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240 Cards in this Set
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adip
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fat
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aer
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air
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angi
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vessel
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arteri
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artery
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arthr
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joint
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bili
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bile
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bronch
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bronchus
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cardi
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heart
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cephal
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head
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chondr
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cartilage
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cry
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cold
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cutane
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skin
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cyst
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bladder
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cyt
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cell
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derm
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skin
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dermat
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skin
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encephal
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brain
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enter
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intestines
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erythr
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red
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esophag
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esophagus
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estr
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female
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fibrin
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fiber
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gastr
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stomach
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gluc
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sugar, glucose
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glyc
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sugar, glucose
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hem
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blood
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hemat
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blood
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hepat
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liver
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leuk
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white
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lip
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fat
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my
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muscle
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necr
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death
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nephr
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kidney
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onc
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tumor
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oste
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bone
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path
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disease
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phleb
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vein
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pulmon
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lung
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ren
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kidney
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scler
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hard
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thromb
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clot
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thorac
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chest
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tox
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posion
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vas
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vessel
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ven
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vein
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a-
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without
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an-
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without
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ar-
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without
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ana-
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again, upward, back
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aniso-
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unequal
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anti-
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against
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bi-
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two
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bio-
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life
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brady-
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slow
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cata-
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down
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cyan-
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blue
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dys-
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difficult
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endo-
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in, within
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epi-
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on, over
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exo-
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outside
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extra-
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outside
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hetero-
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different
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homo-
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same
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homeo-
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same
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hyper-
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too much, high
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hypo
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low, under
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intra-
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within
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inter-
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between
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iso-
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equal, same
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macro-
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large, long
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mal-
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poor
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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neo-
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new
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poly-
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many, much
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post-
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after
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pre-
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before
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per-
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through
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peri-
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around
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semi-
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half
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sub-
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below, under
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tachy-
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rapid
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tri-
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three
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-ac
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pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-algia
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pain
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-ar
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pertaining to
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-ase
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enzyme
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-ary
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pertaining to
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-cyte
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cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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-gram
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recording, writing
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-ia
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state or condition
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-ism
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state of
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-ist
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one who specializes in
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-itis
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inflammation
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-rrhage
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bursting forth
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-logist
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specialist in the study of
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-lysis
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breakdown, seperation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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instrument that measures or counts
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-ole
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small
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-oma
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tumor
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-osis
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condition
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-oxia
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oxygen level
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-pathy
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disease
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-penia
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deficiency
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-pnea
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breathing
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-poiesis
