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Term
Definition
Seb   Sebaceous glands  
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Cutane, dermat, derm   Skin  
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Hidr   Sweat glands  
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Pil   Hair  
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Oste, oss, ost   Bones  
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Chondr   Cartilage  
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Arthr   Joints  
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Ligament   Ligaments  
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Myel   Bone marrow  
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Fasci   Fascia  
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My   Muscles  
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Ten, tend, tendin   Tendons  
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Encephal   Brain  
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Acoust, ot   Ears  
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Ocul, ophtalm   Eyes  
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Neur   Nerves  
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Myel   Spinal cord  
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Arteri   Arteries  
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Hem, hemat   Blood  
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Card, cardi   Heart  
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Phleb, ven   Veins  
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Capill   Capillaries  
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Lymph   Lymph  
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Splen   Spleen  
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Thym   Thymus  
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Tonsil   Tonsils  
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Laryng   Larynx  
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Pneum, pneumon   Lungs  
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Nas   Nose  
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Pharyng   Pharynx  
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Trache   Trachea  
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Sinus   Sinuses  
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Esophag   Esophagus  
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Col   Large intestine  
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Hepat   Liver  
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Or   Mouth  
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Pancrat   Pancreas  
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Enter   Small intestine  
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Gastr   Stomach  
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Nephr, ren   Kidneys  
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Ureter   Ureters  
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Urethra   Urethra  
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Cyst, vesic   Urinary bladder  
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Adren   Adrenals  
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Gonad   Gonads  
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Pancreat   Pancreas  
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Thym   Thymus  
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Thyroid   Thyroid  
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Orch, orchid, test, testicul   Testicles  
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Oophor, ovari   Ovaries  
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Hyster, metr, metri, uter   Uterus  
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Parathyroid   Parathyroid glands  
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Pineal   Pineal  
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Pituit   Pituitary  
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A-, an-   Without or absence of  
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Ab-   From or away  
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Ad-   To or towards  
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Ana-   Up  
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Ante-   Before  
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Anti-   Against  
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Append-   To hang something  
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Bi-, bin-   Two  
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Brady-   Slow  
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Contra-   Against  
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Di-   Two  
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Dis-   To undo; free from  
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Ecto-, exo-, extra-   Outside  
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Endo-   Within  
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Epi-   Upon  
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Erythr-   Red  
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Glyc-   Sweet  
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Hyper-   Over  
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Hypo-   Under  
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Im-   Not  
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Infra-   Beneath; below  
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Inter-   Between  
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Intra-   Inside  
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Iso-   Equal  
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Macro-   Large  
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Mal-   Bad  
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Meso-   Middle  
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Meta-   After  
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Micro-   Small  
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Mono-   One  
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Multi-   Many  
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Mut-   Change  
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Neo-   New  
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Para-   Beside  
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Pantho-   Disease  
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Peri-   Surrounding  
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Coly-   Many  
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Post-   After  
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Pre-   Before  
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Pseudo-   False  
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Re-   Back, again  
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Retro-   Backward or behind  
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Semi-   Half  
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Sub-   Under or below  
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Super-   Over or above  
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Syn-   Together or joined  
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Tachy-   Fast  
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Tetra-   Four  
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Trans-   Through, across, beyond  
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Tri-   Three  
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Ultra-   Beyond; excess  
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Uni-   One  
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-al   Pertaining to  
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-ase   Enzyme  
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-blast   Budding  
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-centesis   Surgical puncture  
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-cidal   Causing death  
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-clast   Broken  
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-crit   To separate  
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-cyte   Cell  
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-ectomy   Excision or surgical removal  
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-emia   Blood condition  
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-emesis   Vomiting  
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-gen, -genesis, -genic   Producing  
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-glia   Glue  
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-gram   Something written  
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-ia   State of  
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-iac, -ic, -ior   Pertaining to  
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-ism   Condition of, diseased or abnormal state  
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-itia, -itis   Inflammation  
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-logy   Study of  
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-lyte   Dissolvable  
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-lytic   Destroy; reduce  
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-mania   Madness or insane desire  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-meter   Instrument used to measure  
