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| show | fat
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| show | excessive
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| show | protein
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| show | vessel
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| show | heart
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| show | small intestine
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| show | esophagus
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| show | stomach
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| hem/o hemat/o | show 🗑
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| show | liver
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| show | bone
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| show | urine
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| show | pertaining to
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| -ectasis | show 🗑
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| show | excision (removal)
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| -ia | show 🗑
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| -itis | show 🗑
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| -logy | show 🗑
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| -tomy | show 🗑
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| oligo- | show 🗑
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| para- | show 🗑
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| peri- | show 🗑
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| show | pertaining to
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| show | pain
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| -ium | show 🗑
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| show | suture
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| -rrhexis | show 🗑
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| endo- | show 🗑
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| epi- | show 🗑
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| sub- | show 🗑
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| show | -ae
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| plural of -is | show 🗑
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| plural of -ma | show 🗑
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| plural of -on | show 🗑
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| show | -a (ex: bacterium to bacteria)
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| show | -i
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| show | -aces
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| show | -ices (ex: appendix to appendices)
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| plural of -y | show 🗑
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| show | without
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| show | against or opposed to
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| show | from, down, or not
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| ab- | show 🗑
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| ad- | show 🗑
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| show | around
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| dia- trans- | show 🗑
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| show | out or away
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| ecto- exo- extra- | show 🗑
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| inter- | show 🗑
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| show | middle
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| meta- | show 🗑
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| retro- | show 🗑
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| show | below or under
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| show | two or both
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| show | half
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| show | below or deficient
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| show | large or long
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| show | small
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| mono- uni- | show 🗑
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| pan- | show 🗑
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| show | many
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| quadri- | show 🗑
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| show | above or excessive
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| tri- | show 🗑
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| ultra- | show 🗑
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| show | before
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| brady- | show 🗑
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| show | fast
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| post- | show 🗑
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| re- | show 🗑
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| con- syn- sym- | show 🗑
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| show | painful, difficult, or faulty
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| show | good or normal
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| show | new
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| show | pain
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| show | origin or production
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| show | breaking down or dissolution
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| -oid | show 🗑
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| -penia | show 🗑
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| show | discharge
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| show | involuntary contraction
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| show | pouching or hernia
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| show | formation or presence of
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| -malacia | show 🗑
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| show | tumor
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| -osis | show 🗑
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| -phil -philia | show 🗑
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| show | falling or downward displacement
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| show | to burst forth (usually blood)
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| -centesis | show 🗑
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| -desis | show 🗑
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| show | suspension or fixation
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| show | surgical repair or reconstruction
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| -ation | show 🗑
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| show | general indicator that a word is a person, place, or thing
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| -ia -ism | show 🗑
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| show | condition or process of
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| show | small
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| show | record
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| -graph | show 🗑
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| -graphy | show 🗑
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| -iatrics -iatry | show 🗑
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| show | one who specializes in study or treatment of
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| -ist | show 🗑
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| show | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | show 🗑
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| -poiesis | show 🗑
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| show | instrument for examination
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| -scopy | show 🗑
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| -stasis | show 🗑
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| cyan/o | show 🗑
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| show | red
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| leuk/o | show 🗑
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| melan/o | show 🗑
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| aer/o | show 🗑
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| show | water
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| show | pus
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| show | abdomen
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| show | extremity or topmost
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| aden/o | show 🗑
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| arthr/o | show 🗑
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| show | head
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| show | colon
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| derm/o dermat/o cutane/o | show 🗑
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| cyt/o | show 🗑
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| show | tissue
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| show | muscle
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| nas/o rhin/o | show 🗑
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| nephr/o ren/o | show 🗑
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| show | nerve
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| show | mouth
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| show | air or lung
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| carcin/o | show 🗑
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| show | to secrete
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| show | sensation
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| fibr/o | show 🗑
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| show | origin or production
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| show | woman
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| lith/o | show 🗑
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| morph/o | show 🗑
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| necr/o | show 🗑
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| show | tumor or mass
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| show | straight, normal, or correct
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| path/o | show 🗑
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| ped/o | show 🗑
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| phag/o | show 🗑
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| show | exaggerated fear or sensitivity
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| plas/o | show 🗑
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| psych/o | show 🗑
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| scler/o | show 🗑
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| son/o | show 🗑
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| sten/o | show 🗑
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| therm/o | show 🗑
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| show | poison
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| show | nourishment or development
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| show | assessment
