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Allie Health Terms
Chapter 2
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Health Care
Undergraduate 1
02/01/2013
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aden/o
 Definition
gland
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cyt/o
 Definition
cell
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hist/o
 Definition
tissue
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viscer/o
 Definition
internal organs, viscera
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epi-
 Definition
above,upon
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meta-
 Definition
beyond; change
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-um,-ium,-us
 Definition
structure, tissue(noun)
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-ad
 Definition
toward
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-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
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bi-
 Definition
two
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contra-
 Definition
opposite
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ipsi-
 Definition
same
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mid-
 Definition
middle
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uni-
 Definition
one
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anter/o
 Definition
front, front side
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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dist/o
 Definition
far
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dors/o
 Definition
back; backside
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infer/o
 Definition
lower, downward
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later/o
 Definition
side
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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poster/o
 Definition
backside; behind
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proxim/o
 Definition
near
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super/o
 Definition
up, upper
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ventr/o
 Definition
front, front side
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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crani/o
 Definition
cranium(skull)
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inguin/o
 Definition
groin
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pelv/i
 Definition
pelvis
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thorac/o
 Definition
thorax(chest)
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umbilic/o
 Definition
navel
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vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebra
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RLQ
 Definition
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
 Definition
right upper quadrant
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LLQ
 Definition
left lower quadrant
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LUQ
 Definition
left upper quadrant
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caudal
 Definition
may denote inferior
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prone
 Definition
lying on ventral surface of body
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superficial
 Definition
near the surface
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cephalic
 Definition
may denoted superior
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supine
 Definition
lying on dorsal surface of the body
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deep
 Definition
away from the surface
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frontal (coronal) plane
 Definition
divides structure into anterior(front) and posterior(back) portions
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sagittal plane 
 Definition
divides structure into right and left portions
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midsagittal plane
 Definition
divides structure into right and left halves
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transverse(cross sectional) plane
 Definition
divides structure into superior and inferior portions
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Extra credit term: etiology
 Definition
the study of the cause of a disease or problem
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Axial Plane
 Definition
transverse plane or cross-sectional plane
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