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| What is the agent that produces vomiting? | Emetic
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| aden/o | Gland
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| alges/o | Sensitive to pain
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| ambly/o | dim; dull
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| andr/o | male
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| aque/o | water
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| blephar/o | eyelid
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| chrom/o | color
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| cor/o | pupil
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| cortic/o | cortex, outer region
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| cutane/o | skin
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| dacry/o | tear
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| glauc/o | gray
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| palpebr/o | eyelid
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| kal/i | potassium
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| kerat/o | cornea; hard, horny tissue
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| leiomy/o | smooth (visceral) muscle
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| melan/o | black
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| morph/o | shape, form
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow
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| ocul/o | eye
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| pil/o | hair
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| optic/o | eye; vision
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| orth/o | straight
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| oste/o | bone
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| ot/o | ear
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| poikil/o | varied, irregular
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| presby/o | old age
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| rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal) muscle
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| salping/o | fallopian tube; auditory (eustachian) tube
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| scoli/o | crooked, bent
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| sider/o | iron
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| somat/o | body
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| tel/o | complete
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| thrombo/o | clot
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| tox/o | poison
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| uve/o | uvea, vascular layer of eye (iris, choroid, ciliary body)
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| xer/o | dry
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| -blast | embryonic, immature cell
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| -cusis | hearing
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| -dynia | pain
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| -gram | record
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -penia | deficiency
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| -poiesis | formation
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| -ptysis | spitting
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -trophy | nourishment; development (condition of)
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| a-, an- | no; not; without
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| anti- | against
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| dys- | bad; painful; difficult; abnormal
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| eso- | inward
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| ex-, exo- | out; away from
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| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone (secreted by the anterior pituitary gland)
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| AD, AS, AU | right ear (auris dextra)
left ear (auris sinistra)
both ears (auris uterque)
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| ADH | antidiuretic hormone; vasopressin (secreted by the posterior pituitary gland)
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| AP (view) | anteroposterior
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| C5-C6 | fifth cervical vertebra, sixth cervical vertebra
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| COPD | chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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| CT scan | Taking x-rays at multiple angles (including cross-sectional views) with a computer
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| DPT | diphtheria-pertussis-tetanus (vaccine)
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| EMG | electromyogram
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| ENT | ear, nose, throat: specialist called an otorhinolaryngologist
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| FBS | fasting blood sugar: instructions to the patient include fasting for 12 hours prior to procedure.
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| FDA | U.S. Food and Drug Administration
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| GTT | glucose tolerance test: used to detect diabetes mellitus
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| IM | intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis
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| IVP | intravenous pyelogram
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| L5-S1 | fifth lumbar vertebra to the first sacral vertebra
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| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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| NPO | nothing by mouth (nil per os)
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| OD, OS, OU | right eye (oculus dexter)
left eye (oculus sinister)
both eyes (oculus uterque)
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| PA (view) | posteroanterior
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| PERRLA | pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
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| PPD | purified protein derivative (used in test for tuberculosis)
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| tid | three times daily
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| TNM | tumor-node-metastasis (cancer staging system)
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| agent that reduces itching | antipruritic
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| Air Sac in the lungs | alveolus
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| benign bone surface tumor or growth | exostosis
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| breakdown of the lens of the eye | phacolysis
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| clumping of recipient's blood when mixed with incompatible blood | agglutination
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| collapsed lung | alelectasis
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| dry skin | xeroderma
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| dull vision | amblyopia
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| enlarged spleen | splenomegaly
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| ENT specialist | otorhindaryngclogist
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| harsh, high-pitched respiratory sound heard on inspiration, caused by obstruction | strider
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| inflammation of the cornea | keratitis
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| malignant connective tissue tumor | sarcoma
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| middle layer of skin | dermis
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| narrow, slit-like opening between bones | fissure
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| nearsightedness | myopia
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| pain in the diaphragm | phrenodynia
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| removal of the voicebox | laryngectomy
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| ringing of the ears | tinnitus
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| swayback or anterior curvature in the lumbar region | lordosis
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| tiny depression in the retina that is the region of clearest vision | fovea centralis
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| accommodation | adaption/adjustment of eye or organ
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| achondroplasia | dwarfism
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| acromegaly | pituitary gland - large body parts after puberty
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| acuity | keenness of sense perception
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| adenoids | Large mass behind lymphoid which causes distruption in breathing
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| agglutination | clumping of blood
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| albino | lack of pigments
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| alopecia | loss of hair
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| alveolus | air sac in lungs
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| amblyopia | dimming of eyesight
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| analgesics | removes pain, induces sleep, suppresses cough
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| anaphylaxis | type of hypersensitive reaction
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| anhidrosis | lack of sweating
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| ankylosis | stiffness in joint
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| anticoagulant | Heparin - thins blood
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| antigens | foreign substance that evokes immune response
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| antihistamines | blocks the release of a substance from alergy
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| antipruritic | relieves itching
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| antipyretic | relieves fevar
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| anthrogram | x-ray visual of joint
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| arthroscopy | examination of joint
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| asbestosis | scars lungs and tissue - from asbestos
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| astigmatism | blurred vision
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| atelectasis | colapsed lung
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| auscultation | listening to organs/body
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| barium enema | metallic powder introduced to the large intestines for x-ray
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| benign tumor | Tumor that does not threaten life
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| bronchi | division of trachea that lead to the left or right lung
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| callus | hardening area of skin
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| cancellous bone | soft bone
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| cataract | cloudiness of eye
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| cerumen | ear wax
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| chalazion | small tumor of eyelid
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| cochlea | snail-shaped part of inner ear
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| Colle's fracture | fracture taking place on distal end of radius
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| comedones | blackhead
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| conjunctiva | membrane on inner part of eyelid and covering eye
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| conjunctivitis | inflammation of conjunctiva
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| contraindication | something that makes a particular treatment unadvisible
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| cornea | transparent part that covers eye
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| cortisol | produced my the adrenal cortex and can be an anti-inflammatory
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| cranium | head
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| cryosurgery | abnormal tissue removed by freezing
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| cyst | closed sac
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| cytotoxic cell | T cell that mimics other cells and destroys them.
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| dermis | Middle layer of skin
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| diabetes insipidus | insufficient secretion of vasopression by the pituitary gland
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| diabetes mellitus | inadequate secretion of insulin, excessive sugar in blood
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| diplopia | double vision
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| dysplastic nevi | abnormal growth of mole
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| A pilonidal cyst contains... | hair
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| This type of drug is used to quiet and relax patient without producing sleep | sedative
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| Images warped and distorted due to irregular corneal curvature and prevent clear focus on lights (Blurred vision) | astigmatism
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| Abbreviation for Left Ear | AS
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| Agent that reduces itching | antipurritic
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