Terminology
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aden/o | gland
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adip/o | fat
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albin/o | white
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carcin/o | cancer
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chlor/o | green
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chrom/o | colour
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chem/o | chemical, drug
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crypt/o | hidden
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cry/o | cold
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cutane/o | skin
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derm/o | skin
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dermat/o | skin
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eschar/o | scab
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hidr/o | sweat
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ichthy/o | dry, scaly
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kerat/o | horny tissue, hard, cornea
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lip/o | fat
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lipid/o | fat
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mamm/o | breast
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mast/o | breast
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melan/o | black
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myc/o | fungus
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necr/o | death, necrosis
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nid/o | nest
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onc/o | tumour
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onych/o | nail
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pedicul/o | lice
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pil/o | hair
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py/o | pus
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rhytid/o | wrinkle
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scler/o | hardening, sclera
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seb/o | sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o | scale
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steat/o | fat
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sudor/o | sweat
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thel/o | nipple
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tox/o | poison
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trich/o | hair
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ungu/o | nail
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xen/o | foreign, strange
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xer/o | dry
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-al | P2
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-cele | hernia, swelling
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-cyte | cell
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-derma | skin
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-ectomy | excision, removal
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-esis | condition
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-graft | transplantation
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-ia | condition
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-ic | P2
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-is | noun ending
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-ism | condition
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-itis | inflammation
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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-logy | study of
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-malacia | softening
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-oma | tumour
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-osis | abnormal condition
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-ous | P2
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-pathy | disease
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-penia | decrease, deficiency
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-phoresis | carrying, transmission
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-plasty | surgical repair
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-poiesis | formation, production
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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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-therapy | treatment
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a-, an- | without, not
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dia- | through, across
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epi- | above, upon
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hetero- | different
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homo- | same
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hyper- | excessive, above normal
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hypo- | under, below, deficient
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pachy- | thick
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peri- | around
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sub- | under, below
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BCC | basal cell carcinoma
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Bx, bx | biopsy
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C&S | culture and sensitivity
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CA | cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest
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chemo | chemotherapy
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CIS | carcinoma in situ
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cm | centimeter
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dc/, d/c | discharge, discontinue
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Decub. | decubitus
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Derm. | dermatology
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FS | frozen section
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H2O | water
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I&D | incision and drainage
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ID | intradermal
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IMP | impression
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IV | intravenous
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T&A | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy
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TNM | tumour-node-metastasis
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ung | ointment
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XP, XPD | xeroderma pigmentosum
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BRAT | banana, rice, apple, toast
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BSP | bowel sounds present
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CDA | Canadian Diabetic Association
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CF | clear fluids
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CF-DAT | start clear fluids and progress to diet as tolerated
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d/c. dc | discharge, discontonue
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DAT | diet as tolerated
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DD | diabetic diet
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EF | enternal fluids
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FF | full fluids
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FF-DAT | starts full fluids and progresses to diet as tolerated
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Fr. | french
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GF | gluten free
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G-tube | gastrostomy tube
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HF | high fiber
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HP | high protein
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J-tube | jejunostomy tube
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LR | low residue
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MN | minced
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NAS | no added salt
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N-G tube | nasogastric tube
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NPO | nothing by mouth
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PAR | parenteral feeds
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PE | puree
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PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
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REG | regular tube
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SS | surgical soft
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T&A Diet | tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy diet
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