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Root words, Prefixes, Suffixes, Abbreviations

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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Word Part
CARD   HEART   show
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CYST   BLADDER   show
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GASTR   show Root Word  
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show BLOOD   Root Word  
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HEMAT   BLOOD   show
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HEPAT   show Root Word  
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show MUSCLE   Root Word  
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PECTOR   CHEST   show
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show LIVER   Root Word  
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NEUR   NERVE   show
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PNEUM   LUNG   show
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NEUR   NERVE   show
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show EYE   Root Word  
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PNEUM   show Root Word  
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show SKIN   Root Word  
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show EYE   Root Word  
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VEN   VEIN   show
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DERMA   show Root Word  
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show BREAST   Root Word  
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VEN   show Root Word  
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OSTE   BONE   show
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MAST   show Root Word  
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NEPHR   show Root Word  
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show BONE   Root Word  
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show EAR   Root Word  
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OT   show Root Word  
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XERO   DRY   show
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OPIA   VISION   show
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USED TO CONNECT THE PREFIX, ROOT WORD, OR SUFFIX PARTS OF THE TERM   show "O" IS THE MOST COMMON COMBINING VOWEL  
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IS ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF THE ROOT WORD TO CLARIFY THE MEANING OF THE TERM   show  
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ADDED TO THE END OF A ROOT WORD   show  
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show WITHOUT   PREFIX  
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AMBI   show PREFIX  
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show BEFORE   PREFIX  
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show AGAINST   PREFIX  
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BI   TWO OR BOTH   show
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BRADY   show PREFIX  
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CHLOR   GREEN   show
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show AROUND   PREFIX  
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CIRRH   YELLOW   show
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CON   WITH   show
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show AGAINST   PREFIX  
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CYAN   show PREFIX  
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DIA   show PREFIX  
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DIS   show PREFIX  
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DYS   PAINFUL OR DIFFICULT   show
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show AWAY OR OUT   PREFIX  
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ECTO   OUTSIDE   show
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ENDO   WITHIN   show
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EPI   UPON   show
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show RED   PREFIX  
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EU   show PREFIX  
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EXO   show PREFIX  
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HEMI   show PREFIX  
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HETER   DIFFERENT   show
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HYPER   show PREFIX  
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HYPO   BELOW OR DEFICIENT   show
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IM   NOT   show
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IMMUN   SAFE OR PROTECTED   show
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IN   NOT   show
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show BELOW OR UNDER   PREFIX  
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show BETWEEN   PREFIX  
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INTRA   WITHIN   show
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ISO   EQUAL   show
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show WHITE   PREFIX  
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MACRO   LARGE   show
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show MIDDLE   PREFIX  
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MELAN   BLACK   show
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show MIDDLE   PREFIX  
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META   show PREFIX  
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MICRO   show PREFIX  
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MID   show PREFIX  
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MONO   ONE   show
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MULTI   MANY   show
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NEO   NEW   show
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PAN   ALL   show
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PARA   ALONGSIDE OF OR ABNORMAL   show
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PERI   AROUND   show
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show GRAY   PREFIX  
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show MANY   PREFIX  
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POST   AFTER   show
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show BEFORE   PREFIX  
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PRO   BEFORE   show
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show FALSE   PREFIX  
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PURPUR   show PREFIX  
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show FOUR   PREFIX  
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RE   show PREFIX  
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RETRO   AFTER   show
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show RED   PREFIX  
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SEMI   HALF   show
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show BELOW OR UNDER   PREFIX  
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SUPER   show PREFIX  
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show ABOVE OR EXCESSIVE   PREFIX  
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SYM   show PREFIX  
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show WITH   PREFIX  
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show FAST   PREFIX  
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TRANS   show PREFIX  
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show THREE   PREFIX  
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ULTRA   show PREFIX  
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show ONE   PREFIX  
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show YELLOW   PREFIX  
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show DRY   PREFIX  
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show PERTAINING TO   SUFFIX  
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AL   PERTAINING TO   show
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ALGIA   show SUFFIX  
