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| albumin/o | albumin (protein)
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| all/o | other, differing from normal
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| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac)
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| albin/o | white
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| andr/o | male
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| bacteri/o | bacteria
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| balan/o | glans penis
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| cali/o | calyx
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| calic/o | calyx
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| cervic/o | cervix, neck of uterii
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| colp/o | vagina
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| crypt/o | hidden
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| cyst/o | bladder
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| cyt/o | cell
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| epididym/o | epididymis
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| episi/o | vulva
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| galact/o | milk
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| gynec/o | woman
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hyster/o | uterus/womb
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| idi/o | unknown
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| labi/o | lip
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| lact/o | milk
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| lapar/o | abdomen
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| leuk/o | white
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| lith/o | stone
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| men/o | menses,menstruation,month
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| metr/o | uterus,womb
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| myc/o | fungus
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| nat/o | birth
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| noct/o | night
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| olig/o | scanty
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| orch/i | testes
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| orchi/o | testes
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| orchid/o | testes
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| ov/i | egg
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| ov/o | egg
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| ovari/o | ovary
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| perine/o | perineum
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| prostat/o | prostate gland
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| py/o | pus
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| ren/o | kidney
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| salping/o | fallopian tube, oviduct
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| spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells
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| ur/o | urine, urinary tract
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| urin/o | urine, urinary tract
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| uter/o | uterus, womb
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| vagin/o | vagina
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| vas/o | vas defrens, vessel
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| vesic/o | bladder
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| vesicul/o | semminal vessicle
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| vulv/o | vuvla
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| a- an- | without
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| -al | p2
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| -algia | pain
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| -ar | p2
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| -arche | beginning
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| -ary | p2
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| -cele | swelling, protrusion, hernia
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| -centesis | surgical puncture
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| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture
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| -cyesis | pregnancy
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| dys- | bad,painful,difficult
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| -ectasis | dialation,exspansion,stretching
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| -ectomy | excision
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| endo- | in, within
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| epi- | above,upon,on,over
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| -genesis | forming,producing,origin
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| -gram | record,writing,xray,film
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -gravida | pregnant woman
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| hyper- | excessive
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| hypo- | under,below
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| inter- | between
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| -ism | c/o
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| -itis | inflammation
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| juxta- | beside, next to
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| lacti- | milk
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| -lysis | seperation, destruction,loosening
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| -malacia | softening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -metry | measuring
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| multi- | many,much
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| -ologist | one who studies a specific study, specialist
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| -oma | tumor
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| -osis | ab c/o
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| -para | to bear
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| -pathy | disease
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| peri- | around
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| -pexy | fixation.suspension
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| -phobia | fear
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| poly- | many,much
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| primi- | first
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| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement
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| -rrhagia | burting forth
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -salpinx | fallopian tube, oviduct
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| -schisis | a spliting
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| -sclerosis | ab c/o hardening
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| -scopy | visual examination, process of examining
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| -tocia | childbirth, labor
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| -tomy | incision
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| -tripsy | crushing
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| -triptor | instrument to crush
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| -uria | urine
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| -version | act of turning
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| Ab | abortion
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| AIDS | acquired immune deficency syndrome
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| BNO | bladder neck obstruction
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| C & S | culture and sensitivity
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| CS | cesarean section
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| CWP | childbirth without pain
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| D & C | dilation and curettage
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| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| ED | erectile dysfunction
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| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy
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| FECG | fetal electrocardiogram
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| FTND | full term normal delivery
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| FTT | failure to thrive
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| GU | genitourinary
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| GYN | gynecology
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| HRT | hormone replacement therapy
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| HSV | herpes simplex virus
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| IVP | intravenous pyelogram/graphy
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| K | potassium
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| LBW | low birth weight
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| LMP | last menstrual period
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| MH | marital history, mental health
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| Na | sodium
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| OB | obstetrics
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| PAP | Papanicolaou's smear/test
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| PMS | premenstrual syndrome
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| PSA | prostate specific antigen
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| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome
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| STD | sexually transmitted disease
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| STI | sexually trasmitted infection
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| TSS | toxic shock syndrome
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| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy
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| URI | upper respiratory infection
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| UTI | urinary tract infection
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| VCUG | voiding cystourethrography
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| VD | veneral disease
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| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid test
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| cyan/o | blue
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| eight | oct/o
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| First | primi-
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| Five | Quinti, penta
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| Four | quadri, quadra
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| mal | bad,poor
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| nine | nona
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| plegia | paralysis
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| poli- | gray matter
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| rose or dawn coloured | eosin/o
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| three | tri-
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| ten | dec-, deca-
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| twitching | -spasm
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| two | bi-, di-
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| jaund/o | yellow
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| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust
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| chlor/o | green
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| oid | resembling
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| ante | in front of
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| poiesis | development of
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| Ketone | ketone bodies
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| spadias | slit fissure
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| attraction to | phil/o
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| para- | beside
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| fixation of | -desis, -pexy
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| fissure, binding of | -schisis
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| pain | -algia, -dynia
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| -phagia | eating, swallowing, digesting
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| -penia | decrease, definciency
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| ptysis | spitting
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| PEG tube | percuntaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
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| black | melan/o, anthrac/o
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| Hcg | Human chorionic gonadotrophin
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| one | mono-
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| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate
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| GC | gonococcus
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| DRE | digital rectal exam
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| ESRD | end stage renal disease
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| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia
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| UA | urinalysis
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| TAH | Total abdominal hysterectomy
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| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease
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| BSE | breast self exam
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| IUD | intrauterine device
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| LH | leutinizing hormone
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| A/G | albumin/globulin ratio
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| AGN | acute glomerlonephritis
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| ATN | acute tubular necrosis
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| SG | specific gravity
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| HB | hepitatis B
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| Inf | Influenza
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| Hib | Haemophilus influnzae type B
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| Var | Varicella
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| Men-C | Meningococcal C
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| DTaP-IPV | Diptheria, tetnus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio virus
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| BMI | body mass index
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| FSH | follice stimulating hormone
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| stenois | narrowing
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| azot | nitrogenous compound
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