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Medical Terminology

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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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show right ear  
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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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alt. h. / alt. hor.   show
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show ampule (ampul, ampoule)  
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amt   show
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show Around The Clock  
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show twice daily (every 12 hours)  
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show twice daily  
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bib.   show
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bis   show
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show twice a week  
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show twice a day  
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BM   show
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BMI   show
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BS   show
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show buccal (inside cheek)  
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show BathRoom Privileges  
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show Cancer  
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C/C:   show
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show with food [cubic centimeter]  
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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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cr. / crm   show
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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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CPR   show
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CVA   show
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CXR   show
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DAW   show
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DC / dc / disc   show
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dieb. alt.   show
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dil.   show
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show one-half  
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show Diabetes Mellitus  
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show dispersible [dispense]  
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DX / dx   show
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eMR   show
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show and  
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show in water  
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show fracture  
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show gram ([modern SI symbol] g, not gm)  
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gr.   show
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gtt(s)   show
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show  
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H&P   show
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show Hepatitis B Virus  
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show Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act  
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show Human Immunodeficiency Virus  
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h.s.   show
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show every other hour (every second hour; at alternate hours)  
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hor. tert.   show
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HTN   show
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hx   show
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show International Classification of Diseases  
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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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IM   show
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IN   show
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ind.   show
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inf.   show
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IT   show
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show International Unit  
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show Intravenous  
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kg   show
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lb.   show
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liq.   show
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lot.   show
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mane   show
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max.   show
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show microgram  
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mEq   show
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mg   show
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show milligrams per deciliter  
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show minimum [or]  
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MI   show
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show milliliter  
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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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show No KNown Allergies  
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NKDA   show
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show at night  
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NPO / n.p.o.   show
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show Nausea and vomiting  
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show Oxygen  
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show right eye  
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o.m.   show
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show every night  
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OSHA   show
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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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show Once Per Day  
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show ounce  
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p.   show
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show after meals  
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p.c.h.s. / pc&hs   show
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show Protected Health Information  
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p.m.   show
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show by mouth or orally  
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show postoperative (after surgery)  
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pre-op   show
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show rectally  
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PT   show
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show as needed  
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Pt   show
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p.v. / PV   show
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show every, per  
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q.a.d.   show
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show every day (24 hours)  
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show once daily in the morning  
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q.d.p.m.   show
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q.d.s.   show
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q.h.   show
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q.h.s   show
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show four times a day (every 6 hours)  
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show every night  
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q.q.h.   show
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ROM   show
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show Prescription  
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show once a day  
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SC   show
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sing.   show
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show sublingually, under the tongue  
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show Shortness Of Breath  
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SQ   show
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show IMMEDIATELY  
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show subcutaneously  
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show suppository  
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susp.   show
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sx   show
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TB   show
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show Traumatic Brain Injury  
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show three times a day  
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t.i.d. / t.d.   show
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show three times a week  
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show tablet  
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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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tsp   show
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Tx   show
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show Unit  
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vag.   show
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show Vital Signs  
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show Wheelchair  
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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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