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Medical Terminology

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Term
Definition
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show at  
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show Activities of Daily Living  
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a.c.   show
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a.c.h.s. / ac&hs   show
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a.d.   show
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a.l., a.s.   show
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a.m.   show
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show both ears  
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alt. d. / alt. dieb.   show
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show every other hour; at alternate hours  
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amp.   show
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amt   show
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show Around The Clock  
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b.i.d.   show
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show twice daily  
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show drink  
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show twice  
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bis in 7 d.   show
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show twice a day  
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show Bowel Movement  
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show Body Mass Index  
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BS   show
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B / bucc.   show
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BRP   show
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show Cancer  
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show Chief Complaint  
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c.c.   show
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show tomorrow morning  
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c.m.s.   show
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c.n.   show
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show tomorrow evening  
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show capsule  
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show food  
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show cream  
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C/O:   show
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CO2   show
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show Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease  
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show CardioPulmonary Resuscitation  
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CVA   show
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show Chest X-Ray  
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show dispense as written; (no generic substitution)  
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DC / dc / disc   show
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dieb. alt.   show
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show dilute  
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dim.   show
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DM   show
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disp.   show
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DX / dx   show
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show electronic Medical Record  
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show and  
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show in water  
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fx   show
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show gram ([modern SI symbol] g, not gm)  
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show grain  
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gtt(s)   show
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H / hr / hor.   show
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show History & Physcial  
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show Hepatitis B Virus  
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show Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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HIV   show
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h.s.   show
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hor. alt.   show
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hor. tert.   show
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HTN   show
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show history  
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ICD   show
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show Intradermal  
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show Insulin Dependant Diabetes Mellitus (type 1 diabetes)  
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show injection  
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show IntraMuscular  
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IN   show
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show daily  
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show infusion (extraction) / intravenous infusion  
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IT   show
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show International Unit  
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show Intravenous  
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show kilogram  
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show pound  
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show solution  
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show lotion  
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mane   show
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show maximum  
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show microgram  
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mEq   show
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show milligram  
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mg/dL   show
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show minimum [or]  
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show Myocardial Infarction  
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mL   show
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show a spray (such as for insufflation  
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show Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (type 2 diabetes)  
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NKA   show
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show No Known Drug Allergies  
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noct.   show
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show nothing by mouth  
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show Nausea and vomiting  
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show Oxygen  
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o.d.   show
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show every morning  
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o.n.   show
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show Occupational Safety and Health Administration  
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show left eye  
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show both eyes  
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show every two hours  
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omn. hor.   show
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OPD   show
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show ounce  
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show continue  
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p.c.   show
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p.c.h.s. / pc&hs   show
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PHI   show
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show evening or afternoon  
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show by mouth or orally  
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show postoperative (after surgery)  
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show preoperative (before surgery)  
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p.r. / PR   show
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PT   show
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show as needed  
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Pt   show
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show vaginally  
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show every, per  
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q.a.d.   show
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q.d. / q.1.d.   show
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show once daily in the morning  
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show once daily in the evening  
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show four times a day  
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show every hour  
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show every night at bedtime  
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q.i.d.   show
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show every night  
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show every four hours  
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ROM   show
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show Prescription  
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s.i.d.   show
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show Subcutaneous  
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show of each  
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show sublingually, under the tongue  
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show Shortness Of Breath  
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show Subcutaneously  
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show IMMEDIATELY  
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show subcutaneously  
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supp.   show
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show suspension  
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show symptoms  
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show Tuberculosis  
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show Traumatic Brain Injury  
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t.d.s. / TDC   show
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show three times a day (every 8 hours)  
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t.i.w   show
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tab.   show
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tbsp   show
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show applied directly on body surface (creams)  
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show Temperature, Pulse, Respiratory rate  
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show teaspoon  
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Tx   show
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U   show
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vag.   show
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VS   show
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W/C   show
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show with food (with meals)  
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WHO   show
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w/o   show
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