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RMA

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blast/o   immature form; developing cells  
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carcin/o cancer/o   cancer  
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cyt/o   cell  
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epitheli/o   epithelium  
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eti/o   cause  
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gno/o   knowledge  
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hist/o   tissue  
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iatr/o   physician; medicine  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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lei/o   smooth  
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lip/o   fat  
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my/o   muscle  
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neur/o   nerve  
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once/o   tumor  
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organ/o   organ  
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path/o   disease  
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rhabd/o   rod shaped  
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sarc/o   flesh; connective tissue  
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somat/o   body  
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system/o   system  
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viscer/o   internal organs; viscera  
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asen/o   gland  
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aut/o   self  
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bio/o   life  
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coni/o   dust  
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crypt/o   hidden  
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cutane/o derm/o dermat/o   skin  
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fibr/o   fibrouse tissue; fiber  
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heter/o   other  
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hidr/o   sweat  
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kerat/o   hard; horny tissue  
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necr/o   death  
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onych/o ungu/o   nail  
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pachy/o   thick  
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rhytid/o   wrinkle  
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seb/o   sebum (oil)  
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stropt/o   chainlike  
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trich/o   hair  
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xer/o   dry  
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ankyl/o   stiff  
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aponeur/o   aponeurosis  
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arthr/o   joint  
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burs/o   bursa  
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carp/o   carpals  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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clavic/o claviul/o   clavicle  
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cost/o   rib  
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crani/o   skull  
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disk/o   inervertebral disk  
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femor/o   femur  
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fibul/o   fibula  
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humero   humerus  
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ill/o   ilium  
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ischi/o   ischium  
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kinesi/o   movement  
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kyph/o   hump  
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lamin/o   thin,flat layer  
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lord/o   bent forward; abnormal convexity of the spine  
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mandibulo/o   mandible  
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maxill/o   maxilla  
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menisc/o   meniscus  
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myel/o myelon/o   bone marrow; spinal cord  
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my/ myo/o   muscle  
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oste/o   bone  
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patello/   patella  
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phalang/o   phalanges  
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pub/o   pubis  
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radi/o   radius  
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scpul/o   scapula  
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scoli/o   bent; curved  
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sten/o   sternum  
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synovi/o   synovial luid; synovial membrance  
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tars/o   tarals  
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ten/o tend/o tendin/o   tendon  
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tibi/o   tibia  
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uln/o   ulna  
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vertebr/o rachi/o spondyl/o   bertebrae; bertebral colum  
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cerebell/o   cerebellum  
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cerebr/o   cerebrum  
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dur/o   dura mater  
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encephal/o   brain  
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esthesi/o   felling, sensation, sensitivity  
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gangli/o ganlion/o   ganglion  
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mening/o meningi/o   meninges  
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mon/o   on, single  
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myel/o   spinal cord  
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neur/o   nerve  
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phas/o   speech  
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poli/o   garay, gray matter  
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psych/o ment/o phren/o   mind  
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quadr/i   four  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aort/o   aorta  
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arteri/o   artery  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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cardi/o   heart  
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ech/o   sound  
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electr/o   electrical activity, electricity  
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hemat/o hem/o   blood  
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isch/o   blockage, deficiency  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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phleb/o ven/o   vein  
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plasm/o   plasma  
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sphygm/o   pulseA  
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splen/o   spleen  
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therm/o   heat  
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thromb/o   clot  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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valv/o valvul/o   valve  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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adenoid/o   adenoid  
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alveol/o   alveolus  
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atel/o   incomplete, inperfect  
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bronchi/o bronch/o bronchiol/o   bronchiole  
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nas/o rhin/o   nose  
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orth/o   straight  
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ox/o ox/i   oxygen  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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pleur/o   pleuar  
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pneum/o pneumat/o pneumon/o   lung, air  
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pulmon/o   lung  
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py/o   pus  
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sinus/o   sinus  
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sept.o   setm, wall off  
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spir/o   breathe, breathing  
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thorac/o   thorax, chest  
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tonsill/o   tonsil  
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trache/o   trachea  
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an/o   anus  
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appendic/o   appendix  
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cec/o   cecum  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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chol/e   bile,gall  
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cholecyst/o   gallblader  
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cholangi/o   bile duct  
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cledoch/o   common bile duct  
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col/o   colon  
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dent/i   tooth  
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diverticul/o   diverticolum, blind pouch extending from an organ  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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enter/o   small intestines  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gum  
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glass/o lingu/o   tongue  
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hepat/o   liver  
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herni/o   hernia  
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ile/o   lileum  
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jejun/o   jejunum  
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lapar/o abdomin/o celi/o   bdomen  
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palat/o   palate  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum  
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proct/o rect/o   ectum  
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polyp/o   polyp, small growth on a stalk  
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p/olyp/o   pylorus, pyloric sphincter  
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sial/o   saliv  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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stomat/o or/o   mouth  
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uvul/o   uvula  
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albumin/o   albumin  
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azot/o   urea, nitrogen  
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cyst/o vesic/o   bladder, sac  
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glomerul/o   glomerulus  
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glyc/o glycos/o   sugar  
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gydr/o   water  
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lith/o   stone, calculus  
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meat/o   meatus, opening  
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nephr/o ren/o   kidney  
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noct/i   night  
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olig/o   scanty, few  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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son/o   sound  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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urether/o   urethra  
