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SUFFIX FOR EXCISION
(SURGICALLY REMOVING) |
-ECTOMY
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SUFFIX FOR MAKING AN INCISION
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-TOMY
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ROOTS FOR TESTICLE
(TESTIS) |
TEST/O
ORCHI/O ORCHID/O |
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ROOTS FOR MONTH, MENSTRUAL FLOW
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MEN/O
MENS |
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ROOTS FOR UTERUS
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UTER/O
HYSTER/O METR/O METR/I |
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WHAT ARE GONADS
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SEX GLANDS
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ROOTS FOR BREAST
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MAMM/O
MAST/O |
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ROOT FOR FALLOPIAN TUBE, OVIDUCT, OR SALPINX
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SALPING/O
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SUFFIX FOR INSTRUMENT USED TO MEASURE
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-METER
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ROOTS FOR OVARIES
|
OVARI/O
OOPHOR/O |
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ROOTS FOR OVUM (EGG)
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OO
OV/O |
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ROOTS FOR SPERM AND SEMEN
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SPERM/I
SPERMAT/O |
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ROOT FOR PROSTATE
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PROSTAT/O
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ROOT FOR VAS DEFERENS
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VAS/O
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ANOTHER NAME FOR VAS DEFERENS
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DUCTUS DEFERENS
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ROOT FOR RENAL PELVIS
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PYEL/O
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ROOT FOR URINARY BLADDER
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CYST/O
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SUFFIX FOR FLOW OR DISCHARGE
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-RHEA
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SUFFIX FOR PROFUSE FLOW
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-RHAGE
-RHAGIA |
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ROOT FOR PANCREATIC ISLETS
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INSUL/O
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ROOT FOR URETER
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URETER/O
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SUFFIX FOR SEPARATION, LOOSENING, DISSOLVING, DESTRUCTION
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-LYSIS
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SUFFIX FOR DROPPING DOWNWARD, DISPLACEMENT
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-PTOSIS
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SUFFIX FOR TACKING UP, SURGICAL FIXATION
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-PEXY
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PREFIX FOR AFTER, BEHIND
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POST
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SUFFIX FOR AN INSTRUMENT USED TO RECORD THE X-RAY
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-GRAPH
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SUFFIX FOR THE PROCESS OF RECORDING THE X-RAY
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-GRAPHY
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SUFFIX FOR THE PICTURE (THE X-RAY)
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-GRAM
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SUFFIX FOR SUTURING
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-RHAPHY
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SUFFIX FOR PARALYSIS
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-PLEGIA
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WORD USED AS SUFFIX FOR PARTIAL PARALYSIS
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-PARESIS
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COMBINING FOR FOR NERVE
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NEURO
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COMBINING FORM FOR SPINAL CORD
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MYELO
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WORD USED AS A SUFFIX FOR PERSISTENT, IRRATIONAL FEAR
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-PHOBIA
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ROOT FOR WATER, FLUID
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HYDR/O
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SUFFIX FOR SURGICAL CREATION OF A NEW, PERMANENT OPENING
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-STOMY
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COMBINING FORM FOR GLAND
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ADNEO (vs ADREN/O)
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COMBINING FORM FOR BRAIN
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ENCEPHALO
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ROOTS FOR KIDNEY
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NEPHR/O
REN/O |
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SUFFIX FOR INSTRUMENT USED TO VISUALLY EXAMINE (VIEW)
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-SCOPE
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SUFFIX FOR VISUAL EXAMINATION
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-SCOPY
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ROOTS FOR WOMEN
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GYN/O
GYNEC/O |
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COMBINING FORMS FOR FEVER AND FIRE
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PYRO
PYRETO |
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ROOTS FOR URETHRA
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URETHR/O
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SUFFIX FOR SEIZURE
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LEPSY
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SUFFIXES FOR SPEECH
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-PHASIA
-LALIA |
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ROOT FOR THE LARGEST PART OF THE BRAIN (CEREBRUM)
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CEREBR/O
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THREE LAYERS THAT PROTECT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
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MENINGES
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PORTION OF THE BRAIN UNDER THE CEREBRUM
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CEREBELLUM
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WHAT IS A GOITER
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ENLARGED THYROID GLAND
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SUFFIX FOR URINE, URINARY CONDITION
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-URIA
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ROOT FOR URINE, URINARY TRACT
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UR/0
URIN/O |
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ROOT FOR BONE MARROW AND SPINAL CORD
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MYEL/O
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KIDNEY STONE ALSO KNOWN AS
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NEPHROLITH
RENAL CALCULUS |
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ROOT FOR EAT, INGEST
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PHAG/O
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SUFFIX FOR BREATHING
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-PNEA
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COMBINING FORM FOR ENDOCRINE GLANDS OR SYSTEM
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ENDOCRINO
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SUFFIX FOR TUMOR
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-OMA
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COMBINING FORMS FOR PARATHYROID
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PARATHYRO
PARATHYROIDO |
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WORD USED AS A SUFFIX FOR OBESSION, EXCITED STATE
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-MANIA
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ROOTS FOR SLEEP
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SOMN/I
SOMN/O HYPN/O |
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SUFFIXES FOR PAIN
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-ALGIA
-ALGESIA -ODYNIA |
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BLOOD IN THE URINE
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HEMATURIA
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URINARY WASTE IN THE BLOOD
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UREMIA
