, breast  
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men(o)-   Menstruation  
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My(o)-   Muscle  
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Myel(o)-   Spinal cord, bone marrow  
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Nephr(o)-   Kidney  
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Neur(o)-   Nerve  
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Ocul(o)-   Eye  
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Ophthalm(o)-   Eye  
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Orth(o)-   Straight, normal, correct  
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Oste(o)-   Bone  
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Ot(o)-   Ear  
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Ped(o)-   Child, foot  
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Pharyng(o)-   Pharynx  
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Phleb(o)-   Vein  
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Pnea-   Breathing, respiration  
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Proct(o)-   Rectum  
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Psych(o)-   Mind  
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Pulm(o)-   Lung  
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Py(o)-   Pus  
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Rect(o)-   Rectum  
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Rhino(o)-   Nose  
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Salping(o)-   Eustachian Tube, uterine tube  
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Splen(o)-   Spleen  
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Sten(o)-   Narrow, constriction  
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Stern(o)-   Sternum  
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Stomat(o)-   Mouth  
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Therm(o)-   Heat  
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Thorac(o)-   Chest  
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Thromb(o)-   Clot, thrombus  
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Thyr(o)-   Thyroid  
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Tox(o)-   Poison  
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Toxic(o)-   Poison, poisonus  
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Trace(o)-   Trachea  
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Ur(o)-   Urine, urinary tract, urination  
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Urethr(o)-   Urethra  
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Urin(o)-   Urine  
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Uter(o)-   Uterus  
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Vas(o)-   Blood vessel, vas deferens  
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Ven(o)-   Vein  
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Vertebr(o)-   Spine, vertabrae  
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-able   Capable of, suitable for  
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-ago   Disease  
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-algeisa   Pain  
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-agia   Pain  
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-aisis   State or condition of, usually abnormal  
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-cele   Herina, herniation, pouching  
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-cide   Kil, causing death  
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-cule   Very small  
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-cyte   Cell  
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-dom   State of being  
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-duct   Tube, channel  
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-eal   Pertaining to  
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-ease   Condition  
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-ectomy   Excision, removal of  
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-eme   Swelling, distention  
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-emisis   Vomiting  
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-emia   Blood condition  
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-ferent   Bear, carry  
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-feron   To strike  
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-form   Shape, structure  
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-genesis   Development, production, creation  
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-globin   Protein  
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-gram   Record  
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-graph   Diagram, recording instrument  
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-graphy   making a record  
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-hood   State, quality of, condition  
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-iasis   Condition of  
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-ician   On skilled in, one who practices  
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-ism   Condition  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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-ity   Quality of, state of  
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-ive   Having power to, that which performs  
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-ize   To treat by, that which performs  
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-kinesis   Motion  
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-lemma   Sheath, Covering  
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-logy   The study of  
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-lysis   Destruction of, decomposition  
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-malacia   Softening  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-oid   Form, like, resemble  
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-oma   Tumor  
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-opsy   View of  
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-osis   condition  
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-otomy   Cutting into  
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-paresis   Paralysis  
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-pathy   Disease  
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-penia   Lack, deficiency  
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-phobia   An exaggerated fear  
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-phylaxi   Protection  
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-plasty   Surgical repair or reshaping  
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-plegia   Paralysis  
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-pnea   To breathe  
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-porosis   Passage  
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-ptosis   Falling, sagging, dropping, down  
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-rrhage, -rrhagia   Excessive flow  
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-rrhea   Profuse flow, discharge  
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-sclerosis   Dryness, hardness  
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--scope   Examination instrument  
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-scopy   Examination using a scope  
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-sepsis   Putrefaction  
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-some   Body  
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-stasis   Maintenance, maintaining a constant level  
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-stenosis   Narrow, tighten, short, constrict  
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-stomy, -ostomy   Creation of an opening  
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-thymia   Thymus gland, mind, soul, emotions  
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-tomy, -otomy   Incision, cutting into  
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-tonia   Stretching, putting under tension  
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-trophic   Related to growth, development, or nutrition  
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-ule   Little, small  
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-uria   Condition of the urine  
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-version   To turn  
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-vert   Turn  
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ABD   Abdomen  
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ADL   Activities of dailing living  
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ad lib   as desired  
