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| AC | Before Meals
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| Bx | Biopsy
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| phot/o | light
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| PO | By Mouth
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| GI | Gastroenterologist (Specialist of the digestive system)
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| Intra- | Within / Into
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| NPO | Nothing By Mouth
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| Supra- | above / over
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| Sx | Surgery
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| T & A | Tonsillectomy with Adenoidectomy
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| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack
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| Anterior | Front
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| BMR | Basal Metabolic Rate
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| Distal | away from point of reference
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| Dorsal | Posterior
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| Laterial | away from mid-line
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| OTC | Over The Counter
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| PC | Post Consumption / After meals
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| Proximal | Close to point of reference
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| WNL | Within Normal Limits
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| -algia | pain
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| BIN | Twice at Night
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| C & S | Culture & Sensitivity
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| -iasis | Abnormal Condition
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| -oma | tumor
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| -otomy | incision
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| -penia | Lack / Deficiency
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| -pexy | suspension
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| PSA | Prostate-Specific Antigen
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -scopy | Observation through lighted scope
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| -stomy | Surgical creation of an opening for drainage
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| UE | Upper Extremities
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| URI | Upper Respiratory Infection
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| ASA | Aspirin
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| -asthenia | weakness
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| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| CAD | Coronary Artery Dieseas
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| Hx | Medical History
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| MI | Myocardial Infarction
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| -plegia | paralysis
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| PWB | Partial weight bearing
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| TMJ | Temporomandibular Joint Syndrome
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| ABG | Arterial Blood Gases
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| an- | no / not / without
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| anti- | against
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| -ary | pertaining to / connected to
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| CXR | Chest X-Ray
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| ED | Emergency Department
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| D/C | discontinue
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| Dys- | Abnormal
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| Plural of Alveolus? | Alveoli
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| Plural of Bronchus? | Bronchi
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| Plural of Bursa? | Bursae
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| EENT | Eye, Ears, Nose and Throat
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| -gram | Picture
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| -ia | Condition
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| Mal- | Bad
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| -metry | Process of measuring
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| OR | Oporating Room
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| PVC | Premature Ventricular Contraction
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| T-DAP | Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis
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| Trans- | Across-through
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| VD | Venereal Dieseas
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| Plural for Vertebra? | Vertebrae
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