AUA Chapter 1 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| 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 |
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