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alt dieb   every other day  
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alt hour   alternative hours  
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alt noc   alternative nights  
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AM, am   Morning  
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a.m.a.   Against medical advice  
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ANS   Autonomic nervous system  
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approx   approximately  
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as tol   as tolerated  
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BM   Bowel movement  
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BP   Blood pressure  
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Ca   Cancer  
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CC   Cheif Complaint  
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c/o   Complains of  
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CPR   Cardiopulmonary resucitation  
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CSF   Cerebrospinal fluid  
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CVA   Cerebrovascular accident, stroke  
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DJD   Degenerative joint disease  
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DM   Diabetes melitus  
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Dx   Diagnosis  
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ext   Extract  
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ft   Foot (or feet)  
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fx   Fracture  
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GI   Gastrointestinal  
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GU   Genitourinary  
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h, hr   Hour  
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H2O   Water  
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Hx   History  
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IBW   Ideal Body Weight  
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ICT   Inflammation of connective tissue  
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ID   The same  
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L   Left,, length, lumbar  
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lig   Ligament  
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M   Muscle, meter, myopia  
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ML   Midline  
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meds   Mediacations  
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n   Normal  
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NA   nonapplicable  
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OB   Obstetrics  
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OTC   Over the counter  
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P   Pulse  
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PA   Postural analysis  
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PM, pm   Afternoon  
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PT   Physical Therapy  
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Px   Prognosis  
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R   Respiration  
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R/O   Rule out  
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ROM   Range of Motion  
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Rx   Prescription  
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SOB   Shortness of Breath  
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SP, spir   Spirit  
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Sym   symmetric  
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T   Temperature  
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TLC   Tender Loving Care  
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Tx   Treatment  
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URI   Upper respiratory infection  
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WD   Well developed  
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WN   Well nourished  
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Flexion   A decrease in th eangle between two bones as the body part moves out of the anatomic position  
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Extension   An increase in the angle between two bones, usually moving the body part back toward teh anatomic position  
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Hyperextension   Any extension beyond normal or healthy; any extension that takes the part further in the direction of the extension  
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Abduction   Movement of the appendicular body away from the midline  
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Adduction   Movement of the appendicular body part toward the midline  
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Right Lateral Flexion   Movement of the axial body part to the right  
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Left Lateral Flexion   movement of the axial body part to the left  
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Right Rotation   Partially turning or pivoting the axial body part in an arc around a central axis to the right  
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Left Rotation   Partially turning or pivoting the axial body part in an arc around a central axis to the left  
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Medial Rotation   Partially turning or pivoting a body part of the appendicular body in an arc around a central axis toward the midline of the body  
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Lateral Rotation   Partially turning or pivoting a body of the appendicular body in an arc around the central axis away from the midline of the body  
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Circumduction   Is not a movement, rather is is a sequence of movements that turn or privot the part through an entire arc, makeing a complete circle  
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Protraction   Pushing of the 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  
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Depression   Moving the part downward  
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Supination   Movement of the forearm that turns the palm anterioly, as in cupping a bowl of soup  
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Pronation   Movement of the forearm that turns the palm posteriorly  
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Inversion   Movement of the sole of the foot inward, toward the midline  
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Eversion   Movement of the sole of the foot outward, away from the midline  
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Plantar Flexion   Movement of the foot downward  
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Dorsiflexion   Movement of the foot upward  
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Anterior   In front of or toward the front  
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Posterior   Behind, in back, or in the rear  
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Proximal   Closer to the trunk or the point of origin  
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Distal   Situated away from the trunk or midline of the body, away from the origin  
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Lateral   On or to the side, outside, away from the midline  
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Medial   Relating to the middle, center, 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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Volar   The palm side of the hande  
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Plantar   The sole side of the foot  
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Valgus   Ends bent inward; angulation of a part of the body inward toward the midline ><  
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Varus   Ends bent outward, for example, bent toward teh wall <>  
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Internal   An inside surface of the inside part of the body  
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External   The outside surface of the body  
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Deep   Inside or away from the surface  
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Superficial   Toward or on the surface  
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Dextral (dextro)   Right  
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Sininstral (sinistro)   Left  
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