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Definition
QOD   Every Other Day  
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Q6PM   6 P.M. daily or daily at 6 p.m.  
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TIW   3 Times Weekly  
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HS   Half-Strength  
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BT,HS,QHS,QN   Bed time Or Hour of sleep  
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SC, SQ, SUB Q   Subcutaneously  
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IN   Intranasal  
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Abd   Abdomen  
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ABGs   Arterial blood gases  
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ac   BEFORE MEALS  
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ACLS   Advanced Cardiac Life Support  
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ad lib   As desired  
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ADHD   attention deficit hyperactivity disorder  
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AKA   Above the knee amputation  
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AMA   AGAINST MEDICAL ADVICE  
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ASA   aspirin  
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ASAP   As soon as possible  
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BE   BARIUM ENEMA  
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BKA   BELOW THE KNEE AMPUTATION  
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BM   BOWEL MOVEMENT  
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BMI   BODY MASS INDEX  
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BP   BLOOD PRESSURE  
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BPH   BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY  
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BPM   BEATS PER MINUTE  
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BRP   BATHROOM PRIVILEGES  
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BSA   BODY SURFACE AREA  
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BUN   BLOOD UREA NITROGEN  
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bx   BIOPSY  
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-C   WITH  
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C   CELSIUS  
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C&S   CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY  
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CA   CALCIUM,CANCER  
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CABG   CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT  
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CAD   CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE  
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CBC   COMPLETE BLOOD (CELL) COUNT  
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CC   CHIEF COMPLAINT  
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CDC   CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION  
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CM   CENTIMETER  
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CNS   Central Nervous System  
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cp   chest pain  
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CPR   CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION  
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c/o   complains of  
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copd   Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
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CSF   CEREBROSPINAL FLUID  
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CT   COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY  
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CV   CARDIOVASCULAR  
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CVA   CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT (STROKE)  
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CXR   CHEST XRAY  
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D   DAY  
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D&C   DILATION AND CUREETAGE  
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D/C   DISCHARGE, DISCONTINUE  
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DNR   DO NOT RESUSCITATE  
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DOB   DATE OF BIRTH  
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DTAP   DIPTHERIA, TETANUS AND ACCELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE  
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DX   DIAGNOSIS  
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ECK   ELECTROCARDIOGRAM  
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ED   EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT  
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EEG   ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM  
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ENT   EAR , NOSE AND THROAT  
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F   FAHRENHEIT  
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FBS,   FASTING BLOOD SUGAR. GLUCOSE  
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F.U   FOLLOW UP  
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FUO   FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN  
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FX   FRACTURE  
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GI   GASTROINTESTINAL  
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GTT   GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST  
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GU   GENITOURINARY  
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GYN   GYNECOLOGY,GYNECOLOGIST  
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H,HR   HOUR  
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H2O   WATER  
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HCT   HEMATOCRIT  
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HEENT   HEAD,EARS,EYES,NOSE,THROAT  
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HF   HEART FAILURE  
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HGB   HEMOGLOBIN  
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HIV   HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS  
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HPV   HUMAN PAPILLOMAVIRUS  
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HTN   HYPERTENSION  
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HX   HISTORY  
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I&D   INCISION AND DRAINAGE  
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I&O   INTAKE AND OUTPUT  
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ICU   INTENSIVE CARE UNIT  
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K   POTASSIUM  
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KUB   KIDNEYS URETERS BLADDER  
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L   LITER  
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LB   POUND  
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LLE   LEFT LOWER EXTREMITY  
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LLL   LEFT LOWER LOBE  
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LLQ   LEFT LOWER QUADRANT  
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LMP   LAST MENSTRUAL PERIOD  
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LUE   LEFT UPPER EXTREMITY  
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LUQ   LEFT UPPER QUADRANT  
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MG/DL   MILIGRAMS PER DECILITER  
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MI   MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION  
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ML   MILILITERS  
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MM   MUCOUS MEMBRANE  
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MM HG   MILIMETERS OF MERCURY  
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MRI   MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING  
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MS   MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS  
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N/V   NAUSEA/VOMITING  
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NB   NEWBORN  
