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a-, an-   without, not  
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ACTH   adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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ad-   toward  
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AIDS   auto immunodeficiency syndrom  
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ambul/o   walking  
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amnion   amni/o  
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andr/o   male  
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ante-   before, in front of  
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anti-   against  
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anus   an/o  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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-asthenia   weakness, debility  
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BaE   barium enema  
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bi-   two  
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black   melan/o  
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blood   hemat/o  
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blue   cyan/o  
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BM   bowel movement  
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bone   oste/o  
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brady-   slow  
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brain   encephal/o  
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CAD   coronary artery disease  
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cardi/o   heart  
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catilage   chondr/o  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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-cele   herniation, swelling  
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cells   -cyte  
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CHF   congenital heart failure  
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chlor/o   green  
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choledoch/o   bile duct  
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chondr/o   catilage  
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-clasis   surgical fracture  
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condition of   -osis  
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contra-   against  
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COPD   chronic obstructive pulmonary disease  
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core/o   pupil  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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cranium   crani/o  
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crin/o   secrete  
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cry/o   cold  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CVA   cardiovascular accident  
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D   dilation and curettage  
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dacry/o   tear, lacrimal apparatus  
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death   necr/o  
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decrease   -hypo  
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dent/o   teeth  
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destruction of   -lysis  
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di-   double  
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dia-   through, across  
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dilation   -ectasis  
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discharge from   -rrhea  
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dys-   bad, difficult, painful  
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ear   ot/o  
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ear drum   tympan/o  
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eating, swallowing   -phagia  
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ECG   electrocardiogram  
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ecto-   outside, outward  
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-ectasis   dilation, swelling  
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-ectomy   excision  
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-edema   swelling  
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EEG   electroencephalogram  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-emia   blood condition  
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enlargement   -megaly  
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eosin/o   rose colored  
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epi-   above, upon  
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ER   emergency room  
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-esthesia   feeling, sensation  
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eu-   good, normal  
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excessive   hyper-  
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excision   -ectomy  
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exo-   outward  
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eye   ophthalmo/o  
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false   pseudo-  
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first   primi-  
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forming, producing   -poiesis  
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FSH   follicle stimulating hormone  
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Fx   fracture  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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glands   aden/o  
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gluc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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glyc/o   sugar, sweetness  
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GP   general practitioner  
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-gram   record  
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-graph   instrument to record  
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-graphy   process of recording  
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gray or gray matter   poli-  
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Hbg   hemoglobin  
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hearing   audi/o  
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hernia   -cele  
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hist/o   tissue  
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Hx   history  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   decrease, deficient  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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ichthy/o   dry, scaly  
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ICU   intensive care unit  
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IDDM   insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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ilium   ili/o  
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-ism   abnormal condition  
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incision   -tomy  
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inflammation of   -itis  
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infra-   below, under  
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irid/o   iris  
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-itis   inflammation  
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joint   arthr/o  
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kal/o   potassium  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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kidney   nephr/o  
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kinese/o   movement  
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KUB   kidneys, ureters, bladder  
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later/o   side, to one side  
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-lith   stone  
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lith/o   stone  
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-lysis   destruction  
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-malacia   softening  
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measuring   -metry  
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men/o   menstruation  
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mening/o   meninges  
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mes/o   middle  
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meta-   change, beyond  
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-meter   instrument to measure  
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-metry   measuring  
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mmHg   millimeters of mercury  
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morph/o   shape  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MS   multiple sclerosis  
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muscle   my/o  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow, spinal cord  
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narc/o   stupor, numbness, sleep  
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narrowing   -stenosis  
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necr/o   death  
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NIDDM   non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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NSAIDS   non steroidal anti inflammatory drugs  
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nyct/o   night  
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OB-GYN   obstetrics, gynecology  
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OD   right eye, overdose  
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-oid   resembling  
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-ologist   specialist in the study of  
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-ology   study of  
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-oma   tumor  
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onych/o   nail  
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oophor/o   ovary  
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-osis   abnormal condition of  
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oste/o   bone  
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pain   -algia  
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PERRLA   pupils equal, round, responsive to light and accommodation  
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PAP   papanicolaou's smear  
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para-   near, beside  
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paralysis   -plegia  
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parathyroid   parathyroid/o  
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-pathy   disease  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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per-   through  
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peri-   around  
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phag/o   eating, swallowing  
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-phasia   speech  
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-phonia   voice  
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-physis   growth  
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pil/o   hair  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-plegia   paralysis  
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pod/o   foot  
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poli-   gray or gray matter  
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poly-   many, much  
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pre-   before  
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pregnancy   -cyesis  
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pro-   before, in front of  
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prostat/o   prostate  
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pt.   patient  
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-ptosis   drooping  
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-ptysis   spitting  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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puncture   -centesis  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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R/O   rule out  
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MI   myocardial infarction  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis, right atrium  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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rectum   rect/o  
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red   erythr/o  
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repair of   -plasty  
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retro-   behind  
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ROM   range of motion  
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rose   eosin/o  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhea   discharge, flow  
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-rrhexis   rupture  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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salping/o   tube  
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-sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue  
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scaly   ichthy/o  
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schist/o   splitting, fissure  
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scoli/o   crooked, bent  
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-scope   instrument to view  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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seb/o   sebum, sebaceous  
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sensation   -esthesia  
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sial/o   saliva, salivary glands  
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skin   derm/o  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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somat/o   body  
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speech   -phasia  
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sphygmomanometer   instrument to measure pulse  
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spinal cord   myel/o  
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spine   rachi/o  
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spleen   splen/o  
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-stasis   standing still  
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STAT   immediately  
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STD   sexually transmitted diseases  
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sub-   under, below  
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sugar   gluc/o  
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supra-   above, excessive  
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sweat   sudor/o  
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T   tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy  
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-tachy   fast, rapid  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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tear duct   dacry/o  
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thromb/o   blood clot  
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TIA   transient ischemic attack  
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-tome   instrument to cut  
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-tomy   incision  
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ton/o   tension  
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toxic   toxic/o  
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trachea   trache/o  
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trans-   across, through  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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tumor   -oma  
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TURP   transurethral resection of the prostate  
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UA   urinalysis  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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uni-   one  
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ur/o   urine, urinary tract  
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URI   upper respiratory infection  
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-uria   urine  
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vaginal   pertaining to the vagina  
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urination   the act of urinating  
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valvul/o   valve  
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vesic/o   bladder  
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VS   vital signs  
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water   hydr/o  
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within   endo-  
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xanth/o   yellow  
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xer/o   dry  
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yellow   lute/o  
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