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Term
Definition
Word roots 1.Seb   Sebaceous glands  
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2. Cutane,Dermat,Derm   Skin  
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3. Hidr   Sweat glands  
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4. Pil   Hair  
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5. Oste. Oss, Ost   Bones  
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6. Chondr   Cartilage  
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7. Arthr   Joints  
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8. Ligament   Ligaments  
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9. Myel   Bone marrow  
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10. Fasci   Fascia  
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11. My   Muscles  
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12. Ten, tend tendin   Tendons  
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13. Encephal   Brain  
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14. Acoust,ot   Ears  
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15. Ocul, ophtalm   Eyes  
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16. Neur   Nerves  
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17. Myel   Spinal cord  
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18. Arteri   Arteries  
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19. Hem, Hemat   Blood  
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20. Card, cardi   Heart  
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21. Pleb, ven   Veins  
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22.Capill   Capillaries  
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23. Lymph   Lymph  
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24. Splen   Spleen  
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25. Thym   Thymus  
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26. Tonsil   Tonsils  
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27. Larying   Larynx  
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28. Pneum, pneumon   Lungs  
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29. Nas   Nose  
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30. Pharyng   Pharynx  
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31. Trache   Trachea  
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32. Sinus   Sinuses  
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33. Esophag   Esophagus  
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34. Col   Large intestine  
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35. Hepat   Liver  
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36. Or   Mouth  
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37. Pancreat   Pancreas  
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38. Enter   Smalle intestine  
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39. Gastr   Stomach  
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40. Nephr, ren   Kidneys  
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41. Ureter   Ureters  
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42. Uretha   Uretha  
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43. Cyst, vestic   Urinary bladder  
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44. Adren   Adrenals  
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45. Gonad   Gonads  
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46. Pancreat   Pancreas  
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47. Parathyroid   Parathoid glands  
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48. Pineal   Pineal  
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49. Pituit   Pituitary  
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50. Thym   Thymus  
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51. Thyroid   Thyroid  
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52. Orch, orchid, test , testicul   Testicles  
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53. Oophor ,ovari   Ovaries  
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54. Hyster, metr, metri, uter   Uterus  
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Prefixes 1. A-, An-   Without or absence of  
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2. Ab-   From or away  
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3. Ad-   To or towards  
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4. Ana-   Up  
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5. Ante   Before  
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6. Anti   Against  
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7. Append   To hang something  
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8. Bi-, Bin-   Two  
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9. Brady   Slow  
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10. Contra   Against  
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11. Di   Two  
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12. Dis   To undo; free from  
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13: ecto-, Exo-, extra-   Outside  
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14. Endo-   Within  
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15. Epi-   Upon  
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16. Erythr   Red  
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17. Glyc-   Sweet  
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18. Hyper-   Over  
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19. Hypo-   Under  
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20. Im-   Not  
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21. Infra-   Beneath; below  
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22. Intra-   Inside  
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23. Iso-   Equal  
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24. Macro-   Large  
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25 mal-   Bad  
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26. Meso-   Middle  
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27. Meta-   After  
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28. Micro-   Small  
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29. Mono-   One  
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30. Multi-   Many  
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31. Mut-   Change  
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32. Neo-   New  
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33. Para-   Beside  
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34. Patho-   Disease  
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35. Peri-   Surrounding  
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36. Poly-   Many  
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37. Post-   After  
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38. Pre-   Before  
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39. Pseudo-   False  
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40. Re-   Back,Again  
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41. Retro-   Backward or behind  
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42. Semi-   Half  
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43. Sub-   Under or below  
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44. Super-   Over or above  
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45. Syn-   Together or joined  
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46. Tachy-   Fast  
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47. Tetra-   Four  
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48. Trans-   Trough,Across, beyond  
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49. Tri-   Three  
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50. Ultra-   Beyond; Excess  
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51. Uni-   One  
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52. Inter-   Between  
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Suffixes 1. -al   Pertaining to  
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2. -ase   Enzyme  
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3. Blast   Budding  
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4. -cenetesis   Surgical puncture  
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5.-cidal   Causing death  
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6. -clast   To separate  
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7.-crit   Broken  
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8.-cyte   Cell  
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9.-ectomy   Excision or surgical removal  