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ROOT FOR ELECTRICITY
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ELECTR/O
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ROOT FOR EPIDIDYMIS
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EPIDIDYM/O
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ROOTS FOR THYROID
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THYR/O
THYROID/O |
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ROOTS FOR VENTRICLE
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VENTRICUL/O
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SUFFIIX FOR READING
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-LEXIA
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AN- vs - A-
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ANOPHTHALMIA
APHASIA |
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conditon of
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ia
ism sis y |
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pertaining to (adjective suffix)
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ac, al
ar, ary ic, ical ile, ous |
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like or resembling (adjective suffixes)
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-form
-oid |
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specialist
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-ist
-ian |
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medical speciality
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-iatrics
-iatry |
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ONE
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MON/O-
UNI- |
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TWO, TWICE
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BI-
DI- |
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DOUBLE
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DIPL/O-
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HALF ,ONE SIDED
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HEMI
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HALF, PARTIAL
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SEMI
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THREE
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TRI
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FOUR
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QUADR/I
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many
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multi
|
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many, much
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poly
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blue
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cynan/o
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red
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erthyr/o
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white
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leuk/o-
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black, dark
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melan/o
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xanth/o
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yellow
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not, without
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a-, an
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against
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anti-
contra- |
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down , without
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de
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absence, removal, separation
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dis-
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not
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in-
im- un- |
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away from
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ab-
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toward or near
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ad-
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through
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dia-
per- trans- |
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over, excess, abnormally high, increased
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hyper
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under, below
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hypo
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few, scanty
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olig/o
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CNS
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSYTEM
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CSF
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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
ELECRTOENCEPHALOGRAPH |
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PNS
|
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
|
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
(MINI STROKE) |
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ADH
|
ANTIDIEURETIC HORMONE
|
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FBS
|
FASTING BLOOD SUGAR
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IDDM
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INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETES
MELLITUS |
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TSH
|
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE
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BUN
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BLOOD URIA NITROGEN
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CNS
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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSYTEM
|
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CSF
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CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
|
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EEG
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ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM
ELECRTOENCEPHALOGRAPH |
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PNS
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PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
|
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TIA
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TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK
(MINI STROKE) |
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IVP
|
INTRAVENOUS PYELOGRAPHY
|
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K
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POTASSIUM
|
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Na
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SODIUM
|
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UA
|
URINALYSIS
|
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CO2
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CARBON DIOXIDE
|
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COPD
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE
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CXR
|
CHEST X-RAY
|
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T & A
|
TONSILS AND ADENOIDS;
TONSILLECTOMY AND ADENOIDECTOMY |
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URI
|
UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
|
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AIDS
|
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
|
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HIV
|
HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
|
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RBC
|
RED BLOOD CELL; RED BLOOD (CELL) COUNT
|
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WBC
|
WHITE BLOOD CELL; WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT
|
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CAD
|
CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE
|
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CHF
|
CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE
|
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CPR
|
CARDIOPULMONARY - RESUSCITATION
|
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HTN
|
HYPERTENSION
|
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MI
|
MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION
|
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X
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TIMES
|
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tid
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three times a day
|
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ac or a.c.
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before meals
|
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pc or p.c
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after meals
|
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_
c |
with
|
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_
s |
without
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prn or p.r.n.
