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ADENO   Gland  
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CALCULI   Stone  
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CELE   Tumor, cyst  
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CYTO   Cell  
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GLYCO   Sugar  
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HOMEO, HOMO   Similar, same  
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LINGUIA   Tongue  
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LIP   Fat  
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LITH   Stone  
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MADARO   Falling hair  
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PSYCH   Mind  
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PYO   Pus  
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RADI   Rays  
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THERMIC   Heat  
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ARTHRO   Joint  
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CARPO   Wrist  
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CHONDRO   Cartillage  
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COSTA   Rib  
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CRANIO   Skull  
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DACTYL   Finger  
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ILI   Hip, ilium  
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MANUS   Hand  
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MYEL   Bone marrow  
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MYO   Muscle  
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ORTHO   Straighten  
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OSTEO   Bone  
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PEDI   Foot  
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SPONDYL   Vertebrae  
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CUTIS   Skin  
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DENT   Teeth  
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DERMA   Skin  
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HAPSIA   Touch  
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ODONT   Teeth  
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ONCO   Tumor  
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ONYCHIA   Nailbed  
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PEDICULAR   Lice  
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PRURIGO   Itching  
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PSORA   Itch  
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SARCO   Flesh  
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SCLERO   Hard  
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SQUAMA   Scaly  
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TRICHO   Hair  
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CHOLE   Bile, gallbladder  
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COLON   Large intestine  
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EMESIS   Vomiting  
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ENTERO   Intestine  
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GASTRO   Stomach  
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GLOSSO   Tongue  
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HEPAT   Liver  
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ILE   Ileum  
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LAPARO   Abdomen  
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MYXO   Mucus  
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PROCTO   Anus  
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PYLORO   Pyloric, gatekeeper  
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STOMA   Opening mouth  
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VISCERO   Body organs  
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ANGIO   Vessel  
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AORTAL   Main artery  
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ARTERIO   Artery  
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CARDIO   Heart  
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EMBOLI   Vessel obstruction  
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EMIA   Blood  
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HEMA, HEMO   Blood  
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PHLEBOTOMY   Vein incision  
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THROMBO   Blood clot  
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VERICO   Verified veins  
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VASO   Blood vessel  
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vena   Vein  
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VENTRICU   Heart cavity  
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BRONCHO   Bronchi, airway  
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CILI   Hairlike process  
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ECTASIS   Expansion  
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LARYNGO   Larynx,voice box  
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NASO   Nose  
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ORO   Mouth  
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OXY   Oxygen  
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PECTOR   Breast, chest  
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PLEURA   Rib side  
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PNEUMO   Lung  
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PTYSIS   To spit  
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PULMO   Lungs  
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RHIN   Nose  
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TRACHEO   Trachea  
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CREATININE   Waste material in the urine  
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CYSTO   Bladder  
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GLOMERULO   Nephron part, LITTLE BALL  
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NEPHRO   Kidney  
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PERITONEO   Lining of abdominal organs  
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PYELO   Pelvis  
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RENI   Kidney  
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URETERO   Ureter  
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URETHRO   Urethra  
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URI   Urine  
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URIC   Pertaining to urine  
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URINA   Urine  
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URO   Urine  
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BULBO   Bulblike gland  
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CERVI   Neck, uterus  
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GALACTO   Milk  
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GENITO   Reproductive system  
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HYSTER   Uterus  
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LACTIN   Milk  
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MAST   Breast  
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METR   Uterus  
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NATAL   Born  
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OOPHORO   Ovary  
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ORCHIDO   Testicle  
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OVA, OVI, OVO   Egg  
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SALPING   Fallopian tube  
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SPERMA, SPERMATO   Seed  
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VAS   Duct, vessel  
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AUDIO   Sound  
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CEREBRO   Brain  
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ENCEPHALO   Brain  
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ESTHESIA   Sensation  
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MEDULLA   Brain middle  
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MENINGO   Membranes, spinalcord  
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NEURO   Nerves  
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OCCIPUT   Back of skull  
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OCULO   Eye  
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OPHTHALMO   Eye  
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OTO   Ear  
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PARIETES   Parietal; wall part  
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PONS   Bridges  
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TEMPORA   Temporal  
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A, AN   Without  
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AB   Away  
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AD   Toward  
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ALGIA   Pain  
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ANTE   Before  
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ANTI   Against  
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BI   Two, double  
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BRADY   Slow  
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CIRCUM   Around  
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CO, CON   Together  
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DE   Down or away from  
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DESIS   Binding, fixation of  
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DIA   Through  
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DYS   Difficult, abnormal  
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ECTO   Outside  
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ECTOMY   Excision  
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ENDO   Within  
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EPI   Outer, on top of, over  
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EXO   Away from  
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EXTRA   Outside, beyond  
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FERRO   Iron  
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FORE   Before  
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FORM   Shape of  
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GRAPHY   Writing record  
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HEMI   Half  
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HYPER   Above  
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HYPO   Below  
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IASIS   Condition of  
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IATRIC   Medicine  
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IC   Pertaining to  
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INTER   Between  
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INTRA   Within  
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ISIS, ASIS   Condition of  
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ITIS   Inflammation of  
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JUXTA   Near  
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KINESIS   Movement  
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KYPHO   Humped  
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LOGIA, LOGY   Science of  
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LYSIS   Disintegration  
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MACRO   Large  
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MALACIA   Softening  
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MED, MEDI, MEDIO   Middle  
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MEGA, MEGALY   Enlargement  
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MICRO   Small  
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MONO   Single, one  
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MULTI   Many  
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NEO   New  
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OB   Against  
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OID   Like, shape, resemble  
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OLIGO   Few  
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OLOGY   Study of  
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OMA   Tumor  
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OSIS   Condition  
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PEDICULOSIS   Condition of lice infestation  
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OTOMY   Incision  
