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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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Sequela | A problem resulting from a disease or injury. |
Etiology | The cause. |
Proximal | Closer to the center. Proximal and approximate came from the same word meaning close. |
Distal | farther away from the center. Distal and distance come from the same word meaning far. |
Caudal | Toward the bottom. Latin for tail. |
Dorsum | The top of the hand or foot. |
Sagittal | divides the boy into hypothetical planes from right to left. Latin for arrow. |
Coronal | divides the body into hypothetical planes from front to back. Latin for crown. |
Transverse | Divides the body from top to bottom. |
Ipsilateral | Same side. |