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as needed
|
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FDA
|
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATYION
|
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MED(S)
|
MEDICINE(S),
MEDICATION(S) |
|
NSAID(s)
|
NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG
|
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OTC
|
OVER THE COUNTER
|
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PDR
|
PHYSICIAN DESK REFERENCE
|
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Rx
|
PRESCRIPTION
|
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bid
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twice a day
|
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dc or D/C
|
discontinue
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gt(t)
|
drop(s)
|
|
hs
|
at bedtime
|
|
IM
|
intramuscular(ly)
|
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IV
|
intravenous(ly)
|
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po or PO
|
by mouth
|
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qd
|
every day
|
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qh
|
everyhour
|
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q4h
|
every 4 hours
|
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qid
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four times a day
|
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qm
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every morning
|
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qn
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every night
|
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qod
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every other day
|
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tid
|
three times a day
|
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AMA
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AGAINST MEDICAL ADVISE
|
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NPO
|
NOTHING BY MOUTH
|
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STAT
|
IMMEDIATELY
|
|
AP
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ANTEROPOSTERIOR
|
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PA
|
POSTANTERIOR
|
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LLQ
|
LEFT LOWER QUADRANT
|
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LUQ
|
LEFT UPPER QUADRANT
|
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RLQ
|
RIGHT LOWER QUADRANT
|
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RUQ
|
RIGHT UPPER QUADRANT
|
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BX, bx
|
BIOPSY
|
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Dx
|
diagnosis
|
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ICU
|
intensive care unit
|
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postop
|
postoperative
|
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preop
|
preoperative
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Rx
|
drug, prescription, therapy
|
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BP
|
BLOOD PRESSURE
|
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CC
|
CHIEF COMPLAINT
|
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c/o
|
COMPLAINS OF
|
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HEENT
|
HEAD, EARS, EYES, NOSE, AND THROAT
|
|
h/o
|
HISTORY AND PHYSICAL
|
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Hx
|
HISTORY
|
|
I & O
|
INTAKE AND OUTPUT
|
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NKDA
|
NO KNOWN DRUG ALLERGIES
|
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P
|
PULSE
|
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PE(R)RLA
|
PUPILS EQUAL (regular) REACT TO LIGHT AND ACCOMMODATION
|
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PT
|
PATIENT
|
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CA
|
CANCER
|
|
FUO
|
FEVER OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN
|
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VAGINA
|
VAGIN/O
COLP/O |
|
HERNIA
|
CELE
|
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ABOVE , EXCESS
|
SUPER
|
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TRUE, GOOD, EASY, NORMAL
|
EU-
|
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OTHER, DIFFERENT, UNEQUAL
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HETERO
|
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SAME, UNCHANGING
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HOMO-
HOMEO |
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LARGE, ABNORMALLY LARGE
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MACRO-
MEGA- MEGALO- |
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SMALL
|
MICRO-
|
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NEW
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NEO-
|
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NORMAL
|
NORMO-
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UPRIGHT, STRAIGHT, CORRECT
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ORTHO-
|
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FALSE
|
PSEUDO
|
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AGAIN, BACK
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RE-
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OLD
|
PRESBY
|
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BEFORE
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ANTE-
|
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BEFORE, IN FRONT OF
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PRE-
PRO- |
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AFTER, BEHIND
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POST-
|
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AWAY FROM, OUTSIDE
|
EX/O
|
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IN, WITHIN
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ENDO/O
|
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MIDDLE
|
MID-
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TOGETHER
|
SYN-
SYM |
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FORM/SHAPE
|
MORPH/O
|
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CELL
|
CYT/O
CYTE |
|
NUCLEUS
|
NUCLE/O
|
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TISSUE
|
HIST/O
HISTI/O |
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FIBER
|
FIBR/O
|
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GLAND
|
ADEN/O
|
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MUCUS, MUCUS MEMBRANE
|
MUC/O
|
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IMMATURE CELL
|
BLASTO
-BLAST |
|
ORIGIN, FORMATION
|
GEN
GENESIS |
|
EAT, INGEST
|
PHAG/O
|
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ATTRACT, ABSORB
|
PHIL
|
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ACT ON, AFFECT
|
TROP
|
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FEEDING, GROWTH, NOURISHMENT
|
TROPH/O
|
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FORMATION, MOLDING, DEVELOPMENT
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PLAS
|
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ENZYME
|
-ASE
|
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SUGAR
|
-OSE
|
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FAT
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LIP/O
