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52 Cards in this Set
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Refers to
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Hem/o, hemat/o
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Blood
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Immun/o
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Immune system
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Muscul/o, my/o
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Muscle
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Nephr/o, ren/o
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Kidney
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Psych/o
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Mind
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Xer/o
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Dry
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Suffix
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Meaning
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-emia
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Blood
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-iasis, -osis, -sis
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Condition
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-logy, -logist, -iatry, -iatrics
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Study of, specialty of
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-lysis
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Disintegration
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-malacia
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Softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oma
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Tumor
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-pnea
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Breath, respiration
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-rrhea
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Discharge
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-stomy
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Permanent opening
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Prefix
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Meaning
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Dys-
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Bad, difficult
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Epi-
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Upon, subsequent to
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Hyper-
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Above, beyond normal, high
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Hypo-
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Below, below normal, low
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Inter-
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Between
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Pan-
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Everywhere
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Tachy-
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Abnormally high rate of speed
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Tri-
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Three
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Pharmacy Abbv.
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Meaning
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fl.
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Fluid
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fl.oz.
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Fluid ounce
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g, (gm)
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Gram
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gtt.
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Drop
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hr, (h, °)
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Hour
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hs
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At bedtime
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IV
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Intravenous
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NKDA, (NKA)
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No known drug allergies; (no known allergies)
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NPO
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Nothing by mouth
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NS
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Normal saline, (0.9% saline)
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OD
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Right eye
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OS
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Left eye
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OU
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Both eyes
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pc
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after meals
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p.o., (per os)
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by mouth
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pr
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per rectum
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p.r.n.
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as needed
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SC or SQ
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subcutaneous
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Sig., S.
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directions, (write on label)
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SL
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sublingual, (beneath the tongue)
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stat.
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immediately
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supp.
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suppository |
