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terminology

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D/C   discontinue, discharge  
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OR   operating room  
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prn   whenever necessary, as needed  
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ac   before meals  
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stat   immediately, at once  
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RN   registered nurse  
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wt   weight  
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Cl   chloride or chlorine  
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Rx   prescription, take, treatment  
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AP   optical pulse  
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T   temperature  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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spec   specimen  
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-c   with  
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-ss   one half  
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-s   without  
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pt   patient, pint (500 mL or cc)  
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BP   blood pressure  
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R   respiration, rectal  
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Na   sodium  
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CDC   Centers for Disease Control and Prevention  
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DRG   diagnostic related group  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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NPO pre-op   nothing by mouth before an operation  
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Do EENT exam in OPD   do ear, eye, nose, throat exam in the clinic  
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Ob-Gyn   obstetrics gynecology  
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500 mg qod 8 am   500 mg every other day at 8 am  
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VS stat and q2h   vital signs immediately and every 2 hours  
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To PT by w/c for ROMs and ADL bid   to therapy by wheelchair by range of motion and activities of daily living twice a day  
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FFl cl liq to 240 mL q2h   force fluids clear liquids to 240 mL every 2 hours  
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2 gtts OU qid q6h   2 drops each eye 4 times a day every 6 hours  
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Dx=COPD, O2 prn, IPPB bid q12h   diagnosis=chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, oxygen whenever necessary, intermittent positive pressure breathing every 12 hours  
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sig= π Cap po tid -c food or milk   give the following directions= 2 capsules by mouth 3 times a day with food or milk  
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Dx= CVA, CT of brain stat   diagnosis= stroke, computerized tomography of brain immediately  
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Rx= 20 mL KCL IV   prescription=20 mL potassium chloride intravenously  
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EMT is certified for ACLS   emergency medical technician is certified for advanced cardiac life saving  
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craniotomy   cutting into the skull  
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crani-   pertaining to the skull  
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-otomy   cutting into  
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dysuria   difficulty urinating  
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dys-   difficult, painful, bad  
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-uria   urine  
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hysterectomy   surgical removal of the uterus  
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hyster-   uterus  
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-ectomy   surgical removal of  
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hemotoxic   blood poisoning  
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hemo-   blood  
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-toxic   poison  
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carcinoma   cancer caused by a tumor  
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carcin-   cancer  
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-oma   tumor  
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electroencephalograph   electrical brain diagram  
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electro-   electrical  
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encephalo-   brain  
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-graph   diagram  
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osteomalacia   softening of bone tissue  
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osteo-   bone  
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-malacia   softening of tissue  
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paraplegia   paralysis of lower half of body  
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para-   near, beside, lower half of body  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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pyuria   puss in the urine  
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py-   puss  
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-uria   urine  
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acromegaly   enlargement of extremities  
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acro-   extremities (arms and legs)  
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-megaly   enlarged  
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gerontology   the study of old age  
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geront-   old age, elderly  
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-ology   study/science of  
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dysphagia   having difficulty swallowing  
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dys-   difficult, painful, bad  
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-phagia   to eat, consume, swallow  
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hydrocele   swelling caused by excess water  
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hydro-   water  
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-cele   swelling, tumor, cavity, hernia  
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adenoma   glandular swelling  
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adeno-   gland  
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antitoxic   against poisoning  
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anti-   against  
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ophthalmology   the study of the eye  
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ophthalm-   eye  
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-ology   study of  
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pneumonomelanosis   having one black lung  
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pneum-   lung, air  
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mono-   one  
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melan-   black  
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-osis   condition, state  
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paraosteoarthropathy   disease in the joints of the lower half of the body  
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arthro-   joint  
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-pathy   disease  
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salpingo-oophorocele   the swelling of the ovary and fallopian tube  
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salpingo-   fallopian tube  
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oophoro-   ovary, female egg cell  
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idiopathic thrombocytopenia   self-originating clo due to lack of cells  
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idio-   peculiar to individual, self-originating  
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cyto-   cell  
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thrombo-   clot  
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-penia   lack of  
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narcoepilepsy   seizure upon sleeping  
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narco-   sleep  
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epi-   upon, over  
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-lepsy   seizure  
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postpartum   after labor  
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post-   after, behind  
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-partum   birth, labor  
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herniorrhaphy   sewing up a rupture in mouth  
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herni-   rupture  
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or-   mouth  
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-rrhaphy   suture of  
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dermacyanosis   condition where the skin is blue  
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derma-   pertaining to skin  
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cyan   blue  
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thoracentesis   surgical puncture to remove fluid from chest  
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thora-   chest, thorax  
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-centisis   surgical puncture to remove fluid  
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