ADIP/O |
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GLUCOSE
|
GLUC/O
|
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HEAD
|
CEPHAL/O
|
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NECK
|
CERVIC/O
|
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CHEST, THORAX
|
THORAC/O
|
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ABDOMEN
|
ABDOMIN/O
|
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ABDOMINAL WALL
|
LAPR/O
|
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LUMBAR REGION, LOWER BACK
|
LUMB/O
|
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PERITONEUM
|
PERITON
PERITONE/O |
|
EXTREMITY, END
|
ACRO
|
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ARM
|
BRACHI/O
|
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FOOT
|
PED/O
POD/O |
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FINGER, TOE
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DACTYL/O
|
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AROUND
|
CIRCUM-
PERI- |
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IN, WITHIN
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INTRA-
|
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UPON, OVER
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EPI-
|
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OUTSIDE
|
EXTRA-
|
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BELOW
|
INFRA-
|
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BELOW, UNDER
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SUB-
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BETWEEN
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INTER-
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NEAR, BESIDE
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PARA-
|
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BACKWARD
|
RETRO
|
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ABOVE
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SUPRA
|
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PAIN
|
ALG/O
ALGI/O ALGESI/O |
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CANCER
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CARCIN/O
|
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FILLED SAC OR POUCH, CYST, URINARY BLADDER
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CYST/O
CYST/I |
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STONE
|
LITH
|
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TUMOR
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ONC/O
|
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DISEASE
|
PATH/O
|
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PUS
|
PY/O
|
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HARD
|
SCLER/O
|
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POISON, TOXIN
|
TOX/O,
TOXIC/O |
|
SLOW
|
BRADY-
|
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FAST, RAPID
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TACHY-
|
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DYS-
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ABNORMAL, PAINFUL, DIFFICULT
|
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BAD, POOR
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MAL-
|
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THICK
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PACHY-
|
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DRY
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XERO
|
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BREAKING
|
-CLASIS
-CLASIA |
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INFLAMMATION
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ITIS-
|
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ENLARGMENT
|
-MEGALY
|
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TUMOR
|
-OMA
|
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ANY DISEASE OF
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-PATHY
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EXPANSION OR WIDENING
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DILATION, DILATATION
|
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SWELLING
|
EDEMA
|
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SOFTENING
|
MALACIA
|
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DROPPING, DOWNWARD DISPLACEMENT, PROLAPSE
|
PTOSIS
|
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SUDDEN CONTRACTION, CRAMP
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SPASM
|
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NARROWING, CONSTRICTION
|
STENOSIS
|
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FUNGUS, MOLD
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MYC/O
|
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VIRUS
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VIR/O
|
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PRESSURE
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BAR/O
|
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COLOR
|
CHROM/O
CHROMAT/O |
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TIME
|
CHRON/O
|
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COLD
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CRY/O
|
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ELECTRICITY
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ELECTR/O
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SOUND, VOICE
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PHON/O
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LIGHT
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PHOT/O
|
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RADIATION, X-RAY
|
RADI/O
|
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SOUND
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SON/O
|
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HEAT, TEMPERATURE
|
THERM/O
|
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PUNCTURE
|
-CENTESIS
|
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BINDING, FUSION
|
-DESIS
|
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CRUSHING
|
-TRIPSY
|
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ACTING ON
|
-TROPIC
|
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CHEMICAL
|
CHEM/O
|
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STUPOR
|
NARC/O
|
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DRUG
|
PHARMAC/O
|
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POISON, TOXIN
|
TOX/O
TOXIC/O |
|
HEART
|
CARDI/O
|
|
HEAT, TEMPERATURE
|
THERM/O
|
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PUNCTURE
|
-CENTESIS
|
|
BINDING, FUSION
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-DESIS
|
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CRUSHING
|
-TRIPSY
|
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ACTING ON
|
-TROPIC
|
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CHEMICAL
|
CHEM/O
|
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STUPOR
|
NARC/O
|
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DRUG
|
PHARMAC/O
|
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POISON, TOXIN
|
TOX/O
TOXIC/O |
|
HEART
|
CARDI/O
|
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ATRIUM
|
ATRI/O
|
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VALVE
|
VALV/O
