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78686483algiapain, painful condition
78686484dyspainful
78686485ectomycutting out
78686486hypertoo much
78686487hypounder, below
78686488itisyou all go
78686489osisstate
78686490ostomyopening
78686491otomycutting into
78686492plastyshape
79614684rrhageBLEEDING
79614685rrhaphySuture In place
79614686rrheato run
79614687rrhexisbreak
79614688sclerosishardness
79614689a-, an-without, lacking, deficient, not
79614690ad-, af-toward, to, near
79614691ambi-, ampho-, amphi-both, double
79614692ana-up, toward, apart
79614693andro-man
79614694anti-, ant-against, opposing, preventing
79614695ap-, apo-separation from, derived from
79756478brachy-short
79756479brady-slow
79756480cata-down, under, lower, against
79756481circum-around
79756482co-, com-, con-with, together
79756483contra-against, opposed
79756484de-down, from
79756485dextro-to the right
79756486dia-through, between, apart, across
79756487dextro-to the right
79756488dia-through, between, apart, across
79756489dis-apart, free from
79756490dorso-to the back
79756491dys-difficult
79756492e-, ec-, ef-, ex-out of from, away from
79756493ect-, ecto-, exo-outside of
79756494em-, en-, eso-in, into, within
79756495end-, endo-, ent-, ento-within, inside
79756496ep-, epi-upon, on, over
79756497eu-normal, good, healthy
79756498extra-,extro-outside of, beyond, outward
79756499gyn-, gyno-woman, female
79756500hemi-half, partial
79756501hetero-different, other
79756502hyper-excessive, above, beyond
79756503hyp-, hypo-under, beneath,deficient
79756504im-, in-in, into, within, not
79756505infra-below, beneath
79756506inter-between
79756507intra-, intro-within, into
79756508mal-bad, abnormal
79756509mega-, megalo-lage,big
79940524mega-, megalo-middle
79940525meta-change
79940526micr-, micro-small
79940527mult-, multi-many
79940528neo-new, recent
79940529noso-disease
79940530oligo-little, few
79940531pan-all, entire
79940532para-beside, beyond, after
79940533per-through, excessive
79940534peri-around,surrounding
79940535poly-many, much, excessive
79940536post-after,behind
79940537pre-, pro-before, in front of
79940538pseud-, pseudo-false
79940539pyo-pus
79940540pyro-fire
79940541re-, retro-backward, behind,again
79940542semi-half
79940543steno-narrow
79940544sub-under, below, beneath
79940545super-, supra-above, excess, superior
79940546sym-, suyn-together, with
79940547tachy-fast
79940548telo-end
79940549therm-heat
79940550trans-across, through, beyond
79940551ultra-beyond, excess
79940552xero-dry
79940553albus-white
79940554chloro-green
79940555cirrhos-orange yellow
79940556cyano-blue
79940557erythro-red
79940558leuko-white
79940559melano-black
79940560polio-gray
79940561porphyro-purple
79940562rhodo-red
79940563xantho-yellow
79940564mulli-none
79940565haplo-single
79940566mon-, mono-one
79940567bi-,di-, dipl-two, double, twice
79940568tri-three
79940569quadri-, tetrafour
79940570penta-five
79940571hex-, sex-six
79940572octo-,octa-eight
79940573nona-nine
79940574deci-ten
81892567abdomen, abdominal cavity:Cavity that contains the major organs of digestion.
81892568abdominopelvic cavity:Cavity that contains the organs of digestion and reproduction & exocrine.
81892569anatomy:The study of the structures of the body.
81892570anterior:Situated in the front.
81892571caudal:Toward the feet; toward the tail.
81892572cephalic: Toward the head...
81892573coronal: Head or crown...
81892574distal:Farthest from the midline
81892575dorsal: Refers to the back of the body...
81892576hypogastric: Below the stomach...
81892577iliac: The hipbone...
81892578inguinal: The groin...
81892579lumbar: Toward the curve of the spine; lower back...
81892580midsaggital plane: Divides the body into equal right & left halves...
81892581physiology: The study of the functions of 2. abdominopelvic cavity: Cavity that contains the organs of digestion and reproduction & exocrine.body structures...
81892582posterior:Toward the back
81892583proximal:Situated nearest the midline
81892584retroperitoneal:Behind the peritoneum of the abdominal cavity
81892585saggital:Divides the body into unequal right & left halves
81892586thoracic:The chest cavity that protects the heart and lungs
81892587transverse:Divides the body into upper and lower halves
81892588umbilical: Navel; belly button...
81892589ventral: Refers to the front side or belly side of the body...
81892590anatomic reference system: Standing up, facing forward, arms at sides, & palms outward....
81892591superior: Uppermost, above, toward the head...
81892592inferior:Lowermost, below, toward the feet
81892593medial:The direction toward or nearer the midline
81892594lateral:The direction toward or nearer the side and away from the midline
81892595bilateral: Having two sides...
81892596peritoneum: The membrane that protects and supports the abdominal organs....

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