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Term & Abbrev

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OCR   Optical Character Reader  
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BC   Blind Copy  
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A,AB   Antibody  
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AG,AG   Antigen  
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CA,CA   Carcinoma  
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CIS   Carcinoma in situ  
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DCIS   Ductal Carcinoma in situ  
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HZ   Herpes Zoster  
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HL   Hodgkin's Lymphoma  
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IG   Immunoglobulin  
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LE   Lymphedema  
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MET   Metastasis  
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met   Metastasize  
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RICK   Rickettsia  
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VSZ   Varicella  
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Lymphaden/itis   Inflammation of the lymph nodes  
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Cervic/itis   Inflammation of the cervix that is usually caused by an infection  
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Carcin/oma   A malignant tumor that occurs in epithelial tissue  
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Immun/ology   The study of all aspects of the immune system  
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Adenoid/ectomy   Surgical removal of the adenoids  
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Splen/itis   Inflammation of the spleen  
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Anti/vir/al   Against a virus  
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Blast/o/cyte   Immature cell  
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Onc/ology   The study of malignant neoplasms  
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Macro/phage   A phagocyte that protects the body by engulfing or surrounding cells  
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Hem/o/lytic   Remove and destroy red blood cells  
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Thym/itis   Inflammation of the thymus gland  
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Sarc/oma   Maligant tumor that arises from connective tissues  
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Splen/o/rrhagia   Bleeding from the spleen  
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Strept/o/cocci   Bacteria that forms a chain  
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Vir/al   Pertaining to a virus  
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Immun/ologist   Specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the immune system  
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Inguin/al   Pertaining to the goin  
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Lymph/edema   Abnormal amount of fluid retention in the tissues  
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Tele/therapy   Radiation theraphy administered at a distance from the body  
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Anti/bacteri/al   Fight against bacteria  
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Cyt/o/tox/ic   Pertaining to poisoned blood cells  
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Aden/itis   Inflammation of a gland  
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Neo/plasm   New abnormal tissue formation that is either benign or malignant  
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Thym/oma   A benign tumor originating in the thymus  
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