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| show | alive and well
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| CC | show 🗑
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| show | complains of
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| show | diagnosis
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| show | family history
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| HEENT | show 🗑
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| H&P | show 🗑
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| HPI, PI | show 🗑
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| show | history
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| show | impression
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| show | living and well
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| NAD | show 🗑
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| NKA, NKDA | show 🗑
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| show | objective information
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| OH | show 🗑
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| P | show 🗑
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| PE, Px | show 🗑
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| show | pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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| PH, PMH | show 🗑
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| R/O | show 🗑
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| ROS, SR | show 🗑
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| show | subjective information
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| show | social history
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| show | symptom
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| UCHD | show 🗑
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| show | sharp; having intense, often severe symptoms and a short course
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| show | a condition that develops slowly and persists over a period of time
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| show | mild or noncancerous
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| show | harmful or cancerous
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| degeneration | show 🗑
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| show | any disease in which deterioration of the structure or function of tissue occurs
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| show | determination of the presence of a disease based on an evaluation of symptoms, signs, and test findings
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| show | study of cause of disease
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| show | increase in severity of a disease, with aggravation of symptoms
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| show | a period in which symptoms and signs stop or abate
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| show | relating to a fever
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| idiopathic | show 🗑
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| show | limited to a definite area or part
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| show | relating to the whole body rather than to only a part
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| malaise | show 🗑
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| marked | show 🗑
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| morbidity | show 🗑
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| show | the state of being subject to death
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| show | foreknowledge; prediction of the likely outcome of a disease based on general health status of patient along with knowledge of the usual course of the disease; often noted in one word (good or bad)
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| show | pertaining to the advance of a condition as the signs and symptoms increase in severity
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| show | a process or measure that prevents disease
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| show | to occur again; describes a return of symptoms and signs after a period of rest or inactivity
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| sequela | show 🗑
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| sign | show 🗑
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| show | subjective evidence of disease that is perceived by the patient and often noted in his or her own words
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| syndrome | show 🗑
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| show | not involved in bringing on the condition or result
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| show | common; not out of the ordinary or significant
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| show | coronary (cardiac) care unit
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| ECU | show 🗑
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| ER | show 🗑
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| show | intensive care unit
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| IP | show 🗑
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| OP | show 🗑
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| show | operating room
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| PACU | show 🗑
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| show | postanesthetic recovery
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| post-op/postop | show 🗑
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| show | preoperative (before surgery)
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| RTC | show 🗑
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| show | return to office
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| B with a circle around it | show 🗑
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| show | bathroom privileges
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| show | chest pain
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| DC or D/C | show 🗑
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| ETOH | show 🗑
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| show | left
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| show | right
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| m with a circle around it | show 🗑
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| show | patient
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| show | regular rate and rhythm
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| SOB | show 🗑
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| Tr | show 🗑
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| Tx | show 🗑
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| VS | show 🗑
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| show | temperature
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| show | pulse
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| R | show 🗑
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| show | blood pressure
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| Ht | show 🗑
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| show | weight
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| show | number or pound (before numberal = number; after numberal = pound)
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| C | show 🗑
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| show | Fahrenheit
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| show | female
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| show | increased
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| show | decreased
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| show | none or negative
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| show | cubic centimeter (1cc =1mL)
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| show | kilogram (1kg = 2.2lbs)
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| show | cubic millimeter
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| show | fluid ounce
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| lb or # | show 🗑
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| show | quart (32 oz)
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| tab | show 🗑
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| show | capsule
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| show | suppository
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| show | by mouth/oral
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| show | sublingual (under tongue)
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| show | in the cheek
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| show | vaginal (per vagina)
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| show | rectal (per rectum)
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| show | spray
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| IM | show 🗑
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| show | intravenous injection; within the vein
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| show | applied to surface of skin
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| transdermal | show 🗑
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| implant | show 🗑
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| show | ante; before
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| show | ante meridiem; before noon
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| show | bis in die; twice a day
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| show | day
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| show | noctis; night
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| show | post cibum; after meals
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| show | post meridiem; after noon
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| show | pro re nata; as needed
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| show | quaque; every
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| show | quaque hora; every hour
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| show | quaque altera die; every other day
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| show | year
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| show | ad libitum; as desired
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| show | amount
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| show | aqua; water
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| show | auris sinistra; left ear
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| show | auris unitas; both ears
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| show | with
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| show | non per os; nothing by mouth
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| show | oculus dexter; right eye
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| show | oculus unitas; both eyes
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| show | signa; label; instruction to the patient
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| show | while awake
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| show | times or for; x6=six times, x2d=for 2 days
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