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Azygos

Not paired

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Celiac

Of the Abdomen

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Corona

an encircling structure

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Cuspis

a tapering structure

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Gastr

of the stomach

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Hepato

of the liver

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Luna

moon

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luna

moon

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papill

a projection

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pulmo

of the lungs

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ren

of the kidney

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semi

half

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sept

a wall

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tunica

a covering or coat

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vas or vascul

vessel

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angul

an angle

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bucc

the check

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cleid

clavical

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depressor

depresses (pulls down) an object

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di

two

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gast

belly

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hyoid

refers to the hyoid bone

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labii

lip

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levator

lifts (pulls up) an object

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masseter

a chewer

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mastoid

refers to the mastoid process

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ocul

eye

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omo

shoulder

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orbicularis

circular

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ori

mouth

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stern

sternum (breastbone)

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temporalis

refers to the temporal fossa of a skull

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thyro

refers to the thyroid cartilage

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zygomaticus

refers to zygomatic bone

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chest

pectoral

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armpit

axilla

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arm

brachium

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forearm

antebrachium

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wrist

carpus

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hand

manus

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fingers

digiti manus

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thumb

pollex

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acromion

extremity of the shoulder

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bi

two

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brev

short

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capitulum

little head

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ceps

head

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clavius

refers to clavicle

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coracoid

like a ravens beak

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delt

triangular

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glenoid

like a socket

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hamatum

hooked

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infra

inferior

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inter

between

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lat

broad/wide

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longus

long

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luna

crescent

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meta

beyond

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olecranon

elbow

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pisiform

pea shaped

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profund

deep

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rhomb

parallelogram

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scapho

boat-like

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serr

a saw (serrated)

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spinatus

refers to spine of scapula

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sub

below

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teres

round (cylindrical)

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trapez

quadrilateral

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tri

three

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triquet

triangular (three corner

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trochea

like a pulley

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abdomen

abdominis

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breast bone

sternum

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chest

thoracic

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loin (area of back b/t thorax and pelvis)

lumbar

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neck

cervical

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rib

costa

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alba

white

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atlas

Greek god who held up the heavens

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auricular

ear-like

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axis

axle

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dens

tooth-like

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erector

to raise up

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inter

between

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linea

line

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manubrium

handle-like structure

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oblique

in an oblique plane

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psoas

the loin

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quad

four-sided

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rect

straight

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spinae

refers to spine (veterbral column)

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sterno

breast

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transversus

in a transverse plane

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xiph

sword

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hip

coxa

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buttocks

gluteal

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thigh

femoris

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knee

genu

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leg

crus

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calf

sura

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