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urin/o ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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acr/o   extremities  
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adeno/o   gland  
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adren/o adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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calc/i   calcium  
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cortic/o   corex  
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dips/o   thirst  
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endocin/o   endocine  
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hormon/o   homone  
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kal/i   potassium  
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natr/o   sodium  
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parathyoid/o   parathyroid glads  
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throid/o thyr/o   thyroid gland  
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toxic/o   poison  
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andr/o   male, man  
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blan/o   glans penis  
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epididym/o   epididymis  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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vas/o   vessel, duct  
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vesicul/o   seminal vesicles  
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orchid/o orch/i orch/o   testicle, testes  
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sperm/o spermat/o   sperm  
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test/o   testicle, testes  
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arche/o   beginning, first  
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cervic/o   cervix  
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colp/o vagin/o   vagina  
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gynec/o gyn/o   female, woman  
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hymen/o   hymen  
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hyster/o metr/o metri/o uter/o   uterus  
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lact/o   milk  
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mamm/o mast/o   breast  
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men/o   menstruation  
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ov/o   ov/i  
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perine/o   perineum  
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salping/o   fallopian tube  
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vulv/o episi/o   vulva  
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albin/o leuk/o   white  
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chlor/o   green  
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cyan/o   blue  
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melan/o   black  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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-algia -dynia   pain  
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-cele   hernia  
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-ectassis   dilation, swelling  
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- edema   swelling  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-ia   stae of, condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-lith   sone, calculus  
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-lysis   destruction, separarion, breakdown  
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-malacia   softening  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-oma   tumor, mass  
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-osis   abnormal increase, abnormal condition  
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-pathy   disease process  
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-penia   decrease, deficiency  
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-phobia   irrational fear  
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- plegia   paralysis  
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-ptosis   dropping, sagging, prolapse  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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-rrhage -rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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-sclerosis   hardening  
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-spasm   involuntary contraction  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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-y   process, state, condition  
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-centesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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-desis   surgial binding, surgical fusion  
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- ectomy   excision, surgical removal  
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-gram   record, writing  
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-graph   instrument used to record  
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-graphy   process of recording, producing images  
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-meter   instrument used to measure  
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-metry   to measure, measurement  
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-opsy   to view  
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-pexy   surgicl fixation  
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-plasty   surgicl repair, surgical reconstruction  
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-rrhapy   suture, sew  
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-scope   instrument used to visually examine  
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-scopy   process of visually examining  
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-stasis   stoppage, stopping, controlling  
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-stomy   new opening  
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-tome   instrument used to cut  
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-tomy   process of cutting, incision into  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-blast   immature form  
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-cyte   cell -er  
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-or -ician -logist -ist   specializes  
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-ion   process  
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-ium   membrane  
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-logy   study of  
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-ose   sugar  
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-phagia   to eat, swallow  
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-phasia   speech  
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-plasis   fromation, development  
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-pnea   breatlhing  
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-poiesis   production, formation  
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-trphy   development, growth  
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-uria   urine  
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-ac -al -ar -ary -eal -ic -ine -ior -ose -ous -tic   pertaining to  
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- genous -genic   produced by, producing  
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-oid   like, resembling  
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-ole -ule   small  
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ab-   away from  
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ad-   toward  
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ante-   before  
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circum-   around  
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dia-   complete, through  
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octo-   outside  
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endo-   within  
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e- ex- exo- extra-   out, outward, outside  
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epi-   upon, on above  
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eso-   inwoard, within  
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hyper-   above, excessive  
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hypo-   below, under, deficient  
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in-   in, into  
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infra-   below, beneath  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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meta-   beyond, change  
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para-   beside, near  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before, in front of  
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pro-   before  
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retro-   back, behind  
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supra-   aboove  
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trans-   across  
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bi- di-   two  
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hemi- semi-   hlf  
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mono- uni-   one  
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multi- poly-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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primi-   first  
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quadri-   four  
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tri-   three  
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a- am-   no, not, lack of, withoout  
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ana-   apart  
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anti-   against  
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auto-   self  
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brady-   slow  
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contra-   against  
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dys-   bad, abnormal, difficult, painful  
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in- ir- im-   not  
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mancro-   large  
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mal-   bad  
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micro-   small  
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neo-   new  
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pan-   all  
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syn- sym-   together, joined, with  
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tachy-   fast, rapid  
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abd   abdomen  
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ADL   activities of daily living  
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approx   approximately  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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ax   axillary  
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BE   barium enema  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BP B/P   blood pressure  
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BSE   breast self-examination  
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bx   biopsy  
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cath   catheterization, catheter  
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CC   chief complant  
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chemo   chemotherapy  
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c/o   complains of  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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D&C   dilation and curettage  
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disc, d/c, dc   discontinue  
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DOB   date of birth  
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Dr.   doctor  
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drsg, dsg   dressing  
