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56 Cards in this Set
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LRT |
lower respiratory tract |
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TB |
tuberculosis |
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SARS |
severe acute respiratory syndrome |
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URT |
upper respiratory tract |
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SIDS |
sudden infant death syndrome |
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VC |
vital capacity |
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SOB |
shortness of breath |
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DM |
diabetes mellitus |
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ERCP |
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
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LGI |
lower gastrointestinal tract |
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GERD |
gastroesophageal reflux disease |
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ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
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GI |
gastrointestinal |
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ARF |
acute renal failure |
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IBS |
inflammatory bowel syndrome |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen |
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ox/o |
oxygen |
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-ation |
action or process |
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-pnea |
breathing |
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bil/i, chol/e |
bile |
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silic/o |
silica |
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cirrh/o |
orange-yellow |
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spir/o |
to breath |
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de- |
down, from, reversing, or removing |
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glycos/o |
sugar |
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viscer/o |
viscera |
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-orexia |
appetite |
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cheil/o |
lips |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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dent/i, dent/o, odont/o |
teeth |
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vag/o |
vagus nerve |
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gingiv/o |
gums |
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gloss/o, lingu/o |
tongue |
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intestin/o, enter/o |
intestines |
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or/o, stomat/o |
mouth |
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duoden/o |
duodenum |
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esophag/o |
esophagus |
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jejun/o |
jejunum |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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ile/o |
ileum |
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col/o, colon/o |
colon or large intestine |
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proct/o |
anus or rectum |
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append/o, appendic/o |
appendix |
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rect/o |
rectum |
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cec/o |
cecum |
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an/o |
anus |
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sigmoid/o |
sigmoid colon |
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cholecyst/o |
gallbladder |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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albumin/o |
albumin |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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-ation |
process |
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pactreat/o |
pancreas |
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-esis |
action, process, or result of |
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sial/o |
salivary gland |
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glycos/o |
sugar |
