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AUA Chapter 1
AUA Vocab
Term | Definition |
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a-, an- | no, not, without |
Dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
Eu | good, well |
Intra- | within |
Gluco-, Glyco- | sugar |
Hydr/o- | water |
Idio- | self, ones own, unknown cause |
Mal- | bad, abnormal |
Re- | backward, behind, again |
Ab-, Abs- | away from |
Ante- | before, forward |
Brady- | slow |
Hypo- | below, too little, under, deficient |
Tachy- | fast |
Inferior | lower or away from the head of the body |
Anterior | in front of; the front surface |
Posterior | the back of a structure; structure found toward the back of the body |
Medial | toward the middle or center of the body; toward the median axis of the body |
Lateral | away from the midline of the body; to the side |
Proximal | closer to the center of the body; to the point of attachment to the body |
Distal | a body part that is further away from the body's center than another part |
Superior | toward the head or top of the body |
Superficial | objects that are close to the body's surface |
Deep | structure that is located farther away from the body's surface; internal |
Central | structure that is located at or near the midpoint of another structure |
Peripheral | something that is away from the center of the body or a body part |
Sagittal Plane | Divides the body lengthwise into left and right portions |
Frontal Plane | Divides the body into anterior and posterior portions |
Transverse Plane | Divides the body horizontally, creating an upper and lower body |