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| Intra - | Within
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| Endo - | Within
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| - Ptosis | Drooping / Sagging
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| - Trophy | Growth / Development
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| - Plasia | Growth / Development
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| - Plasm | Growth / Development
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| Peri - | Out
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| - Lysis | Break up / Destruction
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| - Lytic | Break up / Destruction
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| - Ory | Pertaining to
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| - Ous | Pertaining to
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| - Ual | Pertaining to
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| Tachy - | Fast
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| Cis/o | Cutting
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| - Pia | Vision
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| - Ule | Small
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| - Ole | Small
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| - Icle | Small
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| - Ula | Small
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| - Iatry | Treatment
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| - Rrhaphy | Suturing
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| - Oma | Tumor / Mass
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| - Rrhexis | Rupture
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| - Al | Pertaining to
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| - Ar | Pertaining to
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| - Ary | Pertaining to
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| Contra - | Against
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| Pleg/o | Paralyis
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| Para - | Live or viable birth
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| Inter - | Between
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| - Ion | Process
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| - Y | Condition
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| Circum - | Around
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| - Stenosis | Narrowing
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| - Ia | Condition
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| - Eal | Pertaining to
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| - Ia | Condition
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| - Ism | Condition
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| - Penia | Deficiency
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| Acro/o | Heights
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| Carcin/o | Cancerous
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| - Pnea | Breathing
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| Vascul/o | Vessel
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| Later/o | Side
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| Supra - | Above
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| Epi - | Above
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| - Scope | Usually lighted instrument
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| Colon/o | Colon
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| Glyc/o | Sugar
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| Derm/o | Skin
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| A - | No
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| - Emia | Blood
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| Retro - | Behind
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| Arteri/o | Artery
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| Lip/o | Fat
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| Cyt/o | Cell
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| Prandi/o | Meals
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| Nas/o | Nose
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| Hyper - | Excessive
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| Pelvi/o | Pelvis
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| - Ic | Pertaining to
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| - Ac | Pertaining to
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| - Tic | Pertaining to
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| Bi - | LIfe
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| - Metry | Process of measuring
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| - Meter | Instrument used to measure
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| - Hypo | Under / deficiency the skin
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| - Graphy | The process of recording
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| - Graph | Machine used to record
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| Therm/o | Heat
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| Phob/o | Fear
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| Micro - | Small
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| Anti - | Against
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| Trans - | Across or through
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| - Uria | Urination
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| - Logy | The study of
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| - Ist | A person in the study of
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| - Al | Pertaining to
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| - Gram | Record
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| Echo - | Sound / repitition
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| Cyt/o | Cell
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| Arthr/o | Joint
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| - Cele | Herniation
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| Brandy - | Slow
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| - Genic | Creation
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| - Rrhea | Flow
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| Sub - | Under / below
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| Diplo - | Double
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| Dys - | Painful / difficult
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| Semi - | Pertaining to half a circle
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| Poly - | Excessive
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| - Centesis | Surgical Puncture
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| - Tomy | Surgical Incision
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| Post - | After
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| - Spasm | Involuntary muscle contraction
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| Lith/o | Stone
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| Nat/o | Birth
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| Ren/o | Kidney
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| Gastr/o | Stomach
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| - Scopy | The process of using a usually lighted instrument
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| Phag/o | Swallowing
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| Excision | Surgical Removal
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| - Emesis | Vomiting blood
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| Angi/o | Vessel
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| Electro - | Electrical Activity
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| Nerv/o | Nerve
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| Phas/o | Speech
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| Lapar/o | Abdomen
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| Bi/o | Life
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| Thorac/o | Thorax / Chest
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| Herni/o | Hernia
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| Path/o | Disease
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| Thrombo - | Clot
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| Leuko - | White
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| Esthesi/o | Feeling or nervous sensation
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| Card/o | Heart/ pulse
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| Oste/o | Bone
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| Blephar/o | Eyelid
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| Thyr/o | Thyroid
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| Tox/o | Toxic
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| Mast/o | Breast
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| Append/o | Appendix
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| Hepa/o | Liver
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| Splen/o | Spleen
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| Hemi- | Half (side) the body
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| Quadri - | Four extremities
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| - Algia | Pain
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| - Dynia | Pain
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| - Pexy | Surgical Fixtation
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| Cept/o | Conception
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| - Rrage | Rapid flow
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| - Rrhagia | Rapid flow
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| - Osis | Abnormal Condition
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| - Iasis | Abnormal Condition
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| - Ostomy | New or artifical opening
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| - Ectomy | Surgical Removal
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| - Tome | Cutting instrument
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| - Plasty | Surgical repai
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| - Oid | Resembling
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| Men/o | Menstrual
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| Cephal/o | The head
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| - Tripsy | Crushing
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| - Megaly | Enlargement
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| Cardi/o | Heart
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| Phleb/o | Vein
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| - Itis | Inflammation
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| Pre - | Before
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| Vas/o | Vessel
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| Oste/o | Bone
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| Neo - | New
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| Nephro - | Kidneys
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| - Cide | Kill
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| Rhin/o | Nose
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| Cutaneous | Pertaining to skin
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| - Ism | Condition
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| Cell | The basic unit of life
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| Tissue | Groups of cells that perform specific tasks
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| Organ | Groups of tissue that perform special body actions
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| System | Groups of organs that work together to perform complex body functions
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| Cranial Cavity | Skull, contains the brain
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| Spinal Cavity | Contains the spinal cord
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| Thoracic Cavity | Contains heart, lungs, esophagus, and trachea
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| Abdominal Cavity | Contains stomach, intestines, kidneys, liver, gall bladder, pancreas, spleen and uterus
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| Pelvic Cavity | Urinary bladder, reproductive organs, parts of large intestine, rectum
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| Amyl/o | Starch
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| Amylase | Starch enzyme
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| My/o | Muscle
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| Myocardial | Pertaining to heart muscle
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| Sarc/o | Flesh
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| Sarcoma | A mass or tumor of the flesh
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| Onc/o | Tumor or mass
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| Oncologist | A specialist in the study of tumors / masses
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| Somat/o | Body
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| Psychosomatic | Pertaining to mind over the body
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| Cyan/o | Blue
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| Cyanosis | Abnormal condition of blue
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| Erythr/o | Red
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| Erythrocyte | Red Cell
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| Erythema | Red skin cell
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| Albinism | Condition of white skin
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| Melan/o | Black
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| Melanoma | Black tumor or mass
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| Jaund/o | Yellow
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| Cirrh/o | Yellow
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| Xanth/o | Yellow
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| Infer/o | Below
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| Anter/o | Front
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| Ventr/o | Front
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| Poster/o | Back / behind
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| Dors/o | Back / behind
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| Proxim/o | Beginning
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| Med/i | Middle
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| Later/o | Side
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| Anteroposterior | (AP) Front to back
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| Posteroanterior | (PA) Back to front
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| Mediolateral | Pertaining to middle to side
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| Supine | Lying on your backside
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| Prone | Lying on your front side
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| Hypochondriac | Superior right and left regions of the abdomen
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| Lumbar | Medial right and left regions of the abdomen
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| Inguinal / Iliac | Inferior right nad left regions of the abdomen
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| Epigastric | Superior medial of the abdomen
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| Umblicial / Umbilicas | Medial region of the abdomen
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| Hypogastric | Inferior medial region of the abdomen
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