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formation
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-rrhage
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excess/abnormal flow
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-spasm
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twitch, involuntary muscle movement
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling, standing
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-tomy
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cutting, incision
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-ule
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small
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plural endings
-a |
ae
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plural endings
-en |
ina
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plural endings
-ex |
ices
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plural endings
-ix |
ices
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plural endings
-is |
es
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plural endings
-nx |
nges
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plural endings
-on |
a
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plural endings
-um |
a
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plural endings
-us |
i
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pronunciation
ae |
pronounce 2nd vowel only
-chordae |
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pronunciation
c soft |
sound like 's' if it procedes 'e','i','y'
-circulation-cytology |
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pronunciation
c hard sound |
has a hard sound if it precedes other vowels
-capillary-culture |
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pronunciation
g soft |
sound like 'j' if it procedes 'e','i','y'
genetic-gyrate |
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pronunciation
g hard sound |
has a hard sound if it precedes other vowels
gallbladder-gut |
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pronunciation
ch |
often pronounced like a 'k' chloride, cholesterol
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pronunciation
e |
may be pronounced separately at end of a term
-syncope-diastole |
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pronunciation
es |
may be pronounced as a seperate syllable if at the end of a term
-nares |
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pronunciation
i |
pronounce like 'eye' if at the end of a plural term
-fungi-nuclei |
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pronunciation
ph |
'f' sound
pharmacy |
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pronunciation
pn word start |
'n' sound (only at beginning of a word)
pneumonia |
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pronunciation
pn middle of word |
both letters separately in the middle of a term
-dyspnea-apnea |
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pronunciation
ps |
"s"
pseudopod-psychology |
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Abbreviations
ABGs |
arterial blood gases
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Abbreviations
ABO |
blood group system
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Abbreviations
a.c. |
before meals
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Abbreviations
ad lib |
as desired
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Abbreviations
AST |
aspartate aminotransferase
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Abbreviations
b.i.d |
twice a day (bis in die)
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Abbreviations
bili |
bilirubin
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Abbreviations
BP |
blood pressure
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Abbreviations
BUN |
blood urea nitrogen
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Abbreviations
Bx |
biopsy
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Abbreviations
CAD |
coronary artery disease
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Abbreviations
CBC |
complete blood count
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Abbreviations
CNS |
central nervous system
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Abbreviations
COPD |
chronic obstructive pulmonary system
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Abbreviations
crit |
hematocrit
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Abbreviations
CVA |
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
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Abbreviations
CXR |
chest x-ray
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Abbreviations
DIC |
disseminated intravascular coagulation
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Abbreviations
diff |
differential count of white blood cells
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Abbreviations
dil |
dilute
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Abbreviations
Dx |
diagonsis
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Abbreviations
ECG, EKG |
electrocardiogram
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Abbreviations
ENT |
ear, nose, throat
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Abbreviations
ESR |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (sed rate)
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Abbreviations
FBS |
fasting blood sugar
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Abbreviations
FUO |
fever unknown orgin
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Abbreviations
GI |
gastrointestinal
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Abbreviations
GTT |
glucose tolerance test
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Abbreviations
Hb, Hgb |
hemoglobin
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Abbreviations
HBsAg |
hepatitis B surface antigen
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Abbreviations
HDL |
high-density lipoprotein
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Abbreviations
Hct |
hematocrit
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Abbreviations
HH (H&H) |
hemoglobin and hematocrit
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Abbreviations
h/o |
history of
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Abbreviations
h.s |
at bedtime (hora somni)
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Abbreviations
hx |
history
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Abbreviations
IM |
intramuscular
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Abbreviations
IV |
intravenous
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Abbreviations
IVP |
intravenous pyelogram
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Abbreviations
L |
measure=liter
direction=left |
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Abbreviations
LD/LDH |
lactic dehydrogenase
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Abbreviations
LDL |
low-density lipoprotein
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Abbreviations
lytes |
electrolytes
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Abbreviations
m |
meter
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Abbreviations
MHC/MCHC |
mean corpuscular hemoglobin
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Abbreviations
mcg |
microgram
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Abbreviations
mg |
milligram
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Abbreviations
MI |
myocardial infarction
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Abbreviations
mL |
millitier
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Abbreviations
mm |
millimeter
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Abbreviations
neg |
negative
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Abbreviations
NPO |
nothing by mouth (nulla per os)
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Abbreviations
O&P |
ova and parasite
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Abbreviations
p.c. |
after meals
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Abbreviations
PCO 2 |
pressure of carbondioxide in the blood
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Abbreviations
pH |
hydrogen ion concetration(measure of acidity or alkalinity
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Abbreviations
PO 2 |
pressure of oxygen in blood
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Abbreviations
p.o. |
orally
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Abbreviations
PP |
after a meal(postprandial)
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Abbreviations
PPD |
purified protein derivative ( TB test)
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Abbreviations
prep |
prepare for
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Abbreviations
PRN.prn |
as necessary (pro re nata)
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Abbreviations
QNS, q.n.s. |
quantity not sufficient
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Abbreviations
RIA |
radioimmunoassay
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Abbreviations
R/O |
rule out
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Abbreviations
RPR |
rapid plasma reagin
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Abbreviations
Rx |
treatment
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Abbreviations
ŝ |
without
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Abbreviations
Sed rate |
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
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Abbreviations
segs |
segmented white blood cells
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Abbreviations
SGOT |
serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase (AST)
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Abbreviations
SGPT |
serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (AST)
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Abbreviations
SMAC |
sequential multiple analyzer cpmputerized
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Abbreviations
sol |
solution
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Abbreviations
Sx |
symptoms
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Abbreviations
T |
temperature
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Abbreviations
T & C |
type and crossmatch
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Abbreviations
TIBC |
total iron binding capacity
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Abbreviations
TPN |
total parental nutrition (intravenous feeding)
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Abbreviations
TPR |
temperature , pulse, respiration
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Abbreviations
Trig |
triglycerides
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Abbreviations
Tx |
treatment
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Abbreviations
URI |
upper respiratory infection
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Abbreviations
UTI |
urinary tract infection
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Abbreviations
W with a line through it |
water reactive
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Abbreviations
wd |
wound
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Abbreviations
WT, wt |
weight
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Abbreviations
y/o |
years old
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Symbols
α |
alpha
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Symbols
β |
beta
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Symbols
δ |
delta
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Symbols
γ |
gamma
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Symbols
λ |
lambda
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Symbols
∞ |
infinity
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Symbols
μ |
micron
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Symbols
μġ |
microgram
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Symbols
+ |
plus, positive
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Symbols
- |
negative, minus
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Symbols
= |
equals
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Symbols
< |
less than
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Symbols
> |
greater than
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Symbols
< underlined |
equal to or less than
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