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Glossary of lesson 17

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abdomen
trunk
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abdominal
relating to trunk
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antecubital
antecubital fossa
front of elbow
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axilla
armpit
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axillary
related to armpit
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brachi/o
arm
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brachial
relating to arm
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bucc/o
cheek
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buccal
relating to cheek
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buttock
rear, rump
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calf
back of leg
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carp/o
wrist
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carpal
related to wrist
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cervical
relating to neck
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clavicle
collarbone
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clavicular
relating to clavicle
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claviculo
clavicle, collarbone
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costal
relating to rib/rib area
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costal margin
rib area
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costochondral
rib and cartilage
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cubit/o
elbow
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delt/o
deltoid muscle, triangle
(covers shoulder joint)
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digit/o
finger/toe
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digital
relating to finger/toe
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epigastric
relating to on the stomach
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femor/o
thigh
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femoral
relating to thigh
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flank
fleshy side between ribs and hip
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fossa
hollow or depressed area
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front/o
front, forehead
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frontal
relating to forehead, front
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glute/o
buttock
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gluteal
relating to buttock area
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hypochondriac
relating to area below costal cartilage
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iliac crest
hip bone
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ilium
hip bone
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inguin/o
groin
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inguinal
relating to groin
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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lumb/o
flank
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lumbar
relating to flank (lower back)
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LUQ
left upper quadrant
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lymphadenopathy
abnormal enlargement of lymph glands (nodes)
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occipit/o
back of head
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occipital
relating to back of head
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occiput
back of head
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orbit
eye
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orbit/o
orbit, eye
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orbital
relating to orbit, eye
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patell/o
kneecap
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patella
kneecap
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patellar
relating to kneecap
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plant/o
sole of foot
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plantar
relating to sole of foot
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poplite/o
back of knee
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popliteal
relating to back of knee
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popliteal fossa
back of knee
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pretibial
lying or occurring anterior to the tibia
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prone
face down
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pub/o
pubis, front pelvic bone
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pubic
relating to pubis, front pelvic bone
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pubis
front pelvic bone
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quadrant
a 1/4 section - 1 of 4 equivalent (more or less) segments
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RLQ
right lower quadrant
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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sacr/o
sacrum, back pelvic bone
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sacral
relating to sacrum, back pelvic bone (tail bone area)
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sacrum
back pelvic bone
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scapul/o
shoulder blade
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scapula
shoulder blade
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scapular
relating to shoulder blade
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supin/o
face up (lying on back)
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supine
face up (lying on back)
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tars/o
instep of foot
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tarsal
relating to instep of foot
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tarsus
instep of foot
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thoracic
relating to chest area
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thorax, thoraces
chest, chest plural
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tibi/o
shin bone
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tibial
relating to shin bone
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umbilic/o
navel, bellybutton
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umbilical
relating to navel, bellybutton
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umbilicus
navel, bellybutton