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91 Cards in this Set
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Abd
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abdomen
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AC
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before meals
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ADL
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activities daily living
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Ad lib
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as desired
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AM
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morning
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AMB
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ambulatory
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BID
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twice daily
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BM
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bowel movement
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BP
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blood pressure
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BRP
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bathroom privileges
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c/o
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complains of
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gtt
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drop
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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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Glosso
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relating to tongue
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Glyco
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sugar
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Gyn
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woman
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hemi
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half
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hemo
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blood
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hepar
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liver
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hepatio
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liver
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hisc
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open
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homo
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same, similar
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hydro
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related to water
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hyper
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above, beyond
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hypo
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under, below
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I & O
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intake and output
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ile, ilo
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intestine
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Infra
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below
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Inter
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between
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Intra
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inside
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Itis
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inflammation
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Latero
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side
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LB #
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pound
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Leuko
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white
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Lith
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stone
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Ly
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loose, dissolve
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Lysis
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dissolving, decomposition
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Macro
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large, big
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Mal
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bad, poor
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Mamm
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breast
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Megaly
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large
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Metra, metro
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uterus
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Micro
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small
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Necr, Necro
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dead
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Neo
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new
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Neuro
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nerve
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Noct
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night
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NPO
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nothing by mouth
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Olig
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few, small, scanty
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OOB
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out of bed
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Ophthalm
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eye
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Osis
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condition, process
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Oss, ost
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bone
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Ostomy
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creation of an opening
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Palp
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touch, feel
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Pan
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all, entire
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Para
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beside, beyond
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Path
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disease, sickness
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PC
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after meals
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Ped, Pedi, Pedo
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foot
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Peri
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around
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Phag
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eat
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Phas
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speak
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Phleb
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vein
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Phon
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sound
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Phot
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light
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Plegia
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paralysis
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Pleur
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rib
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Pne
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breathing
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Pneumo
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air, gas, lung
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post
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after
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Pre
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before
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PRN
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as needed, when necessary
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Pro
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before
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Pulmo
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lung
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Pyo
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pus
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QID
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Four times daily
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QH
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every hour
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QS
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quantity sufficient
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Ren
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kidneys
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Rhage, rhagia
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hemorrhage
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Stat
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immediately
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Stasis
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stoppage, slowing
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Super
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over, above
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Tach
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fast
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Therm
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heat
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Thromb
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clot
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TID
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three times a day
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Conntaining pus
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purulent
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Gaucher disease
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