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NG   NASOGASTRIC  
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NKA   NO KNOWN ALLERGIES  
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NPO   NOTHING BY MOUTH  
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NS   NORMAL SALINE  
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NSAID   NONSTERIODAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG  
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O2   OXYGEN  
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OB   OBSTETRICS  
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OC   ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE  
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OOB   OUT OF BED  
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OP   OUTPATIENT  
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OT   OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY OR THERAPIST  
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OTC   OVER THE COUNTER  
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PA   posteroanterior physician assistant  
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pc   after meals  
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PE   PHYSICAL EXAMINATION  
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PID   PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE  
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PMS   PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME  
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PO   BY MOUTH  
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PRN   AS NEEDED  
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PT   PHYSICAL THERAPY OR THERAPIST  
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PT   PATIENT  
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RA   RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS  
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RBC   RED BLOOD COUNT  
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RLE   RIGHT LOWER EXTREMITY (LEG)  
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RLL   RIGHT LOWER LOBE  
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RLQ   LIGHT LOWER QUADRANT  
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R/O   RULE OUT  
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ROM   RANGE OF MOTION  
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RT   RESPIRATORY THERAPY  
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RUE   RIGHT UPPER EXTREMITY (RIGHT ARM  
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RUQ   RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT  
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RX   PRESCRIPTION  
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S   WITHOUT  
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SOB   SHORTNESS OF BREATH  
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STAT   IMMEDIATELY  
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STI   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE  
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SX   SYMPTOMS  
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SOB   SHORTNESS OF BREATH  
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STAT   IMMEDIATELY  
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STI   SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE  
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T&A   TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY  
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TB   TUBERCULOSIS  
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TIA   TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK  
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TX   TREATMENT  
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UA   URINALYSIS  
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URI   UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION  
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UTI   URINARY TRACT INFECTION  
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VS   VITAL SIGNS  
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WBC   WHITE BLOOD COUNT  
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WNL   WITHIN NORMAL LIMITS  
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YO   YEARS OLD  
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ADEN   GLAN  
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PANCREAT   PANCREAS  
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THYR   THYROID GLAND  
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HEM,HEMAT   BLOOD  
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THROM   CLOT  
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ARTH   JOINT  
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BRACHI   ARM  
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CERVI   NECK  
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CHONDR   CARTILAGE  
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COST   RIB  
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CRANI   SKULL  
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DACTYL   FINGER,TOE  
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FIBR   CONNECTIVE TISSUE  
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MY   MUSCLE  
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OSTE   BONE  
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POD   FOOT  
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SACR   SACRUM  
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SPONDYL   VERTEBRA  
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TEN,TENDIN   TENDON  
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VERTEBR   VERTEBRA  
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ABDOMIN   ABDOMEN  
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AN   ANUS  
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APPENDIC   APPENDIX  
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BIL,CHOL   BILE,GALL  
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COL   COLON  
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DENT   TEETH  
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ENTER   INTESTINES  
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ESOPHAG   ESOPHAGUS  
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GASTR   STOMACH  
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GINGIV   GUMS  
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GLOSS   TONGUE  
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HEPAT   LIVER  
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ICTER   JAUNDICE  
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ILE   ILEUM  
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LINGU   TOUNGUE  
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PANCREAT   PANCREAS  
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PHAG   EATING,SWALLOWING  
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PROCT   RECTUM  
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SPLEN   SPLEEN  
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STOMAT   MOUTH  
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ANDR   MEN  
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COLP   VAGINA  
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CYST   BLADDER  
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GRAVID   PREGNANT  
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GYNEC   WOMAN  
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HYSTER   UTERUS  
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MAMM,MAST   BREAST  
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METR   UTERUS  
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NEPHR   KIDNEY  
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OV   OVUM  
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OOPHOR   OVARY  
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ORCHID   TESTICLES  
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PROSTAT   PROSTATE GLAND  
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PYEL   PELVIS OF THE KIDNEY  
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REN   RENAL (KIDNEY)  
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SALPING   FALLOPIAN TUBE  
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URETER   URETERS  