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AR   show SUFFIX  
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ARY   show SUFFIX  
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ASTHENIA   WITHOUT STRENGTH   show
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CELE   POUCHING OR HERNIA   show
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CYESIS   show SUFFIX  
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CYNIA   PAIN   show
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show PERTAINING TO   SUFFIX  
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EXTASIS   EXPANSION OR DILATION   show
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ECTOMY   show SUFFIX  
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show BLOOD CONDITION   SUFFIX  
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GENIC   ORIGIN OR PRODUCTION   show
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GRAM   RECORD   show
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GRAPH   RECORDING INSTRUMENT   show
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show RECORDING PROCESS   SUFFIX  
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IA   CONDITION OF   show
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IASIS   show SUFFIX  
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IATRY   show SUFFIX  
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IC   show SUFFIX  
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ICLE   SMALL   show
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ISM   show SUFFIX  
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show INFLAMMATION   SUFFIX  
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IUM   TISSUE OR STRUCTURE   show
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show STONE, CALCULUS   SUFFIX  
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LOGY   show SUFFIX  
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LYSIS   show SUFFIX  
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MALCIA   SOFTENING   show
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MEGALY   show SUFFIX  
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show MEASURING INSTRUMENT   SUFFIX  
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METRY   MEASURING PROCESS   show
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show FUNGAL INFECTION   SUFFIX  
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OID   show SUFFIX  
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show SMALL   SUFFIX  
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show TUMOR   SUFFIX  
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OPIA   VISION   show
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show VISION   SUFFIX  
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OSIS   show SUFFIX  
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OSMIA   show SUFFIX  
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OUS   show SUFFIX  
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PARESIS   show SUFFIX  
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PATHY   show SUFFIX  
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PENIA   show SUFFIX  
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show SWALLOWING   SUFFIX  
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PHASIA   SPEECH   show
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PHILIA   show SUFFIX  
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PHOBIA   FEAR   show
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PLASIA   FORMATION   show
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PLASTY   SURGICAL REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION   show
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PLEGIA   show SUFFIX  
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show TO BURST FORTH   SUFFIX  
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RRHEA   DISCHARGE   show
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SCLEROSIS   show SUFFIX  
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SCOPE   EXAMINATION INSTRUMENT   show
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SCOPY   EXAMNINATION   show
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SPASM   INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION   show
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show STOP OR STAND   SUFFIX  
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TIC   PERTAINING TO   show
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TOMY   INCISION   show
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show CHILDBIRTH, LABOR   SUFFIX  
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TOXIC   show SUFFIX  
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TROPIC   show SUFFIX  
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ULA   show SUFFIX  
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ULE   show SUFFIX  
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show CONDITION, PROCESS OF   SUFFIX  
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WHEN BLOOD IS FORCED OUT OF THE HEART, THE INCREASED PREASURE IS CALLED THIS   SYSTOLIC   show
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show DIASTOLIC   BOTTOM BLOOD PRESSURE NUMBER  
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show CLOT   ROOT WORD  
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ANGI   show ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR  
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AORT   AORTA   show
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show VEIN   ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR  
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STENOSIS   NARROWING   show
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VEN   show ROOT WORD, CARDIOVASCULAR  
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GLYC   show ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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show FAT   ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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NEPHR   show ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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show PANCREAS   ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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THYR   show ROOT WORD, ENDOCRINE SYSTEM  
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CONSISTS OF THE GLANDS THAT SECRETE HORMONES, CHEMICALS THAT ASSIST IN REGULATING BODY FUNCTIONS   ENDOCRINE SYSTEM   show
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show ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER    
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AIDS   show  
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AWP   AVERAGE WHOLESALE PRICE   show
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BM   show  
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show BLOOD PRESSURE    
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BS   BLOOD SUGAR   show
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show BODY SURFACE AREA    
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show CANCER    
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show CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE    
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show CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE    
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DAW   show  
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D/C   show  
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DM   show  
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DOB   DATE OF BIRTH   show
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show ENTERIC COATED    
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ENT   EARS, NOSE, THROAT   show
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show EMERGENCY ROOM    
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show GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE    
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GTT   DROP   show
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