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Final exam for med term

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Term
Definition
Diverticul/o   Small blind pouch, divereticulum  
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Gingv/o   Gums  
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Gloss/o   Tongue  
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Hemi-   Half  
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Hepat/o   Liver  
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Herni/o   Hernia  
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Lapar/o   Abdomen  
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Palat/o   Palate, roof of mouth  
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Pancreat/o   Pancreas  
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-pespia   Digestion  
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Peritone/o   Peritoneum, to stretch  
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Polyp/o   A small growth, polpy  
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Pylor/o   Pylorus  
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Sial/o   Saliva  
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Uvul/a   Grape, uvula  
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Steat/o   Fat  
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Arche/o   Beginning, first  
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Salping/o   Fallopian tube, eustachian  
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Colp/o   Vagina  
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Culd/o   Cul-de-sac  
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Epis/o   vulva  
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Gynec/o   woman, female  
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Hymen/o   Hymen  
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Vulv/o   Vulva  
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Cervic/o   cervic, neck  
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son/o   sound  
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Azot/o   urea, nitrogen  
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Hydr/o   water  
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-blast   immature cell, Embryonic  
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presbyr/o   old age  
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Lith/o   stone  
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Noct/o   Night  
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Olig/o   few in number, half  
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Tom/o   to cut  
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Urin/o, ur/o   urine  
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Albumin/o   albumin(protein)  
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Cyst/a, vesic/o   bladder, sac  
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Glomerul/o   little ball, glomerula  
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Meat/o   meatus, opening passage  
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Nepr/o, ren/o   kidney  
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Pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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Ureter/o   ureter  
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Urethr/o   urethra  
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spermato/o   sperm  
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balan/o   gland penis  
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Epididym/o   epididymis  
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orchid/a   testies, testicals  
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prostat/o   prostate gland  
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vas/o   blood vessel , duct  
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-ism/o   condition of disease  
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-centesis   surgical puncture, to aspirate fluids  
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-ectomy   surgical excision, removal  
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-lysis   dissolve  
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-pexy   surgical fixation, suspension  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-rrhaphy   suturing  
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-scopy   process of viewing  
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-stomy   surgical creation of an opening  
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-tomy   cutting into, incision  
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-tripsy   surgical crushing  
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-phobia   abnormal fear  
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-malacia   abnormal softening  
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-emia   blood  
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-spasm   cramp or twitching  
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-penia   deficiency  
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-mania   excessive preoccupation  
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-rrhea   flow or discharge  
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-itis   inflammation  
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-rrhexix   rupture  
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-ptosis   sagging  
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-lith   stone  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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aden/o   gland  
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angi/o   vessel  
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append/o   appendix  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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cutane/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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faci/o   face  
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encephala/o   brain  
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mamm/o   breast  
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mast/o   breast  
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neur/o   nerve  
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oste/o   bone  
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ot/o   ear  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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blephar/o   eyelid  
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chir/o   hand  
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card/o , cardi/o   heart  
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tonsil/o   tonsil  
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bi-   two  
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di-   double, two  
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hyper-   above normal  
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hypo-   below normal  
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macro-   large  
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micro-   small  
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mono-   one  
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multi-   many  
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nulli-   none  
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poly-   many  
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primi-   first  
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quadri-   four  
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tetra-   four  
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tri-   three  
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uni-   one  
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ab-   away from  
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anti-   against  
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diplo-   double  
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ecto-   outer, external  
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en-   within, on, upon, over  
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endo-   within  
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in-   without  
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milli-   one-thousandth  
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para-   alongside, near  
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pre-   before  
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sub-   below, beneath  
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supra-   beyond  
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anter/o   front  
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caud/o   tail  
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cephal/o   head  
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dist/o   away  
