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| AAA | Abdominal aortic aneurysm
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| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases
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| ACE | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme
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| across | trans-
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| adenoid/o | adenoids
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| adenoids | adenoid/o
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| AF | Atrial fibrillation
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| AFB | Acid-fast bacillus
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| air;lung | pneum/o, pneumon/o
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| alveoli/o | alveolus, air sac
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| alveolus, air sac | alveol/o
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| aneurysm/o | widen blood vessel
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| angi/o | vessel
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| ante- | before, infront of
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| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust, black
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| anti- | against
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| aort/o | aorta
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| aorta | aort/o
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| AP | Anteroposterior
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| ARDS | Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
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| around | peri-
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| arteri/o | artery
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| arteriol/o | artery, small artery
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| arteriole | arteriol/o
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| artery | arteri/o
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| AS | Aortic stenosis
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| ASD | Arterial Septal defect
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| ASHD | Ateriosclerotic Heart Disease
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| AST | Angiotensin Sensitivity Test
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| atel/o | incomplete, imperfect
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| ather/o | fatty plaque
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| atruium | atri/o
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| AV | Atrioventricular, Atriovenous
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| bad, painful, difficult | Dys-
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| BBB | Bundle Branch Block
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| black | melan/o
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| blood clot | thromb/o
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| blood vessle | hemangi/o
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| blue | cyan/o
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| BMI | Body Mass Index
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| BP | Blood Pressure
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| brady- | slow
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| breathe | spir/o
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| breathing | respir/o, -pnea
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| bronch/o | bronchus, bronchi
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| bronchi/o | bronchus. bronchi
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| bronchiol/o | bronchiole
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| bronchiole | bronchiol/o
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| bronchus, bronchi | bronchi/o, bronch/o
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| CA | Cardiac Arrest
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| CABG | Coronary artery bypass graft
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| CAD | Coronary artery disease
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| -capnia | carbon dioxide
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| cardi/o | heart
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| CC | Cardiac Catheterzation, Calcium Citrate
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| CCU | Coronary Care Unit
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| CHD | Coronary Heart Disease
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| chest | steth/o, thorac/o, -thorax, pector/o
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| chol | cholesterol
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| CK | Creatine Kinase
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| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide
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| coal, coal dust | anthorac/o
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| coulor | chrom/o
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| coni/o | dust
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| COPD | Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
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| CPAP | Continuous Positive airway pressure
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| CPR | Cardopulmonary Resusitation
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| -crasis | a mixture
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| CT | Computed Tomography
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| CV | Cardiovascular
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| CXR | chest x-ray
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| cyan/o | blue
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| DES | Drug eluting stent
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| diaphragm;mind | phren/o
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| DOE | Dyspnia on exertion
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| DPI | Dry powder inhaler
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| DPT | Diphtheria,Pertussis,Tetanus
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| DSA | Digital Subtraction Angiography
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| dust | coni/o
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| DVT | Deep Vein Thrombosis
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| ECG | Electrocardiogram
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| ECHO | Echocardiogram, Echoencephalogram
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| EEG | Electroencephalography
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| EF | Ejection fraction
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| EKG | Electrocardiogram
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| electr/o | electricity
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| electricity | electr/o
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| embolus (plug) | embol/o
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| endo- | in,within
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| epi- | on, opon, over, above
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| epiglott/o | epiglottis
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| epiglottis | epiglott/o
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| ENT | Ears, nose, thorat
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| ETT | exercise tolerance test
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| eu- | good, normal
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| extra- | outside
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| fatty plaque | ather/o
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| five | quinti, pent, pent/a
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| four | quadr/o
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| FVC | Forced vital capacity
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| good,normal | eu-
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| -gram | reacord, writing
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| green | chlor/o
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| hardeneing,sclera | scler/o
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| Hb | hemoglobin
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| HDL | high-density lipoprotein
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| heart | cardi/o
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| hem/o | blood
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| hemangi/o | blood vessel
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| HF | Heart Failure
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| Hgb | hemaglobin
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| HMD | hyaline membrane disease
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| HTN | hypertension
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| Hx | history
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| hyper- | excessive,increased,beyond
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| hypo- | below,deficient,incomplete,decrease
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| ICD | Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator
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| in,within | endo-,in-,intra-,en-,end-
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| incision into | tomy
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| incomplete,imperfect | atel/o
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| inflammtion of | itis
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| instrument for recording | -graph
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| IPPB | Intermittent Positve-Pressure breathing
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| IRDS | Infant respiratory distress syndome