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10.-emia   Blood condition  
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11.-emesis   Vomiting  
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12. -Gen, -genesis -genic   Something written  
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13. -glia   Glue  
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14. -gram   Producing  
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15. -ia   Condition of,Diseased or abnormal state  
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16. -iac, -ic, -ior   Partaining to  
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17. -ism   State of  
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18. -itia, Itis   Inflmmation  
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19. -logy   Study of  
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20. -lyte   Dissolvable  
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21. -lytic   Deatroy; Reduce  
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22. -mania   Madness or insane desire  
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23. Megaly   Enlargement  
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24. -Meter   Instrument used to measure  
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25. -odia   Smell  
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26. -ologist   One who studies and practices  
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27. -oma   Tumor or swelling  
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28. -opia   One who studies and practices  
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29. -opsyb   To view  
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30. -orrhea   Flow, Excessive Discharge  
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31. -orrhexis   Rupture  
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32. -osis   Abnormal increase in production  
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33. -ostomy   Creation of an artificial opening  
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34. -otomy   Cut into or incision  
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35. -oxia   Oxygen  
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36. -pathy   Disease  
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37. -sclerosis   Hardening  
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38. -scope   Visual examination  
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39. -scopy   Instrument used for visual examination  
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40. -sepsis   Infection  
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41. -spasm   Sudeen involuntary muscle contraction  
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42. -stasis   Control or stop  
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43. -tomy   Cutting  
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44. -tropic   Influencing  
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Abbreviations 1. AA   Alcohol anonymous  
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2. a.c   Abdominal circumference  
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3. AD,a.d   Alzheimer’s disease,as directed  
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4. am,AM   Moorning  
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5. AS,a.s   Left ear  
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6. AU, a.u   Both ears  
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7. BE   Barium enema  
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8. BID,b.i.d , bid   Twice a day  
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9. ad lib   At pleasure. As desired  
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10. BP   Blood pressure  
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11. BR   Bed rest  
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12. BRP   Bathroom privileges  
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13. BM   Bowel movement  
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14. Bx   Biopsy  
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15. C   With  
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16. CA, ca   Cancer  
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17. cap   Community-acquired pneumonia  
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18. disc,DC, d.c   Discontinue or discharge  
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19. DNR   Do not resuscitate  
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20. Dx,dx   Diagnosis  
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21. ED   Emergency department  
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22. ER   Emergency room  
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23. Fx,fx   Fracture  
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24. g, gm   Gram  
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25. gt, gtt   Glucose tolerance test  
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26. h   Hemoglobbin and hematocrit  
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27. h.s   Hour of sleep,bedtime  
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28. Ht,ht   Height  
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29. inj   Injection  
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30. I and O, I/O   Input and output  
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31. IV   Intravenous  
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32. K+,K   Patassium  
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33. mg   Milligram  
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34. N&V   Nausea and vomiting  
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35. Na+,Na   Sodium  
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36. NC   Nasal cannula  
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37. NPO   Nothing by mouth  
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38. NPO p MN   Nothing by mouth by mouth  
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39. Oint, ung   Ointment  
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40.OOB   Out of bed  
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41. OTC   Over the counter drug  
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42. oz   Ounce  
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43. P   After meals  
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44. p.c   After meals  
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45. pH   Hydrogen ion concentration  
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46. PM,p.m   Between noon and midnight  
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47. PO,po,p.o   Orally  
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48. PRN   When necessary  
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49. q am   Every moorning  
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50. q.h   Every hour  
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51. q.i.d   Four times a day  
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52. QNS   Quantity not sufficient  
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53. q.s   As much as needed  
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54. r,R   Respiration  
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55. Rx   To take  
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56. S   Mark  
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57. SOB   Shortness of breath  
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58. ss   A half  
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59. stat   Immediately  
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60. syr   Syrup  
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61. susp   Suspension  
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62. sup,supp   Superior  
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63. T   Temperature  
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64. tab   Tablet  
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65. tbsp   Tablespoon  
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66. TID ,t.i.d   Three times a day  
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67. TPR   Temperature,pulse,and respiration  
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68. tsp   Teaspoon  
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69. Tx   Treatment  
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69. VS   Volumetric solution ,vesicular sound , vital signs  
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70. W/c w/c   Weekchair  
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