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Coffee-colored. _____   cafe au lait  
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Right ear. _____   auris dextra  
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Added thing. _____   addendum  
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Blind alley, as the uterus. _____   cul-de-sac  
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AS or A.S. _____   auris sinistra  
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At your pleasure. _____   ad libitum  
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A hit or stroke. _____   coup  
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Both ears or each ear. _____   aures utrae  
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Abnormal sound. _____   bruit  
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Liver function disease. _____   Gilbert disease  
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Not divided into parts. _____   en masse  
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In its original position. _____   in situ  
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Totality. _____   in toto  
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In a block. _____   en bloc  
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Near the anus. _____   in ano  
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At the point of death. _____   in extremis  
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Through or by. _____   per  
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Immediately. _____   statim  
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Orange peel. _____   peau d'orange  
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A seam. _____   raphe  
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A space in the brain. _____   Virchow-Robin spaces  
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The existing condition. _____   status quo  
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Right eye. _____   oculus dexter  
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OS or O.S. _____   oculus sinister  
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Vascular phenomenon. _____   Raynaud phenomenon  
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Each eye or both eyes. _____   oculus uterque  
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hora _____   Hour  
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b.i.d. _____   Twice a day  
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p.o. _____   By mouth  
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h.s. _____   At bedtime  
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a.c. _____   Before food  
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die _____   Day  
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gutta _____   A drop  
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a.m. _____   In the morning  
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p.m. _____   between noon and midnight  
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t.i.d. _____   Three times a day  
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pro re nata _____   As needed  
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q.i.d. _____   Four times a day  
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q.2h. _____   every 2 hours  
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q.d. _____   Every day  
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quaque hora _____   Every hour  
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quaque _____   Every  
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in its original position   in situ  
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at once   stat  
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abnormal vascular heart sounds   bruit  
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by mouth   p.o. (per os)  
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according to your pleasure   ad lib  
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before food   a.c.  
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for, through, by   per  
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every day   q.d.  
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at bedtime   h.s.  
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both eyes   OU  
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in one block   en bloc  
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things to be added   addendum  
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three times a day   t.i.d.  
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left ear   AS  
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twice a day   b.i.d.  
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existing condition   status quo  
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at the point of death   in extremis  
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every 6 hours   q.6 h.  
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blind alley   cul-de-sac  
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referring to one unit   en masse  
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Things to be added.   addenda  
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Right ear.   auris dextra  
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At the point of death.   in extremis  
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Spot on the skin.   cafe au lait  
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Left eye.   oculus sinister  
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q.i.d.   four times a day  
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en masse.   not divided into parts  
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p.r.n.   as needed  
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coup   a stroke or hit  
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en bloc.   in one piece  
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Roughened skin, like a citrus peeling (peau d'orange, Raynaud phenomenon).   peau d'orange  
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Virchow-Robin refers to a (seam, space in the brain).   space in the brain  
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There were no (bruits, raphes) heard with the stethoscope.   bruits  
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(In toto, In situ) means in its original position, in natural or normal place.   In situ  
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Bis in die is an abbreviation meaning (every two hours, twice a day).   twice a day  
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h _____   hour  
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g.t.t. _____   drop  
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O.U. _____   each eye  
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p.o. _____   by mouth  
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q.8 h. _____   every 8 hours  
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