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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
0   none  
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#   number  
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a   without  
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aa   of each  
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Ab   abortion  
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abd   abdomen  
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abdominal   between thorax and pelvis  
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ABG   arterial blood gas  
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ac   before meals  
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act   motion  
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ad lib   as desired  
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adeno   gland  
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admin   administration  
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aero   air  
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af   towards  
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al   pertaining to  
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albo   white  
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alveol   tiny cavity  
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alveolo   air sac  
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AM   morning  
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ambulare   walk  
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amt   amount  
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an   without  
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anatomy   structure  
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andro   male  
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ante   before  
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antebrachial   forearm  
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antecubital   front of elbow  
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anti   against  
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AP   apical pulse  
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APAP   acetaminophen  
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appendicul   little attachment  
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approx   approximate  
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appt   appointment  
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aq   water  
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ar   pertaining to  
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arche   beginning  
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arthro   joint  
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artic   joint  
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ASA   aspirin  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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ase   enzyme  
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athero   yellowish, fatty plaque  
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ation   process or condition  
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atrio   atrium  
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audio   hearing  
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axillary   armpit  
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BA   backache  
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baro   weight  
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BC   birth control  
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BG   blood glucose  
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bid   twice a day  
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bilirubino   bilirubin  
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bio   life  
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blast   immature cell  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BP   blood pressure  
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BPH   benign prostatic hyperplasia  
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BPM   beats per minute  
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brachial   upper arm  
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brady   slow  
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bronchi   bronchi  
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BSE   breast self examination  
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buccal   cheek  
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buttock   gluteal region  
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Bx   biopsy  
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c   with  
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carpal   wrist  
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celiac   abdomen  
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cephalic   head  
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cervical   neck  
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costal   ribs  
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cranial   skull  
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crural   lower leg  
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cubital   elbow  
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cutaneous   skin  
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