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nomenclature
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system of naming things, such as body parts
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Terminologia Anatomica
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a manual of anatomical nomenclature that standardizes the names of anatomical structures
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eponyms
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the name of a disease, structure, or procedure derived from the name of the person who discovered or described it first
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medical record
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a written account that includes a patient's initial complaints, medical history, physical findings, test results, and therapies
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progress notes
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written documentation for organizing follow-up data and evaluating a patient after the history and physical are obtained; also called SOAP notes
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SOAP notes
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progress notes
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symptoms
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physical or mental features indicating a condition that are perceived by the patient; a subjective indication of disease
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sign
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any abnormality indicative of disease that is discovered on examination; an objective indication of disease
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
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1996 Federal law that restricts access to an individual's private medical information
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International Classification of Diseases (ICD)
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the classification of specific conditions determined by an international expert committee and published in a manual
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Plural ending of -a
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-ae
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Plural ending of -ax
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-aces
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Plural ending of -en
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-ina
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Plural ending of -ex
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-ices
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Plural ending of -ion
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-ia
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Plural ending of -is
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-es
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Plural ending of -itis
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-itides
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Plural ending of -ium
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-ia
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Plural ending of -ix
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-ices
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Plural ending of -oma
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-omata or -omas
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Plural ending of -sis
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-ses
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Plural ending of -um
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-a
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Plural ending of -us
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-i
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Plural ending of -x
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-ges
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Plural ending of -y
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-ies
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word parts
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prefixes, suffixes, or combining forms
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combining forms
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elements used in combination with another element to form a word
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word root
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the basic, meaningful part of a word that is left when any prefixes or suffixes are removed
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etymology
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the study of the origins of words or word parts and how they have arrived at their current form and meaning
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a-
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without
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ab-
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away from
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ad-
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toward
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ambi-
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both sides
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an-
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without
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ana-
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up
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ante-
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before, in front of
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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brady-
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slow
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caud-, caudo-
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tail
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cephal-, cephalo-
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head
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chrom-, chromo-
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color, colored
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circum-
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around
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contra-
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against
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cry-, cryo-
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cold, freezing
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cyst-, cysti-, cysto-
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bladder
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de-
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from, away
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dextr-, dextro-
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right, toward the right
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dys-
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painful, difficult
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ec-
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out of, away from
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encephal-, encephalo-
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brain
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end-, endo-
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within, inner
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epi-
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upon, following
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equi-
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equal, equally
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eu-
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good, well, normal
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ex-, exo-
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out, outside
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extra-
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without, outside of
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heter-, hetero-
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other, different
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homo-
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same
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hydro-
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water
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hyer-
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above, beyond, over
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hypo-
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below, under, beneath
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im-
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not, in, within
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in-
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not, within, in; appears as im- before b, p, or m
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infra-
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below, under
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inter-
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among, between
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intra-
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within, inside
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juxta-
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near
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mal-
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abnormal, bad, ill
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mes-, meso-
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middle
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meta-
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between, behind, after, beyond
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mid-
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middle
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neo-
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new, recent
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per-
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through
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pan-
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all, entire
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par-, para-
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adjacent to, near
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pari-
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around
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pre-
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before
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post-
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after, behind
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pro-
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supporting, in front of, before
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pseudo-
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false
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re-
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backward, again
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retro-
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behind, backward
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sinistro-
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left, toward the left
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sub-
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below, under, beneath
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super-
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above, beyond
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supra-
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above, upon
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sym-
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together, with
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syn-
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together, with
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tachy-
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rapid
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trans-
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through, across
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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bi-
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two
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di-
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two
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diplo-
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double
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hemi-
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half
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hex-, hexa-
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six
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macr-, macro-
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large
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maxi-
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extra large
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mega-
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big, large, great
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micro-
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small
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mini-, mono-
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small, miniature one
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multi-
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many
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noni-
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nine
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oct-, octa- octo-
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eight
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pent-, penta-
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five
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poly-
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many, much
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quadir-, quadru-
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four
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semi-
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half, partial
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sept-, septi-
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seven
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sex-, sexi-
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six
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tetra-
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four
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tri-
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three
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uni-
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one
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dec-, deca-
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ten
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deci-
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one-tenth
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hecto-
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one hundred
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centi-
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one one hundredth
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kilo-
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one thousand
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milli-
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one one thousandth
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mega-
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one million
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micro-
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one one millionth
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giga-
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one billion
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nano-
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one one billionth
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-ac
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pertaining or relating to
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-ad
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toward
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-al
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pertaining or relating to
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-algia
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pain
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-ase
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enzyme
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-blast
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immature precursor cell
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-cele
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swelling, hernia
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cide
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kill
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-cise
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cute
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-clast
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something that breaks; to break
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-cyte
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cell
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-desia
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surgical fixation, fusion
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-eal
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pertaining to
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-ectasis
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expansion, dilation
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-ectomy
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surgical removal
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-emia
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condition of the blood
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-esis
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condition, action, process
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-genesis
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origination
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-genic
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produced by
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-gram
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written record or picture
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-graph
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record or picture
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-graphy
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writing, description
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-ia, -iac
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condition of, pertaining to
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-iasis
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presence of
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-id
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condition of
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-ior
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pertaining to
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0ism
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process
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-itis
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inflammation
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-lith
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stone
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-logia, -logy
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study of
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-lysis
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breakdown, destruction
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-megaly
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large, enlargement
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-oid
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resembling
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-ology
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study of
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-oma
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tumor or neoplasm
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-osis
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condition
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-parous
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giving birth
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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few, deficiency
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-pexy
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fixation
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-phasia
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speech
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-phil-, -phile, -philia
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attraction for
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-phobia
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abnormal fear
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-plasia
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growth
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-plegia
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paralysis
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-pnea
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breathing
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-poiesis
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production, formation
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-praxia
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movement
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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excessive, abnormal flow
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-rrhaphy
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fluid discharge or flow
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-scope
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instrument for viewing
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-scopy
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viewing
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-sis
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state of
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-spasm
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twitch, involuntary muscle contraction
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-stalsis
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constriction, contraction
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing, stricture
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-stomy
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artificial or surgical opening
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=taxis
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movement toward a stimulus
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-tome
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part or section; instrument or cutting
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-tomy
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incision, cutting
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-tripsy
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crushing
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-trophy
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growth, nourishment
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-uria
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pertaining to the urine
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A
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assessment
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CAAHEP
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Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs
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CC
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chief complaint
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c/o
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complains of
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CPT
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Current Procedural Terminology
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Dx or DX
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diagnosis
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FH
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family history
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HEENT
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head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat
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H&P
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History and Physical
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HIPAA
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
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HPI
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history of previous illness
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Hx
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history
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ICD
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International Classification of Diseases
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IMP
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impression
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L&W
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living and well
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NAD
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no acute distress
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NKA
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no known allergies
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NKDA
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no known drug allergies
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O
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objective
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OH
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Occupational History
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P
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plan
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PE
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physical examination
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PERRLA
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pupils equal, round, and reactive to light and accommodation
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PMH
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past medical history
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R/O
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rule out
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ROS
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review of systems
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S
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subjective
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SH
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social history
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SOAP
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subjective, objective, assessment, plan
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Sx
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symptom
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UCHD
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usual childhood diseases
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WNL
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within normal limits
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