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UR   URINARY  
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vesic   bladder  
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oopphor   ovary  
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prostat   prostate gland  
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pyel   pelvis of kidney  
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bronch   bronchial  
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laryng   larynx  
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nas   nose  
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pleur   pleura  
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pneum   lungs,air  
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pulmon   lung  
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rhin   nose  
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steth   chest  
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throac   thorax  
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trache   trachea airway windpipe  
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derm, dermay   skin  
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hidr   sweat  
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trich   hair  
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onych   nail  
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xer   dry  
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angi   blood vessel  
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arteri   artery  
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cardi   heart  
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vas   vessel  
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ven   vein  
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mening   membranes  
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mel   spinal cord,bone marrow  
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neur   nerve  
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ocul   eye  
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ot   ear  
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adip   fat  
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bio   life  
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carcin   cancer  
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cry   cild  
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dors   back portion of body  
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gluc   sugar  
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herni   hernia  
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hist   tissue  
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hydra   water  
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lact   milk  
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later   side  
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lip   fat  
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lith   stone  
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med,medi   middle  
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narc   numbness,stupor sleep  
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necr   death  
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onc   tumor  
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path   disease  
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ped   child,foot  
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psych   mind  
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pyo   pus  
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pyr   fever,heat  
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septic   infectoin  
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therm   heat  
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a,an   without  
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ab   away from  
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ad   toward  
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ambi   both  
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ante   before  
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anti   against  
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auto   self  
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bi   two twice double  
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brady   slow  
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circum   around  
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contra   against  
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de   down  
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dys   painful,abnormal  
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endo   within inside  
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epi   above on  
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eu   normal good  
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ex,extra,exo   outside of  
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hemi   half  
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hyper   above,excessive,increasesd  
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hypo   below,decreased insufficient  
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infra   beneath  
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inter   between , among  
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intra   within , during  
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levo   to he left  
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macro   large  
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mal   bad  
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mega   exeptionally large  
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meso   middle  
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meta   over,beyond  
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micro   small  
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mono   one  
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multi   many  
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neo   new  
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nulli   none  
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peri   around  
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poly   many  
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post   after,behind  
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pre,pro   before in front of  
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presby   older age  
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primi   first  
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pseudo   false  
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quadri   four  
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retro   behind in back of  
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sten   narrowed  
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sub   under  
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super   above excess  
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sym   together with  
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tachy   fast  
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trans   across  
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tri   three  
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ultra   beyond,excess  
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uni   one  
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centesis   surgical puncture  
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cise   cut remove  
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clasis   bread down  
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desis   stabilization  
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ectomy   removal , excision  
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gram   record  
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graph   instrument for recording  
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graphy   process of recording  
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iion   process  
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lepsy   seizure,convulsion  
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lysis   destruction , seperation  
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meter   device of measuring  