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| isch/o | to hold back,block,blockage,deficiency
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| IV | Intraveneous
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| LA | left atrium
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| laryng/o | larynx
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| larynx (voice box) | laryng/o
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| LD | lactate dehydrogenase
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| LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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| lob/o | lobe
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| lobe | lob/o
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| lung | pulmon/o, pulm/o
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| LV | left ventricle
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| MDI | metred-dose inhaler
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| MI | myocardial infarction
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| MR | mitral regurgitation
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| MRA | magnetic resonance angiogram or angiography
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| MS | mitral stenosis
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| MUGA | Multiple-gatd acquisition (scan)
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| muscle | my/o, muscul/o, myos/o
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| MVP | mitral valve prolapse
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| my/o | muscle
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| myc/o | fungus
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| narrowing,stricture | -stenosis, sten/o
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| nas/o | nose
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| nose | nas/o,rhin/o
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| NSR | normal sinus rhythm
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| O2 | oxygen
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| one | -mono
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| orth/o | straight
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| -osmia | smell
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| outside | extra-
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| ox/i,ox/o,ox/y | oxygen
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| oxygen | ox/i,ox/o,ox/y
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| PA | posteroanterior, pulmonary artery
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| PAC | premature atrial contraction
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| paralysis | -plegia
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| PCO2 | partial pressure of carbon dioxide
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| PCP | pneumocystic carinii pneumonia
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| pector/o | chest
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| peri- | around
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| PFT | pulmonary functuion test
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| Ph | Symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity
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| pharynx (throat) | pharyng/o
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| phleb/o | vein
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| -phonia | voice,sound
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| phren/o | diaphragm,mind
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| plegia | paralysis
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| pleur/o | pleura, side of body
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| pleura | pleur/o
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| PND | paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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| -pnea | breathing
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| pneum/o | air;lung
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| pneumon/o | air;lung
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| PO2 | partial pressure of oxygen
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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, infront of
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| process of recording | graphy
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| pseudo/o | false,fake
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| PTCA | percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
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| -ptosis | prolapse,sagging,dropping
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| pulmon/o | lungs
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| pulse | sphygm/o, -sphyxia/o
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| py/o | pus
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| PVC | premature ventricular contraction
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| RA | right atrium
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| rapid | tachy
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| RD | respiratory distress
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| RDS | respiratory distress syndrome
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| record,writing | -gram
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| red | rube/o,erythr-,erythro-,erythmat/o
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| rhin/o | nose
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| rose or dawn coloured | eosin/o
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| -rrhagia | bursting forth, hemorrage,excessive flow
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge,flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| RV | right ventricle
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| SA | sinotrial
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| S-A | sinotrial
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| Sao2 | atrial oxygen saturation
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| scler/o | sclera,hardening
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| sept/o | septum,dividing wall
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| septum | sept/o
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| SIDS | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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| sinus,cavity | sinus/o, sin/o
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| sinus/o | sinus,cavity
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| slow | brady
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| smell | -osmia
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| SOB | Shortness of breath
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| sphygm/o | pulse
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| -sphyxia | pulse
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| spir/o | breathing, breath
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| spitting | ptysis
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| sten/o | narrowing,stricture
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| stenosis | narrowing,stricture
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| steth/o | chest
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| straight | orth/o
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| sub- | under,below
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| surgical repair of | excision
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| T&A | Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
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| tchy- | fast,rapid
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| TB | tuberculosis
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| ten | deca
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| thorac/o | chest
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| -thorax | chest
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| three | tri-
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| thromb/o | blood clot,clot
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| tonsil/o | tonsils
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| tonsils | tonsil/o
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| TPR | Temperature,Pulse,Respiration
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| trache/o | trachea
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| trachea (windpipe) | trache/o
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| trans- | across,through
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| tumor | oma-
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| two | bi-,di
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| URI | Upper respiratory Infectin
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| vascul/o | small vessel
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| VC | vital capacity
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| vein | ven/o,phelb/o
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| ven/o | vein
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| ventricle | ventricul/o
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| ventricul/o | ventricle
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| vessel | angi/o,vas/o,vascul/o
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| voice | phon/o,-phonia
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| VSD | venticular septal defect
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| VT | ventricular tachycardia
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| white | leuk/o,albin/o
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| widened blood vessel | aneurysm/o
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| yellow | lute/o,xantho,cirrh/o,jaund/o
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