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abdominopelvic: cavity composed of the abdomen and the pelvis abduction: away from the medial plane Abscess:

pus forming a pocket absorption: movement of nutrients from the digestive tube into the bloodstream adduction: toward the median plane Adhere: Hold fast, stick together Adverse: Undesired, possibly harmful Affect: Appearance of observable emotions anterior/ventral: near the front of the body anterior: frontal position anteroposterior: frontal to back positioning assert: to make a statement that claims to be true assertive: willing to say what you think is true bilateral: both sides caudal: related to the tail position cephalic: related to the head position cervicectomy: removal of the cervix compatible: well matched Compensatory: Make up for, to offset Complication: Undesired problem resulting from some other event Comply: Do as directed Concave: Rounded inward Consistancy: Degree of Viscosity (how thick or thin a fluid is) Constrict: draw together or become small Contingent: Dependent Contour: Shape or outline of something Contract: draw together, reduce in size Contraindication: Reason why something is not advisable or why it shouldn't be done coronal plane: imaginary line passing through the body from head to feet that divides the body into front and back portions Defecate: expel a bowel movement Deficit: lack of something Depress: Press downward

Depth: Downward measurement from the surface Diameter: Distance across the center diffusion: movement of materials from high concentration to lower concentration Dilate: Enlarge or expand Dilute: Make a liquid less concentrated Discrete: Distinct or seperate distal: away from attachment to trunk Distended: Expanded from pressure or enlarged Endogenous: Produced within the body endometrium: inner lining of the uterus enzymes: functional proteins, usually ending in ase Eversion: turning outward Exogenous: Produced outside the body Flaccid: limp, lacking tone Flushed: Reddened or ruddy appearance formed elements: blood cells Gaping: Wide open Hydration: Maintenance of body fluid balance Hygiene: Cleanliness and good health Impaired: Dimished or lacking usual quality or level Impending: Likely to occur imply: to suggest without saying directly Incidence: Occurance incomparable: too wonderful to be compared incompatible: not well-matched infer: to figure out something based on evidence inferior/caudal: away from the head Inflamed: Reddened, swollen, warm, often tender Ingest: Swallow for digestion Insidious: So gradual that it may not become apparent for a long time Invasive: Inserting or entering a body part Inversion: turning inward Labile: Changing rapidly and often Latent: Present but not active or visible lateral: pertaining to the side Lethargic: difficult to arrouse

Manifestation: An indication or sign of something medial: pertaining to the midline median plane, sagittal: an imaginary line dividing the body into right and left portions metabolism: the sum total of uses of atp in the body Occluded: Closed or obstructed Ominous: Significantly important & dangerous osmosis: the process of water going out of a cell membrane from high pressure to low pressure Overt: Obvious, easily observed Parameter: A characteristic or constsant factor Paroxysmal: Beginning suddenly or abruptly Patent: Open phagocytosis: engulfing of materials by certain cells of the body posterior/dorsal: near the back of the body Precaution: Preventative measure Precipitous: Rapid, uncontrolled Predispose: Make more likely to occur or more susceptible Primary: First or most significant Prognosis: The anticipated or expected course or outcome proximal: near attachment to the trunk Rationale: The underlying reason, the "why" to something Recur: To occur again Restrict: Limit Retain: Hold or keep Site: Location Status: Condition Strict: Stringent, exact, complete superficial: toward the surface superior/cranial: toward the head Supplement: Take in addition to or to complete Suppress: To stop or subdue Symmetrical: Equal or the same transverse plane: an imaginary line dividing the body into top and bottom portions transverse/horizontal: divides body into upper and lower portions Untoward: Adverse or negative

vasoconstriction: a narrowing of the diameter of a blood vessel vasodilation: a widening in the diameter of a blood vessel Vital: Essential Void: Excrete, expel urine volume: Space taken up by fluid

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