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dors/o   back  
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infer/o   below  
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later/o   side  
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medi/o   middle  
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poster/o   back  
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promix/o   near  
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super/o   above  
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ventr/o   front  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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LUQ   Left upper quadrant  
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RUQ   Right upper quadrant  
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RLQ   Right lower quadrant  
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towards the side   lateral  
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body cavity containing the thoracic and abdominopelvic cavities   ventral  
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body cavity containing the spinal and cranial cavities   dorsal  
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body cavity housing just the chest   thoracic  
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plane that divide the body into right and left half   coronal  
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plane that divides the body into front to back   sagittal  
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plane that divides the body into top and bottom portions   transverse  
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dactyl/o   toes, finger, (both)  
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omphal/o   umbilical (navel)  
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som/o   body  
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thorac/o   chest, thorax  
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abdomen/o   abdomen  
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lapar/o   abdominal wall  
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cyst/o, vesic/o   cyst, bladder, or sac  
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acr/o   extremities  
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pelv/I, pelv/o   pelvis  
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periton/o   peritoneum  
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dacry/o   tears  
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-emia   condition of blood  
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hem/o   condition of blood  
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hidr/o   perspiration  
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hydr/o   water  
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lacrim/o   tears  
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py/o   pus  
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lymph/o   clear water, fluid lymph  
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sail/o   saliva  
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crin/o   secrete  
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3 types of muscles   smooth, skeletal, cardiac  
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12 organ systems   respiratory, muscular, immengutary, cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, lymphatic, urinary, nervous, skeletal, male and female reproductive  
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3 general parts of a cell   cell membrane, nucleus,cytoplasm  
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primary anatomical plane   frontal, sagittal, ventral  
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four quadrant regions   Right upper, Right lower, Left upper, Left Lower  
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regions of the body   Right hyperchondriac right lumbar, right iliac, epigastric, umbilicial, hypogastric, left hyperchondriac, left lumbar, left iliac  
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Spongy,porous tissue   Cancellous bone  
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Outward extension of the shoulder bone   Acromion  
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Opening or passage in bones where blood vessels and nerves enter and leave   Foramen  
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Projection of the temporal bone   Mastoid process  
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Knuckle-like process at the end of bone   Condyle  
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Mandible, vomer, maxilla, and zygomatic are all bones of the   Face  
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Occipital,sphenoid, frontal, temporal, and ethmoid are bones of   Cranium  
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The shaft of a long bone   Diaphysis  
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Poor formation   Osteodystrophy  
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Slipping or subluxation of a vertebra   Spondylolisthesis  
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Operation performed to relieve symptoms of a slipped disk   Laminectomy  
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Lateral curvature of the spinal column   Scoliosis  
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Vitamin D deficiency leads to softening of bone,   Osteomalacia  
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Pertaining to upper arm bone   Humeral  
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The shoulder bone   Scapula  
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The smaller bone of the two lower legs bones   Fibula  
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Inflammation of bone and bone marrow   Osteomyelitis  
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Clubfoot   Talipes  
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A splintered or crushed bone   Comminuted fracture  
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Surgical repair of a joint   Arthoplasty  
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Condition of stiffening and immobility of a joint   Ankylosis  
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Chronic inflammation of bones and joints due to degenerative changes in cartilage   Osteoarthritis  
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Inflammation of joints caused by excessive uric acid accumulation   Gouty arthritis  
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Malignant tumor of smooth muscle   Leiomyosarcoma  
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Wasting away (no development) of muscle   Atrophy  
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Type of epithelial cwl in the epidermis is   Squamous cell  
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Dermis   Middle layer of skin  
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A hard protein material found in the epidermis   Keratin  
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Structural protein found in skin and connective tissue   Collagen  
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Xer/o   Dry  
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Pertaining to under a nail   Subungual  
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Cutane/o   Skin  
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Absence of pigment in skin   Albinism  
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Inflammation of soft tissue around a nail   Paronychia  
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Profuse sweating   Hidradenitis  
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Fungual infection   Trichomycosis  
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Fatty mass within a sebaceous gland   Steatoma  
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A wheal is a   Hive  
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Bullae   Large blister  
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Pustule   Small abscess  
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Pruritis   Itching  
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Thickened scar   Keloid  
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Inflammatory disease of the joints and collagen of the skin , can affect other organs   Systemic Lupus erythematosus  
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Moles that can develop into malignant melanoma   Dysplastic nevi  
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Decubitus ulcer   Bed sore  
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Chronic recurrent dermatomycosis w/ silvery gray scales covering red patches in skin   Psoriasis  
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A dermatomycosis   Tinea  
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White patches on a mucous membrane of tongue or cheek   Leukoplakia  
