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24 Cards in this Set
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Anter/o |
Front |
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Dors/o |
Back |
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Poster/o |
Back, behind |
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Ventr/o |
Belly |
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Fowler Position |
Semi-sitting position with slight elevation of the knees |
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Prone Position |
Lying on abdomen, facing downward |
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Recumbent Position |
Lying down in any position |
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Sims Position |
Lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back |
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Supine Position |
Lying on back, facing upward |
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Hidr/o |
Sweat |
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Kerat/o |
Horny tissue, hard |
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Pachy/o |
Thick |
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Epi |
On, upon, over |
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Intra |
Within |
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Para |
Beside, beyond, around, abnormal |
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Per |
Through |
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Trans |
Through, across, beyond |
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ia |
Diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
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Abscess |
Localized collection of pus |
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Actinic keratosis |
Precancerous skin condition of horny tissue formation that results from excessive exposure to sunlight. May develop into squamous cell carcinoma. |
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Basal Cell Carcinoma |
Epithelial tumor arising from the epidermis. It seldom metastasizes but invades local tissue |
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Candidiasis |
Infection of the skin, mouth, or vaginal caused by a yeast type fungus. Thrush |
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Cellulitis |
Inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissue caused by infection, characterized by redness, swelling, and fever. |
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Kaposi Sarcoma |
Cancerous condition starting as purple or brown papules on the lower extremities that spreads through the skin to the lymph nodes and internal organs, seen in AIDS |