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PACHY   Thick  
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PARA   Near  
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PATH   Disease  
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PENIA   Deficiency  
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PERI   Around  
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PEXY   Fixation, suspension  
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PHOBIA   Fear of  
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PHORESIS   Transmission  
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PLASTY   Plastic surgical correction  
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PLEGIA   Paralysis, stroke  
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POLY   Many  
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POST   After  
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PRE   Before  
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PRO   In front of, on behalf of  
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PSEUDO   False  
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PTOSIS   Falling  
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RE   Back, again  
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RETRO   Backward  
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RRHAPHY   Suture  
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RHEXIS   Rupture  
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SCOPY   Exam  
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SEMI   Half  
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SPHYGMO   Pulse  
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SUB   Below  
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SUPRA, SUPER   Above  
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SYM, SYN   Together  
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TACHY   Swift, fast  
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TELE   Distance  
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TOXO   Toxic, poison  
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TRANS   Across  
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TRI   Three  
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ULTRA   Above  
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UNI   One  
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XENO   Foreign  
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XERO   Dry  
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A   Before  
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AA   Of each  
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abd   Abdominal  
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a.c.   Before meals  
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ADL   Activity of daily living  
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ad lib   As desired  
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a.m.   Morning  
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amt   Amount  
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AROM   Active range of motion  
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AX   Axillary  
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BID   Two times a day  
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BM   Bowel movement  
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BP   Blood pressure  
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BRP   Bathroom priveleges  
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C   Celsius  
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cal   calorie  
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cath   catheter  
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CBR   complete bed rest  
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cc   Cubic centimeter  
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CHF   congestive heart failure  
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cm   Centimetre  
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CN   charge nurse  
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CNS   charge nervous system  
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c/o   Complains of  
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DC   discontinue  
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DON   director of nurses  
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Dr.   Doctor  
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DX   Diagnosis  
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F   Fahrenheit  
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fx   Fracture  
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GI   Gastrointestinal  
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gtt   Drop  
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GU   Genutourinary  
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h   Hour  
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H20   Water  
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HOB   Head of bed  
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HOH   Hard of hearing  
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HS   Hour of sleep  
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I/O   Intake and output  
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IV   Intravenous  
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kg   Kilogram  
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L   Litre  
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lb   Pound  
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LE/ LLE/ LUE   Lower extremity/Left lower extremity/Left upper extremity  
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Lt   Left  
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MI   Myocardial infarction  
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mm   Millimeter  
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noc   Night  
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NPO   Nothing by mouth  
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N/V   Nausea and vomiting  
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O.D   Right eye  
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OOB   Out of bed  
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O.S   Left eye  
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O.U   Both eyes  
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oz   Ounce  
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P   Pulse  
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p.c   After meals  
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PO   By mouth  
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p.m.   Evening  
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Prn   As needed  
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PROM   Passive range of motion  
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pt.   Patient  
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qd   Every day  
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qh   Every hour  
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q2h   Every two hours  
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qid   Four times a day  
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qod   Every other day  
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QNS   Quantity not sufficient  
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QS   Quantity sufficient  
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R   Respirations  
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RE/ RUE/ RLE   Right extremity/ right upper extremity/ right lower extremity  
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ROM   Range of motion  
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Rx   Prescription  
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Albus   White  
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CHLORO   Green  
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CHROM   Color  
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CIRRHOS   Yellow  
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CYAN   Blue  
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ERYTH   Red  
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LEUKO   White  
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MELANO   Black  
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POLIO   Gray  
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PURPURA   Purple  
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RHODA   Rose  
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RUBEO   Red  
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XANTHO   Yellow  
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CMA   Certified medical assistant  
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CNA   Certified nursing aide  
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ME   Medical examiner  
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sig   Write to be labelled  
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SOB   Shortness of breath  
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ss   Half  
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SSE   Soap suds enema  
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STAT   Immediately  
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syr   Syrup  
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tid   Three times a day  
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TO   Telephone order  
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TPR   Temperature, pulse and respirations  
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UP   Universal prescription  
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URI   Upper respiratory infection  
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v.o.   Verbal order  
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v.s.   Vital signs  
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W/C   Wheelchair  
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wt.   Weight  
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CCU   Coronary care unit  
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CS   Central supply  
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EENT   Eyes, ears, nose and throat  
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MICU   Medical intensive care unit  
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NICU   NEURO intensive care unit  
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pedi   Pediatrics  
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RT   Respiratory therapy  
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SICU   Surgical intensive care unit  
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ABG   Arterial blood gas  
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ACP   Acute care panel  
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ACP   Acute care panel  
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BUN   Blood urea nitrogen  
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C&S   Culture &Sensitivity  
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CSF   Cerebral spinal fluid  
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DPT   Diphtheria, pertussis, tetanus  
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FBS   Fasting blood sugar  
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HCT   Hematocrit  
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Hgb   Hemoglobin  
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O & P   Ova and parasites  
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NaHCO3   Sodium bicarbonate  
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ANTERIOR   Front side  
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DISTAL   Farthest point away from  
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DORSAL   Backside  
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HIGH FOWLERS   Sitting at a 90• angles  
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INFERIOR   Below  
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LATERAL   Side of  
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MEDIAL   Middle  
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PERIPHERAL   On the edge of or outside of  
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POSTERIOR   Rear or back  
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PRONE   Lie on the front side face down  
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PROXIMAL   Nearest  
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SUPERIOR   Above  
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SUPINE   Lie on back  
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TRANSVERSE   Across  
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VENTRAL   To the belly  
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