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Connective tissue in the skin hardens   Mohs surgery  
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Fibrous layer of clear tissue that extends over the anterior portion of the eye and is continuous   Cornea  
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Yellowish region in the retina, contains the fovea centralis   Macula lutea  
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What eye structure is transparent,biconvex,and focuses light on the retina   Optic chiasma  
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Adjustment of the lens by the ciliary body   Accommodation  
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Photosensitive receptors cells of the retina,make the perception of color possible   Cones  
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Kerat/o   Cornea  
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Cycl/o   Ciliary body  
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Palpebr/o   Eyelid  
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An eye inflammation commonly called pink eye   Conjunctivitis  
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Impairment of vision due to old age   Presbyopia  
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Myopia   Nearsightedness  
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Defective curvature of the cornea or lens   Astigmatism  
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Glaucoma is primarily diagnosed by   Tonometry  
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A blind spot, area of depressed vision surrounded by an area of normal vision   Scotoma  
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Macular degeneration produces   Loss of ventral vision  
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Small hard mass on the eyelid, formed from a sebaceous gland enlargement   Chalazion  
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Snail-shaped, spirally wound tube in the inner ear   Cochlea  
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Channel between the middle ear and the nasopharynx   Eustachian tube  
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Myring/o   Tympanic membrane  
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Bacterial infection of the middle ear   Suppurative otitis media  
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Tinnitus   Ringing sound in ears  
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Visual examination of the ear   Otoscopy  
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Nerve deafness occurring with aging   Prebycusis  
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Fungal infection of the ear   Otomycosis  
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Progressive damage to the macula of the eye   Macular degeneration  
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Clouding of the lens causing decreased vision   Cataract  
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Myopia   Nearsightedness  
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Hyperopia   Farsightedness  
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Small, hard cystic mass on the eyelid   Chalazion  
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Hordeolum   Stye  
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Repetitive rhythmic movement of both or one eye   Nystagmus  
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Retinal microaneurysms,hemorrhage, or new vascular growth within the retina   Diabetic retinopathy  
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Abnormal deviation of the eye,esotropia and exotropia   Strabismus  
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Separation of the retinal layers   Retinal detachment  
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Function of the thyroid gland   Secretes thyroxine  
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Name for anterior lobe of the pituitary gland   Adenohypophysis  
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Secretes cortisol   Adrenal cortex  
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Hormone secreted by the pancreas   Insulin  
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Hormone regulates calcium in he blood and bone   Parathyroid hormone  
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Stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete hormones   ACTH  
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EXAMPLE of electrolytes   Sodium  
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Element that is present in thyroxine   Iodine  
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Hormone secreted by the ovary and adrenal cortex   Estrogen  
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Description of gonadotropins   Secreted by the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland  
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Term for excessive development of mammary tissue in a male   Gynecomastia  
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Kal/i   Potassium  
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Insulin defiency or resistance leads to hyperglycemia and ketoacidosis   Diabetes mellitus  
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Group of symptoms produced by excess of cortisol from the adrenal cortex   Cushing syndrome  
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Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood   Myxedema  
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Post-puberty hypersecretion of the thyroid gland   Graves disease  
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Enlargement of the thyroid gland   Goiter  
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Exophthalmos is a symptom of which endocrine system   Graves disease  
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Tetany   Constant muscle contraction  
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Natr/o   Sodium  
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Characteristics of type 1 diabetes mellitus   Little or no insulin produced  
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what is a description of achondroplasia   Defective cartilage formation that affects bone growth  
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Administration of radioactive compound and visualization with a scanner to detect tumor or nodules   Thyroid scan  
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Removal of a gland above the thyroid gland   Parathyroid  
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Hormone that stimulate the thyroid glands   Thyrotropic hormone  
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Removal of gland above the kidney   Adrealectomy  
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Inflammation of thyroid gland   Thyroiditis  
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High level of sugar   Hyperglycemia  
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Excessive thrist   Polydipsia  
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Low levels of calcium   Hypocalcemia  
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Hormone secreted by the adrenal cortex   Corticosteroid  
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High level of calcium in the urine   Hypercalcuria  
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Male hormone   Androgen  
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Producing female characteristics   Estrogenic  
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High level of calcium in the blood   Hypercalcemia  
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Animal starch   Glycogen  
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Blood vessel that carries oxygen-poor blood from heart to lungs   Pulmonary artery  
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Contraction phase of the heartbeat   Systole  
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Located between the left upper and lower chamber of the heart   Mitral valve  
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Saclike membrane surrounding heart   Pericardium  
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Sensitive tissue in the right atrium wall that begins the heartbeat   Sinoatrial node  
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Blood vessel branching from the aorta to carry oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle   Coronary arteries  
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Disease of heart muscle   Cardimyopathy  
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Phlebitis   Inflammation of a vein  
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Instrument to measure blood   Sphygmomanometer  
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Local widening of an artery   Aneurysm  
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Cyanosis   Bluish coloration of skin  
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Ischemia   Can be caused by thrombotic occlusion of a blood vessel  