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metry   process of meausring  
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pexy   fixation to put in place  
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plasty   surgical repair reformation  
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scopy   visual examination  
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spasm   involuntary twitch contraction  
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stasis   stopping or controlling  
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stomy   a new opening  
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tomy   incision  
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tripsy   crushing  
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age   related to  
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cidal   pertaining to kill  
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form   shape  
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fuge   driving away  
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iatry   healing by a provider  
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ical   pertaining to  
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ion   process  
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logy   study of one who stdies  
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ole   little small  
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opia   vision  
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phylaxis   protection prevention  
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pnea   breathing  
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therapy   treatment  
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uri   urine  
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algia   pain  
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asthenia   weakness  
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cele   swelling herniation  
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dynia   pain  
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ectasis   dilation expansion  
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emesis   vomiting  
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emia   blood condition  
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ggen   producing  
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ia,ism   condition  
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iasis   presence of formation of  
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itis   inflammation  
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malacia   weakening of , softening of  
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mania   obsessive preoccupation  
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megaly   enlargement  
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oid   seeming like  
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ole   small  
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oma   tumor  
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osis   condition , usually abnormal  
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pathy   disorder, disease  
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penia   deficiency, dacrease  
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phagia   eating swallowing  
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phasia   speech  
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phobia   fear  
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plasia   formation of  
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plegia   paralysis  
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ptosis   drooping  
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RRHAGE   BURSTING FORTH  
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RRHEA   FLOW,DISCHARGE  
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RRHEXIS   RUPTURE  
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SCLEROSIS   HARDENING CONDITION  
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TROPHY   DEVELOPMENT  
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AB   AWAY FROM  
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AD   TOWARD  
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CIRCUM   AROUND  
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CONTRA   AGAINST IN OPPOSITION TO  
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DE   AWAY FROM ,DOWN  
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ECTO,EXO   OUTISDE  
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ENDO   WITHIN  
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EPI   OVER,UPON  
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EXTRA   OUTISDE  
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INFRA   BELOW UNDER  
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INTRA   INSIDE  
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IPSI   SAME,EQUAL  
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MESO   MIDDLE  
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META   AFTER,BEYOND,OVER  
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PARA   NEAR,BESIDE  
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PERI   SURROUNDING , AROUND  
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RETRO   BACKWARD,BEHIND  
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SUB   UNDER,ENAR  
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TRANS   ACROSS,THROUGH  
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ANTERIOR   FRONT  
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BILATERAL   PERTAINING TO BOTH SIDES  
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CAUDAL   TAIL  
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CEPHALIC   HEAD  
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DEXTRO   RIGHT  
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DISTAL   FARTHER AWAY FROM  
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DORSAL RECUMBENT   LYING ON THE BACK WITH KNEES UP AND FEET FLAT ON THE TABLE  
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EVERSION   TURNING OUTWARD OR INSIDE OUT  
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EXTENSION   BRINGING A LIMB TO A STRAIGHT POSITION  
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EXTERNAL   OUTSIDE  
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FLEXION   BENDING A LIMB OR BODY PART AT THE JOINT  
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FOWLERS   RAISING THE HEAD OF THE BED UP TO 90 DEGRESS  
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INFERIOR   BELOW OR DIRECTED DOWNWARD  
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INTERNAL   INSIDE  
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KNEE CHEST KNEE ELBOW   DRAWING THE KNEES UP TO THE CHEST  
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LATERAL   SIDE AWAY FROM THE MIDDLE  
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LITHOMY   ON THE BACK FLEXING THE LEGS AN ABDUCTED THIGHS  
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MEDIAL   MIDLINE  
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OBLIQUE   SLANTING,ON AN INCLINE  
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PERIPHERAL   OUTSIDE THE CENTRAL AREA  
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POSTERIOR   BACK  
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PRONE   LYING ON THE ABDOMEN  
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PROXIMAL   TOWARD THE CENTER OR POINT OF ATTACHMENT  
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QUADRANT   DIVIDING AN AREA HORIZONTALLY AND VERTICALLY INTO FOUR PARTS  
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RECUMBENT   LYING DOWN  
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ROTATION   TURNING AROUND AN AXIS  
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SIMS   LATERAL WITH ONE KNEE AND THIGH UP  
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SINISTRO   LEFT  
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SUPERIOR   ABOVE OR DIRECTED UPWARD  
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SUPINE   LYING ON THE BACK  
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TRENDELENBURG   LYING WITH THE HEAD LOWER THAN THE LEGS.  
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