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med term CH 1-4

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posterior   toward the back  
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anterior   toward the front  
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inferior   downward  
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superior   upward  
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lateral   side  
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medial   middle  
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contralateral   opposite side  
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ipsilateral   same side  
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deep   damage more then one layer of skin down  
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superficial   damage less then one skin layer  
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distal   far  
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proximal   near  
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prone   lying on belly  
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supine   lying on back  
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pronate   facing palm downward  
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supinate   facing palm upward  
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plantar   sole of foot  
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palmar   palm  
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sinistrad   left  
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dextrad   right  
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efferent   away from  
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afferent   toward  
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drugs that are applied directly on the skin   topical  
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healthcare term for athlete's foot   tinea pedis  
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cryo-   extreme cold  
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healthcare term for "black and blue" extravasation of blood into subcutaneous tissue as a result of trauma   ecchymosis  
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scapul/o   shoulder blade  
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blephar/o   eyelids  
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coccyg/o   tailbone  
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viscer/o   organ  
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ventr/o   belly  
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super/o   above  
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poster/o   behind  
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later/0   side  
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infer/o   below  
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hist/o   tissue  
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-ad   towards  
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ipsi-   same  
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dia-   through, complete  
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endo-, end-   within  
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inter-   between  
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syn-   together  
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-centesis   removal of fluid  
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-desis   binding  
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-listhesis   slipping  
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-physis   growth  
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-plasia   development  
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-poiesis   formation  
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chondro/0   cartilage  
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myel/o   bone marrow  
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spondyl/o   vertebra  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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route of administration in which drugs are injected within the skin   intradermal  
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olecran/o   elbow  
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supinate   turn the palm upward  
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palmar   palm of the hand  
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anterior   front side  
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ID   intradermal  
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stern/o   breastbone  
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myc/o   fungus  
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-tis   inflammation  
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