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Combinging Forms, Prefixes, Sufixes & Abbrevations

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acr/o   extremity  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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andr/o   male  
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calc/o   calcium  
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chrom/o   colour  
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cortic/o   cortex/outer region  
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crin/o   secrete  
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cyt/o   cell  
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gluc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glyc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glycos/o   sugar, sweetness  
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gonad/o   gonads, sex glands  
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gynec/o   woman, female  
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home/o   same, alike  
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hypophys/o   pituitary glands  
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insulin/o   insulin  
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kal/i   potassium (electrolyte)  
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ket/o   ketone bodies  
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lute/o   yellow  
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medull/o   medulla, inner section  
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melan/o   black, dark  
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morph/o   form, shape, structure  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid glands  
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pharmac/o   drug  
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pineal/o   pineal gland  
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ren/o   kidney  
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somat/o   body  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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-algia   pain  
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-crine   secrete  
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-dispia   thirst  
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-ectomy   surgical removal, excession  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-gen, -genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-ism   condition, state of  
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-logist   specialist in study of  
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-logy   study of  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oid   resembling  
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-oma   tumor  
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-osis   ab c/o  
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-ous   P2  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-physis   growth  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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-stasis   standing still  
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-tomy   incision, process of cutting  
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-toxic   poison, toxin  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-tropic   stimulating, influence  
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-tropin   stimulate  
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-uria   urine  
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ad-   toward  
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anti-   against  
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bi-   two  
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endo-   in, within  
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epi-   above, upon, on top  
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eu-   good, normal, well  
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exo-   outward, outside  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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hypo-   below, defiecent, under  
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inter-   between  
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mal-   bad, poor  
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meta-   change, beyond, after  
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pan-   all, every, entire  
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para-   near, beside, beyond  
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poli-   gray, gray matter  
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poly-   many, much  
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post-   after, behind  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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semi-   one half, half  
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tri-   three  
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a.c.   before meals  
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ABGs   arterial blood gas (es)  
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ACTH   adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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Ad lib   as desired  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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AFB   acid-fast bacillus  
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APTT   activated partial thromboplastin time  
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AS   left ear  
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AU   both ears  
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b.i.d.   twice a day  
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BE   barium enema  
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BMI   body mass index  
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BMR   basal maetabolic rate  
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BUN   blood urea nitrogen  
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c   with  
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C   culture and sensitivity  
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C   crossmatch and type  
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cap   capsule  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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cc   cubic centimetres  
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CK   conductive keratoplasty  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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CRP   C-reactive protein  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CXR   chest xray  
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dc, DC   discharge, discontinue  
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DI   diabetes insipidus, diagnostic imaging  
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DKA   diabetic ketoacidosis  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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dr.   dram  
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ECG   electrocardiogram  
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ELISA   enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay  
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EMG   electromyography  
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ERCP   endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography  
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ESR   erythocyte sedimentation rate  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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fl. dr.   fluid dram  
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fl. oz.   fluid ounce  
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FSH   follice stimulating hormone  
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GB/GBS   gall bladder series  
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GH   growth hormone  
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gr.   grain  
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gtt, gtts   drop  
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GTT   glucose tolerance testing  
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Hb   hemoglobin  
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HbA1c   glycoytated hemoglobin  
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HBV   hepatitis b virus  
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Hct   hamatocrit  
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HDL   high-density lipoprotein  
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HIV   human immunodefiency virus  
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HRT   hormone replacement therapy  
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hs   half strength, @ bedtime  
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hs prn   as required @ bedtime  
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IM   intramuscular  
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INR   international normalized ratio  
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IV   intravenous  
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IV-GTT   intravenous glucose tolerance testing  
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IVP   intravenous pyelogram  
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K   potassium  
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KUB   kidney ureter bladder  
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LDH   lactic dehydrogense  
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lb.   pound  
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LDL   low-density lipoprotein  
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LH   luteinizing hormone  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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LS   lumbosacral spine  
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MCH   mean cell hemoglobin  
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MCHC   mean cell hemoglobin concentration  
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MCV   mean cell volume  
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Mg   magnesium  
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mg/dl, mg/dL   milligram per declitre  
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min.   minim  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MSH   melanocyte-stimulating hormone  
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Na   sodium  
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NPH   neutral protaime hagedorn (insulin)  
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NPO, n.p.o.   nothing by mouth  
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O   ova and parasites  
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OB   occult blood  
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OD,od   right eye, overdose, daily  
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OS   left eye, by mouth  
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OU   both eyes  
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oz.   ounce  
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P   phosphorus, pulse  
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p.o, po   by mouth  
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p.r.n., prn   as required  
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Pap   pap smear, papanicolaou test  
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PBI   protein bound iodine  
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pc, p.c.   after meals  
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PCO2   partial pressure of carbon dioxide  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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PGH   pituitary growth hormone  
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PRL   prolactin  
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PSA   prostate-specific antigen  
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PT   prothrombin time, physical therapy patient  
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pt.   patient  
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PTH   parathyroid hormone  
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PTT/aPTT/APTT   partial thromboplastin time  
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q.2h   every 2hrs  
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q.d.   every day  
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q.h.   every hour  
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q.i.d.   four times daily  
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q.o.d.   every other day  
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q_h   every ? hours  
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qAM   every morning  
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qhs   every bedtime  
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qPM   every evening  
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qs   quantity sufficient  
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qt.   quart  
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RAI   radioactive iodine  
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RAIU   radioactive iodine uptake  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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S   sugar & acetone  
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SBF   small bollow follow through  
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sc   scruple  
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SGOT   serum glutamic-oxaloacetic tranaminase  
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SGPT   serum glutamic - pyruvic  
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SL   sublingual  
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stat   immediately  
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subcu, Sub-Q,subQ,s/c   subcutaneous  
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T   type and screen  
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t.i.d.   three times daily  
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T3   triiodothyroxine  
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T4   thyroxine  
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tab   tablet  
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TFT   thyroid function test  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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U   unit  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal series  
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US   ultrasound  
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VDRL   veneral disease research laboratory  
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VMA   vanilylimandelic acid  
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WBC   white blood cell count  
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