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Angina   Chest pain relieved w/ nitroglycerin  
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Cardiac arrhythmia   Fibrillation  
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Petechiae   Small, pinpoint hemorrhage  
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Blood clot forms in large lower limb   Deep vein thrombosis  
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Four separate congenital heart defect   Tertralogy of fallot  
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Patent- means:   Open  
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Cause of essential hypertension   Idiopathic  
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Digoxin   Drug used to stregthen the heartbeat  
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Ck,LD,and AST   nitrate-like drugs  
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ECHO   High-frequency sound waves are transmitted into the chest  
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Incision of a vein   Phlebotomy  
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Removal of plaque from inner lining of an artery   Endareterectomy  
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Holter monitor   ECG taken during daily activity  
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C   With  
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S   Without  
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Prn   As needed  
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Stat   Immediately  
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Asap   As soon as possible  
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Npo   Nothing by mouth  
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Hs   Hour of sleep  
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Pt   Patient  
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Rx   Prescription  
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Bs   Blood sugar  
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Afib   Atrial fibrillation  
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Mi   Myocardial infarction  
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Bbb   Bundle branch block  
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Bid   Twice a day  
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Qid   Four times a day  
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Qday   Every day  
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OM   Otitis media  
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Bom   bilateral otitis media  
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Bp   Blood pressure  
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Bm   Bowel movement  
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Bph   benign prostatic hyperplasia  
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Htn   Hypertension  
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C/o   Complain of  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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Cabg   coronary artery bypass graft surgery  
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Cad   Coronary artery disease  
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Dc   Discontinued  
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CVA   Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)  
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Cbc   Complete blood count  
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Wbc   White blood count  
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Wt   Weight  
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Vs   Vital sign  
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Uti   Urinary tract infection  
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Us   Ultrasound  
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Uri   Upper respiratory infection  
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Cf   Cystic fibrosis  
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Chf   Chronic heart failure  
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Chol   Cholesterol  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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CPOD   chronic pulmonary obstructive disease  
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CxR   chest X-ray  
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D&C   Dialation and cureltage  
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HCT   hematocrit  
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HgB   hemoglobin  
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DOb   date of birth  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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EENT   ears eyes nose throat  
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Ent   Ear nose throat  
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flu   influenza  
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Fx   fracture  
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H&H   hemoglobin & hematocrit  
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H&P   history and physical examination  
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HBV   hepatitis B virus  
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Hx   history  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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IM   Intramuscular  
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IUD   intrauterine death/device  
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IV   intravenous  
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LMP   last menstrual period  
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K   potassium  
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LUQ   left upper quadrant  
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LLQ   left lower quadrant  
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RUQ   right upper quadrant  
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RLQ   right lower quadrant  
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MOM   milk of magnesium  
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Ms   Multiple scuarosis  
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N/v   nausea and vomiting  
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MRI   magnetic imaging  
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Na   sodium  
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PDR   Physicians desk reference  
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Po   by mouth  
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PTS   post traumatic stress disorder  
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RA   rheumatoid arthritis  
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RBC   red blood count  
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RLL   right lower lobe  
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RUL   right upper lobe  
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ROM   range of motion  
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SIDS   sudden infant death syndrome  
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SLE   systemic lupus erythematous  
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STD   sexually transmitted disease  
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STREP   streptococcus  
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TEA   tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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PTH   post transfusion hepatitis  
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TAH   total abdominal hysterectomy  
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TB   tuberculosis  
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TIA   trans ischemic attack (stroke)  
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TM   tympanic membrane  
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UA   urinary assessment  
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Cpk   creatine phosphokinase  
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CRF   chronic renal failure  
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CPR   cardiopulmonary resuscitation  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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NIDDM   non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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IDDM   insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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DVT   deep vein thrombosis  
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ETOH   alcohol  
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GERD   gastro esophageal reflux diseases  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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