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-odia   Smell  
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-ologist   One who studies and practices  
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-oma   Tumor or swelling  
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-opia   Vision  
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-opsy   To view  
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-orrhea   Flow, excessive discharge  
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-orrhexis   Rupture  
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-osis   Abnormal increase in production  
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-ostomy   Creation of an artificial opening  
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-otomy   Cut into or incision  
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-oxia   Oxygen  
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-pathy   Disease  
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-sclerosis   Hardening  
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-scope   Instrument used for visual examination  
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-scopy   Visual examination  
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-sepsis   Infection  
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-spasm   Sudden involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stasis   Control or stop  
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-tomy   Cutting  
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-tropic   Influencing  
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Ht, ht   Height  
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Inj   Injection  
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I and O, I/O   Intake and output  
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IV   Intravenous  
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K+, K   Potassium  
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mg   Millingram  
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N&V   Nausea and vomiting  
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Na+, Na   Sodium  
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NC   Nanocurie  
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NPO   Nothing by mouth  
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NPO p MN   Nothing my mouth after midnight  
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AA   Alcoholic anonymous  
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a.c.   Before meals  
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AD, a.d.   Right ear  
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ad lib   As desired  
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AM, am   Morning, before noon  
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AS, a.s.   Left ear  
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AU, a.u.   Both ears  
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BE   Barium enema  
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BID, b.i.d, bid   Twice a day  
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BP   Blood pressure  
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BR   Bed rest  
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BRP   Bathroom privileges  
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BM   Bowel movement  
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Bx   Biopsy  
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C (with line above it)   With  
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CA, Ca   Calcium  
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cap   Capsule  
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Disc, DC, d.c.   Doctor of chiropractic  
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DNR   Do not resuscitate  
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Dx, dx   Diagnosis  
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ED   Emergency department  
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ER   Emergency room  
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Fx, fx   Fracture  
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g, gm   Gram  
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gt, gtt   Drop, drops  
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h   Hydrogen  
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h.s.   Hour of sleep (bedtime)  
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Oint., Ung   Ointment  
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OOB   Out of bed  
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OTC   Over the counter  
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oz.   Ounce  
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P   Pulse, phosphorus  
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p.c.   After meals  
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pH   Measure of acidity/alkalinity  
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PM, p.m.   After noon  
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PO, po, p.o.   By mouth  
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PRN   Whenever necessary, as needed  
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q.am   Everyday before noon  
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q.h.   Every hour  
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q.i.d.   On the prescription (4 times a day)  
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QNS   Quantity not sufficient  
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q.s.   Quantity sufficient  
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r, R   Respiration  
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Rx   Prescription  
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S (with line above)   Without  
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SOB   Short of breath  
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ss   Steady state  
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stat   Immadiately  
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syr   Syrup  
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susp   Suspension  
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sup., supp.   Supplement  
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T   Tension  
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tab   Tablet  
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tbsp   Table spoon  
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TID, t.i.d.   Three times a day  
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TPR   Temperature  
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tsp   Tea spoon  
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Tx   Treatment  
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VS   Vital signs  
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W/C, w/c   Wheel chair  
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Oint., Ung   Ointment  
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OOB   Out of bed  
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OTC   Over the counter  
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oz.   Ounce  
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P   Pulse, phosphorus  
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p.c.   After meals  
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pH   Measure of acidity/alkalinity  
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PM, p.m.   After noon  
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PO, po, p.o.   By mouth  
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PRN   Whenever necessary, as needed  
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q.am   Everyday before noon  
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q.h.   Every hour  
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q.i.d.   On the prescription (4 times a day)  
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QNS   Quantity not sufficient  
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q.s.   Quantity sufficient  
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r, R   Respiration  
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Rx   Prescription  
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S (with line above)   Without  
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SOB   Short of breath  
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ss   Steady state  
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stat   Immadiately  
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syr   Syrup  
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susp   Suspension  
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sup., supp.   Supplement  
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T   Tension  
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tab   Tablet  
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tbsp   Table spoon  
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TID, t.i.d.   Three times a day  
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TPR   Temperature  
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tsp   Tea spoon  
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Tx   Treatment  
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VS   Vital signs  
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W/C, w/c   Wheel chair  
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