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Medical Assistant Terminology/word parts/abbreviation

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Dpt   mixture of 3 vaccines to immunize against Diphtheria, Pertussis(whooping cough), and tetanus  
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mixture of 3 vaccines to immunize against Diphtheria, Pertussis(whooping cough), and tetanus   Dpt  
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Hib   Haprmophilus Influenzae type b vaccine prevents meningitis, pneumonia, epiglottitis, and others  
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Haermophilus Influenzae type b   Hib  
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HBV   Hepatitis B virus  
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Hepatitis B virus   HBV  
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MMR   immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella(German measles)  
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immunization against measles, mumps, and rubella(German measles)   MMR  
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Humulin-N   Intermediate acting Insulin or Neutral Protamine Hagedorn  
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Humulin-R   Short acting regular Insulin  
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Intermediate acting Insulin or Neutral Protamine Hagedorn   Humulin-N  
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Short acting regular Insulin   Humulin-R  
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Amitriptyline   antidepressant, antineuralgic, antibulimic  
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Dimetane   Antihistamine  
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Thorazine   Antipsychotic-helps schizophrenia and chronic brain syndrome  
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Diazepam   Antiaxxiety-helps relieve anxiety and muscle tension  
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Diphenhydramine   Antihistamine  
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Furosemide   Diuretic  
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Zithromax   Antibiotic  
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Heparin Sodium   Anticoagulant-Interferes with the coagulation of blood  
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Xylocaine   Antiarrhythic-controls cardiac arrhythmia  
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Compazine   antiemetic  
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Phenergan   Antiemetic  
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Epinephrine   Bronchodilator  
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Norepinephrine   Vasopressor-produces contraction of muscles of capillaries and arteries increasing blood pressure  
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Electrolytes   minerals that become ionized that carry positive or nagitive charges.  
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-emesis   vomit  
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vomit   -emesis  
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emmetr/o   in proper message or correct  
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in proper message or correct   emmetr/o  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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tongue   gloss/o  
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chem/o   chemical/drug  
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chemical/drug   chem/o  
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or/o   mouth  
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mouth   or/o  
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ile/o   ileum(intestine)  
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ileum(intestine)   ile/o  
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ili/o   ilium(part of hip bone)  
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ilium(part of hip bone)   ili/o  
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geni/o   to produce or form  
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to produce or form   geni/o  
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dynamo/o   force, energy, power  
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force, energy, power   dynamo/o  
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ec-, ecto-   out, away, outer, outside  
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out, away, outer, outside   ec-, ecto-  
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