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101 Cards in this Set
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Arthr(o) |
Joint, articulation |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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Ven(o) |
Vein |
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Intra |
Within |
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-OUS |
Pertaining to |
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-ectomy |
Complete removal of |
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Abbreviation: a |
Before |
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Abbreviation: ac |
Before meals |
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Abbreviation: AMI |
Accutr myocardial infarction |
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Abbreviation: ca |
Cancer, carcinoma |
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Abbreviation:copd |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
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Abbreviation:cxr |
Chest xray |
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Abbreviation: Fx |
Fracture |
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Abbreviation:HEENT |
Head, ear, nose, eyes throat |
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Abbreviation: IM |
Intramuscular |
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Abbreviation: LAC |
Laceration |
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Abbreviation:LOC |
Level of consciousness |
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Abbreviation:mcg |
Microgram |
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Abbreviation npo |
Nothing by mouth |
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Bi, di- |
Twice, double |
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Brachy- |
Short |
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Hemi- |
Half |
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Iso- |
Equal, same |
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Mega- |
Large |
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Micro- |
Small, microscopic |
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Mono- |
Single |
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Multi- |
Many |
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Pan-, pano- |
All, entire |
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Pluri- |
Several, more |
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Poly- |
Many |
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Quadra-, quadri |
Four |
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Tri- |
Three |
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Uni- |
One, single |
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Ab- abs- |
Away from |
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Ad- |
Toward, to |
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Ana- |
Against, up, backward |
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Apo- |
Derived, separated from |
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Cata- |
Down |
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Circum- |
Around |
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Di-, dif-, dir-,dis- |
Not, separated |
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Dia- |
Through |
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Ecto- |
Outside or outward |
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Endo- |
Within |
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Epi- |
Over, above, upon |
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Ex- |
Out of, away from |
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Exo- |
External, on the outside, outward |
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Extra- |
Without, on the outside |
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Infra- |
Positioned beneath, below or under |
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Inter- |
Between |
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Intra- |
Within, in |
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Meso- |
Middle, median |
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Para- |
Near, adjacent, beside |
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Per- |
Through, intensely |
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Peri- |
Around, about, near |
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Retro- |
Behind, backward |
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Sub- |
Less than, under, inferior below or beneath |
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Supra- |
About, over, excessive |
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Trans- |
Across, through |
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Ante- |
Before |
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Post- |
After following |
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Pre- |
Before |
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Primi- |
First |
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Pro- |
Before, forward |
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A- |
Without |
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Ambi- |
Both, around |
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An- |
Without, no lack |
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Anti- |
Against, opposing |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Co-, col-, com-,con-, cor- |
Together |
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Contra- |
Against |
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De- |
Away from, cessation |
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Dys- |
Abnormal difficult painful |
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Eu- |
Well good normal |
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Hyper- |
Above normal, overly |
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Hypo- |
Below normal |
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Mal- |
Bad, inadequate |
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Re- |
Again, backward |
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Semi- |
Half |
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Syl-, sym-, syn-, sys- |
Together, union, joined |
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Tachy- |
Fast |
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Ultra- |
Beyond, excessive |
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Un, |
Not |
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Auto- |
Self |
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Meta- |
Behind, after, beyond |
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Para- |
Beside, abnormal, involving 2 parts |
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Bsa |
Body surface area |
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Bx |
Biopsy |
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Derm |
Dermatology |
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I and d |
Incision and drainage |
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Id |
Infectious diseases |
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Ppd |
Purified protein derivative |
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Abbreviation: lat |
Lateral |
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Abbreviation: AP |
Anteropsterior, from front to back |
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Supine |
Laying on back |
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Prone |
Lying on tummy |
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Abbreviation: Aka |
Above.knee amputation |
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Abbreviation: AROM |
Active range of motion |
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C1 |
First cervical vertebrae |
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Cpk |
Creatine phosphokinase |
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Cts |
Carpal tunnel syndrome |
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Emg |
Electromyogram |