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dx   diagnosis  
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EDC, EDD   estimated date of confinement (due date) estimated dae of delivery  
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EEG   electroencephalogram  
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ETOH   ethyl alcohol  
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FB   foreign body  
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FH   family history  
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FU   follow up  
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fx   fracture  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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GP   general practitioner  
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grav, gravida   pregnancy  
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GYN   gynecology  
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H&P   history andy physical  
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HEENT   heas, eye, ear, nose, throat  
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hr   hour  
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hs   hour of sleep  
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ht   hight  
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hx   history  
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I&D   incision and drainage  
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ID   intradermal  
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IM   intramuscual  
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IV   intraveinous  
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KUB   kidney, ureter, bladder  
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L   left  
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LLQ   left lower quadrent  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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LUQ   left upper quadrent  
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med(s)   medication(s)  
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mets   metastasis  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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N&V   nausea and vomiting  
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NKA   no known allergies  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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NVD   nausea, vomiting, diarrhea  
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OB   obstetrics  
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OC   oral contaceptive  
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OR   operating room  
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os   opening  
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P   pulse  
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para   live birth  
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PE,px   physical examination  
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Peds   pediatrics  
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PERLA   pupils equally reactive to light and accommodation  
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PERRLA   pupils equal, round, react to light and accommodation  
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PH   past history  
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pt   patient  
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R   respiratio  
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r   right  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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r/o   rule out  
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ROM   rang of motion  
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RUQ   right upper wuadrant  
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Rx   prescription  
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SOAP   subjective, objective, assessment, plan  
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SQ, subQ, SC   subcutaneous  
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stat   immediately  
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sx   symptoms  
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T   temperatue  
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T&A tonsilloadenoidectomy (tonsils and adenoids)    
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TLC   tender loving care  
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tx   treatment, therapy  
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UCHD   usual childhood diseases  
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vo   verbal order  
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VS   vital signs  
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WDWN   well-developed, well-nourished  
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WNL   with in normal limits  
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wt   weight  
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AIDS   acquired immune deficiency syndrome2 ADD  
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CA, Ca   cancer  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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CVA   cerebra vascular accident  
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FIT   failure to thrive  
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GERD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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HAV   hepatitis A virus  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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HCV   hepatitisC virus  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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IDDM   insulin-dependent diabetes mullitus  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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NIDDM   non-inulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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PMS   premenstrual syndrom  
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SIDS   sudden infant death syndrome  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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STD   sexually transmitted disease  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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aa   of each ac  
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AD   right ear  
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ad lib   as deired  
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AM   morning  
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amt   amount  
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AS   left ear  
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ASA   aspirin  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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AU   both ears  
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bid   two times a day  
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c   with  
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et   and  
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noct   night  
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OD   right eyes  
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OS   left eyes  
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OU   both eyes  
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p   after  
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pc   fter meals  
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po   by mouth  
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PM   afternoon  
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prn   as needed  
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q   every  
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qd   every day  
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qh   every hour  
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qid   four times a day  
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qod   every other day s  
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ss   half  
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tab   tablet  
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tid   three times a day  
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qoh   every other hour  
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ABO   main blood grouping system  
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AP   anterior/posterior (x-ray) BUN  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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C&S   culture and sensitivity  
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diff, dif   differential white blood cell count  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate FBS  
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GIT   glucose tolerance test  
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H&H   hemoglobin and hematocrit  
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hct   je,atpcrit  
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hgb   hemoglobin  
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HCG   humn chorionic gonadotropin  
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HDL   high-density lipoprotein  
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lat   lateral (x-ray) LDL  
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O&P   ova and parasites  
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obl   oblique 9x-ray0  
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Pap   pap smear  
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pH   degree of acidity or alkalinity  
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PKU   phenylketonuria  
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QNS   quantity not sufficient  
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RBC   red blood cells  
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UA   urinalysis  
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WBC   white blood cells  
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C   entigrade  
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cc   cubi centimeter  
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cm   centimeter  
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dr   dram  
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F   Fahrenheit  
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g,gm   gram  
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gr   grain  
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gtt9s0   drop(s)  
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kg   kilogram  
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L   liter  
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lb   poound  
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mcg   microgram  
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mg   milligram  
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ml   milliliter  
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mn   minum  
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oz   ounce  
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pt   pint  
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qt   quart  
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T, tbsp   tablespoon  
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tsp, t   teaspoon  
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U   unit  
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Ba   barium  
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Ca   calcium  
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CI   chloride  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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Fe   iron  
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H2O   water  
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Hg   mercury  
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K   potassium  
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KOH   potassium hydrochloride  
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Na   sodium  
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NaC1   sodium chloride  
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O2   oxygen  
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