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Note Cards Assignment

Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in each of the black spaces below before clicking on it to display the answer.
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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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Arth   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   Spianal Chord  
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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   Lumph  
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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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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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Parathyroid   Parathyroid Glands  
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Pineal   Pineal  
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Pituit   Pituitary  
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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, Ulter   Uterus  
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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 seperate  
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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   condition of, diseased or abnormal state  
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-iac, -ic, -ior   pertaining to  
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-ism   state of  
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-itia, -itis   inflamation  
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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 artificial opening  
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-otomy   cut into, 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 examintation  
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-sepsis   infection  
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-spasm   sudden involuntary muscle contraction  
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-stasis   contol or stop  
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-tomy   cutting  
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-tropic   influencing  
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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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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-   change  
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Micro-   small  
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Mono-   one  
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Multi-   many  
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Mut-   after  
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Neo-   new  
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Para-   beside  
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Patho-   disease  
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Peri-   surrounding  
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Poly-   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 and 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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AA   alcoholics anonymous  
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a.c.   before meals  
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AD, a.d.   right ear  
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ad lib   freely, as often as desired  
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am, AM   mornining  
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AS, a.s.   left ear  
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AU, a.u.   each year  
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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)   with  
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CA, Ca   carcinoma (cancer)  
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cap.   capsule  
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disc, DC, d.c.   discontinue  
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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   hours of sleep  
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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   milligram  
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N&V   nausia and vomiting  
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Na+, Na   sodium  
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NC   no complaints  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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NPO p MN   midnight  
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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   after  
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p.c.   after meals  
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pH   measure of acidity/alkailaminity  
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PM, p.m.   afternoon  
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PO, po, p.o.   phone order  
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PRN   whenever necessary; as needed  
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q.am.   every morning  
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q.h.   every hour  
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q.i.d.   four 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   rectal  
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Rx   prescription  
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S (with line above)   without  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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ss   one-half  
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stat   immediately  
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syr.   syrup  
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susp.   suspension  
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sup., supp.   suppositoty  
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T   temperature  
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tab   tablet  
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tbsp   tablespoon  
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TID, t.i.d.   three times a day  
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TPR   temperature, pulse, and respirations  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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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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