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Terminology, Word Part, Abbreviation

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DEA   Drug Enforcement Agency  
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CDC   Center for Disease Control  
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Drug Enforcement Agency   DEA  
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Center for Disease Control   CDC  
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PDR   Physician's Desk Reference  
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WHO   World Health Organization  
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Physician's Desk Reference   PDR  
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World Health Organization   WHO  
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OTC   Over The Counter  
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JCAHO   The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organization  
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Over The Counter   OTC  
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The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Organization   JCAHO  
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BSA   Body Surface Area  
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IDDM   Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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Body Surface Area   BSA  
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus   IDDM  
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NIDDM   Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus  
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PPD   Purified Protein Derivative  
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Non Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus   NIDDM  
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Purified Protein Derivative   PPD  
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ASA   Aspirin  
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PCN   Penicillin  
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Aspirin   ASA  
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Penicillin   PCN  
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pef   Peak Expiratory Flow  
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nvd   Nausea, vomiting & diarrhea  
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Peak Expiratory Flow   pef  
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Nausea, vomiting, & diarrhea   nvd  
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cya   Cover your behind (ass)  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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Cover your behind (ass)   cya  
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stomach   gastr/o  
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abdomin/o   abdomen  
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cardi/o   heart  
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abdomen   abdomin/o  
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heart   cardi/o  
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-ology   study of  
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-itis   inflammation  
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study of   -ology  
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inflammation   -itis  
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-clasis, -clasia   break  
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iatr/o   treatment, physician  
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break   -clasis, -clasis  
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treatment, physician   iatr/o  
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bathy-, batho-   deep, depth  
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acid/o   acid, sour, bitter  
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deep, depth   bathy-, batho-  
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acid, sour, bitter   acid/o  
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dolich/o   long  
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long   dolich/o  
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