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Endocrine with abbreves and pharmacy abbreves

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anti-   against  
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ad-   toward, in the direction of  
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exo-   outside, outward  
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epi-   above, upon  
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eu-   well, easily, good, normal  
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pan-   all, entire, very  
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hyper-   excessive, above normal  
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poly-   many, much  
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para-   near, beyond  
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hypo-   under, below, deficient  
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-crine   secrete  
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-emia   blood condition  
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-phagia   swallowing, eating  
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-oma   tumour  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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-toxic   poison  
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-gen, -genesis   forming, producing, origin  
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-dipsia   thirst  
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-ism   condition  
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-physis   growth  
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-tropic   stimulating, influencing  
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-uria   urine  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-pathy   disease  
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-stasis   standing still  
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plas/o, -plasia, -plasm   formation, growth  
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-tomy   incision  
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-ectomy   excision, removal  
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aden/o   gland  
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acr/o   extremity  
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andr/o   male, relationship to the male  
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calc/o   calcium  
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gonad/o   gonads, sex glands  
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gluc/o, glyc/o, glycos/o   sugar, sweetness  
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ket/o   ketone bodies (acids, acetones)  
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kal/i   potassium  
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lact/o   milk  
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medull/o   inner section  
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pineal/o   pineal gland  
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parathyroid/o   parathyroid glands  
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somat/o   body  
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thyr/o, thyroid/o   thyroid gland  
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adren/o, adrenal/o   adrenal glands  
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cortic/o   outer region  
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gynec/o   female  
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home/o   same, alike  
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hypophys/o   pituitary body  
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lute/o   yellow  
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melan/o   black, dark  
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pituit/o   pituitary  
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pancreat/o   thymus gland  
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ren/o, nephr/o   kidney  
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thym/o   thymus gland  
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tox/o, toxic/o   poison  
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radi/o   radiation, xray, radius  
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oophor/o, ovari/o   ovary  
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orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o, test/o   testis, testes  
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ACTH   adrenocorticotropic hormone  
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ADH   antidiuretic hormone  
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BMR   basal metabolic rate  
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DI   diabetes insipidus  
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DKA   diabetic ketoacidosis  
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DM   diabetes mellitus  
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FSH   follicle stimulating hormone  
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GH   growth hormone  
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IDDM   insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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K   potassium  
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LH   luteinizing hormone  
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MSH   melanocyte stimulating hormone  
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NIDDM   non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus  
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NPH   neutral protamine hagedorn (insulin)  
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PRL   prolactin  
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PGH   pituitary growth hormone(parathormone)  
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RAI   radioactive iodine  
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RAIU   radioactive iodine uptake (test on thyroid)  
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T3   triiodothyronine  
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T4   thyroxine  
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TFT   thyroid function test  
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TSH   thyroid stimulating hormone  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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GTT   glucose tolerance test  
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HCG   human chorionic gonadotropin  
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HDL   high density lipoproteins  
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ICF   intracellular fluid  
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ICSH   interstitial cell stimulating hormone  
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ITT   insulin tolerance test  
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LDL   low density lipoproteins  
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LTH   lactogenic hormone (prolactin)  
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MSH   melanocyte stimulating hormone (melanin)  
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PGH   pituitary growth hormone  
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PTH   parathyroid hormone  
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HRT   hormone replacement therapy  
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BMI   body mass index  
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ABG's   arterial blood gas(es)  
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AFB   acid-fast bacillus (tB organism)  
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APTT   activated partial thromboplastin time  
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BE   barium enema, below elbow  
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BUN   blood, urea, nitrogen  
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C&S   culture & sensitivity  
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C&T   cross-match & type  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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CK   creatine kinase (cardiac enzyme), conducted keratoplasty  
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CO2   carbon dioxide  
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CRP   C-reative protein  
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CSF   cerebrospinal fluid  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CXR   chest xray; chest radiograph  
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ECG   electrocardiogram  
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ELISA   enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay  
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EMG   electromyography  
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ERCP   endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography  
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ESR   erythrocyte sedimentation rate  
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FBS   fasting blood sugar  
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Hb   hemoglobin  
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HbA1C   hemoglobin blood sugar over time (special test for diabetics)  
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HDL   high density lipoproteins  
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HIV   human immunodeficiency virus  
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INR   international normalized ratio  
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IVP   intravenous pyelo/gram /graphy  
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K   potassium  
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KUB   kidney ureter bladder  
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LDH   lactic dehydrogenase  
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LDL   low density lipoproteins  
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LP   lumbar puncture  
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LS   lumbosacral spine  
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MCH   mean cell hemoglobin  
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MCHC   mean cell hemoglobin concentration  
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MCV   mean cell volume  
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Mg   milligram  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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MRA   magnetic resonance angio/gram /graphy  
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Na   sodium  
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O&P   ova and parasites  
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OB   obstetrics  
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P   phosphorous  
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Pap   Papanicoloau's Test  
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PCO2   partial pressure of carbon dioxide  
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PFT   pulmonary function test  
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PSA   prostate specific antigen  
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PT   prothombin time  
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PTT   partial thromboplastin time  
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RBC   red blood cell  
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S&A   sugar and acetone  
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Bx   biopsy  
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SBF   small bowel follow-through  
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SGOT   serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase  
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T&S   type & screen  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal series  
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US   ultrasound  
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VDRL   venereal disease research laboratory  
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VMA   vanilylimandelic acid (24 hour urine test)  
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WBC   white blood cell  
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UA   urinanalysis  
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Sx   symptom  
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U/L, U&L   upper & lower  
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I&D   incision & drainage  
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DSA   digital subtraction angiography  
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MG   myasthenia gravis  
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aa   of each; affected area  
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ac   before meals  
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AD   right ear  
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Ad. lib.   as desired/needed by client  
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AS   left ear  
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ASAP   as soon as possible  
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AU   both ears  
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bid   twice per day  
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cap   capsule  
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dr.   doctor? dram?  