VALVUL/O |
|
VESSEL, DUCT
|
VAS/O
VASCUL/O |
|
ARTERY
|
ARTER/O
ARTERI/O |
|
ARTERIOLE
|
ARTERIOL/O
|
|
AORTA
|
AORT/O
|
|
vein
|
ven/o
veni |
|
lymph, lymphatic system
|
lymph/o
|
|
LYMPH GLAND OR NODE
|
LYMPHADEN/O
|
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LYMPH VESSEL
|
LYMPHANGI/O
|
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SPLEEN
|
SPLEN/O
|
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TONSIL
|
TONSILL/O
|
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BLOOD CONDITION
|
-EMIA
-HEMIA |
|
DECREASE IN, DEFICIENCY OF
|
-PENIA
|
|
FORMATION, PRODUCTION
|
-POIESIS
|
|
BONE MARROW (SPINAL CORD)
|
MYEL/O
|
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BLOOD
|
HEM/O
HEMAT/O |
|
RED BLOOD CELL
|
ERYTHR/O
ERYTHROCYT/O |
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WHITE BLOOD CELL
|
LEUK/O
LEUKOCYT/O |
|
LYMPHOCYTE
|
LYMPH/O
LYMPHOCYT/O |
|
BLOOD CLOT
|
THROMB/O
|
|
PLATELET
|
THROMBOCYT/O
|
|
IMMUNITY, IMMUNE SYSTEM
|
IMMUN/O
|
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IRON (Fe)
|
FERR/O
FERR/I |
|
POTASSIUM (K)
|
KALI
|
|
SODIUM (Na)
|
NATRI
|
|
OXYGEN (0)
|
OX/Y
|
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CALC/I
|
CALCIUM (Ca)
|
|
LEVEL OF OXYGEN
|
-OXIA
|
|
VOICE
|
-PHONIA
|
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NOSE
|
NAS/O
RHIN/O |
|
PHARYNX (THROAT)
|
PHARYNG/O
|
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LARYNX (VOICE BOX)
|
LARYNG/O
|
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TRACHEA (WINDPIPE)
|
TRACHE/O
|
|
BRONCHUS
|
BRONCH/O
BRONCH/I |
|
PLEURA
|
PLEUR/O
|
|
LUNG
|
PNEUMON/O
|
|
AIR, GAS, ALSO RESPIRATION, LUNG
|
PNEUM/O
PNEUMAT/O |
|
LUNGS
|
PULM/O
PULMON/O |
|
BREATHING
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-PNEA
SPIR/O |
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MOUTH
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OR/O
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TOOTH, TEETH
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DENT/O
DENT/I ODONT/O |
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GUM
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GINGIV/O
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TONGUE
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GLOSS/O
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ESOPHAGUS
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ESOPHAG/O
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STOMACH
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GASTR/O
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INTESTINE
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ENTER/O
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DUODENUM
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DUODEN/O
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JEJUNUM
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JEJUN/O
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ILEUM
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ILE/O
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COLON (LARGE INTESTINE)
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COL/O
COLON/O |
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RECTUM
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RECT/O
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LIVER
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HEPAT/O
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BILE, GALL
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CHOL/E
CHOL/O |
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GALLBLADDER
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CHOLECYST/O
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PANCREAS
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PANCREAT/O
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ear, nose, and throat
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ENT
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hearing
|
audi/o
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ear
|
ot/o
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eardrum, tympanic membrane
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myring/o
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eyelid
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blephar/o
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tear, tear ducts
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lacrim/o
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eye, vision
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opt/o
-opia |
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eye
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ocul/o
ophthalm/o |
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sclera (white of eye)
|
scler/o
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cornea
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corne/o
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retina
|
retin/o
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|
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eye, vision
|
-opia
|
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bone marrow (also spinal cord)
|
myel/o
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cartilage
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chondr/o
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joint
|
arthr/o
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synovial fluid, joint, or membrane
|
synov/i
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skull, cranium
|
crani/o
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vertebra
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spondyl/o
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vertebra, spinal column
|
vertebr/o
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spine
|
rachi/o
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rib
|
cost/o
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ilium
|
ili/o
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muscle
|
my/o
muscul/o |
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tendon
|
ten/o
tendin/o |
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tone
|
ton/o
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movement
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kine
kinesi/o kinet/o |
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skin
|
derm/o
dermat/o |
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dark, black
|
melan/o
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sweat
|
hidr/o
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sebum, sebaceous
|
seb/o
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hair
|
trich/o
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nail
|
onych/o
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ENT
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ear, nose, and throat
|
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Fx
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fracture
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OT
|
occupational therapy
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PT
|
physical therapy
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ROM
|
range of motion
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