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Latin prefix meaning 'toward' and 'in the direction of,' as in adduction (movement of a limb toward the midline of the body), adhesion, and adrenal (toward the kidney)
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- Pituitary, posterior A mild form of eczema that occurs in young children and adolescents and produces mild patchy lightening and…
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- Occiput The back of the head. A direct borrowing of the Latin word for the part of the head opposite the front