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elix   elixir  
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gr   gram?  
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Gtt, gtts   drop, drops  
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h.s.   at bedtime  
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h/hr   hour  
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hs   half strength  
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IM   intramuscular  
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IV   intravenous  
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kg   kilogram  
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L   litre  
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lb   pound  
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Liq   liquid  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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OD   right eye  
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OTC   over the counter  
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OU   both eyes  
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oz   ounce  
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pc   after meals  
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po   by mouth; orally  
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prn/PRN   as needed  
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q.2.h.   every 2 hours  
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q.d.   every day  
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q.i.d.   four times per day  
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q_h   every_hours  
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qhs   every bedtime  
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qid   four times per day  
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qs   quantum sufficia; quantity required  
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Rx   prescription  
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s   without  
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s/c; sc   sub-cutaneous  
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SL   sublingual  
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sol   solution  
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ss   one half  
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stat/STAT   immediately  
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t.i.d.   three times per day  
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tab   tablet  
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tbsp   tablespoon  
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tid   three times per day  
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tr   trace  
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tsp   teaspoon  
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Tx   treatment  
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ung   ointment  
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somat/o   body  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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-physis   growth  
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per-   through  
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-tropin   stimulating  
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intra-   within  
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peri-   around  
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dia-   through, across  
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anthrac/o   black  
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-trophy   development, nourishment  
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cyt/o   cell  
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hist/o   tissue  
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kary/o   nucleus  
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anter/o   anterior  
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caud/o   tail, toward the tail, caudad  
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crani/o   cranium, cranial  
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dist/o   far, farthest, distal  
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dors/o   back (of body), dorsal  
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infer/o   lower, below, inferior  
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later/o   side, to one side, lateral  
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medi/o   middle, medial  
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poster/o   back (of body), behind, posterior  
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proxim/o   near, nearest, proximal  
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ventr/o   belly, belly side, ventral  
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abdomin/o   abdominal  
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cervic/o   neck; cervix uteri(neck of cervix); cervical  
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gastr/o   stomach; gastric  
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ili/o   ilium; lateral, flaring portion of hip bone; ilial  
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inguin/o   groin; inguinal  
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lumb/o   loins (lower back); lumbar  
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pelv/i, pelv/o   pelvis; pelvic  
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spin/o   spine; spinal  
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thorac/o   chest; thoracic  
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umbilic/o   umbilicus, navel; umbilical  
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albin/o, leuk/o   white  
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chlor/o   green  
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chrom/o   colour  
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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o   yellow  
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cyan/o   blue  
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erythr/o   red  
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melan/o   black  
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poli/o   gray  
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acr/o   extremity  
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eti/o   cause  
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idi/o   unknown, peculiar  
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morph/o   form, shape, structure  
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path/o   disease  
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radi/o   radiation, xray, radius  
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son/o   sound  
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viscer/o   internal organs  
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xer/o   dry  
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-gnosis   knowing  
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-gram, -graph, -graphy   record, instrument to record, process of recording  
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-meter   instrument for measuring  
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-metry   act of measuring  
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hetero-   different  
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homeo-, homo-   same, alike  
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infra-   below, under  
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super-   above, upper  
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ultra-   excess, beyond  
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trans-   across, through  
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peri-   around  
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PET   positron emission tomography  
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SPECT   single photon emission computed tomography  
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FS   frozen section  
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AP   anteroposterior  
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