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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| hs | bedtime |
| C | with, 100 |
| Hx | history |
| S | without |
| Baro- | weight, pressure |
| lymph | clear sometimes yellowish fluid |
| Rx | prescription |
| a- | without, away from |
| -itis | inflammation |
| oculo-, ocul/o | eye |
| chromo- | color |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| anthro- | human life |
| Px | prognosis, predictable outcome |
| pyret/o | fever |
| -meter | measurement |
| oro- | mouth |
| Tx | treatment |
| Bx | biopsy |
| Preop, pre-op | preoperative |
| O2 | oxygen |
| flex | to bend |
| leuk/o | white |
| pt | patient |
| gingiv. gingiv/o | gums |
| meso- | middle |
| Wt | weight |
| -form | shape |
| -able | capable |
| -betes | to go |
| intra- | within |
| -physis | growth |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| macro- | large |
| brady- | slow |
| hydro- | water |
| -orexia | appetite |
| super | above, excess |
| -ole | small |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| mono- | one |
| col, colo, colon/o | colon |
| -ectomy | surgical removal/excision |
| circum- | around |
| endo- | within, inner |
| poly- | many, excessive |
| an, ano | anus |
| poster/o | back |
| neo- | new |
| albumin/o | protein |
| arteri/o | artery |
| -capnia | carbon dioxide |
| para- | beside,beyond |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| uln/o | ulna |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| ox/i | oxygen |
| femor/o | femur |
| splen/o | spleen |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -emia | blood condition |
| Cx | cervix |
| intra- | within |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -cyte | cell |
| coagul/o | clotting |
| bi/o | life |
| derm/o, dermat/o | skin |
| -penia | abnormal decrease |
| -apheresis | removal, carry away |
| -globin | protein |
| sanguin/o | blood |
| tachy- | rapid, fast |
| -poiesis | formation |
| ultra- | beyond |
| granul/o | granules |
| trans- | across |