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parenteral

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Outside the intestines

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aer/o

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air

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-sol

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solution

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aerosol

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air solution

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alges/o

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sensitivity to pain

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brnoch/o

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bronchial tube

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chem/o

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drug

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cras/o

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mixture

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idi/o

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individual, strange

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syn-

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together, with

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idiosyncrasy

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strange mixture together

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cutane/o

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skin

*also derm/o

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derm/o

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skin

*also cutane/o

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erg/o

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work

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synergism

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working together

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esthes/o

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feeling, sensation

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hist/o

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tissue

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hypn/o

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sleep

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iatr/o

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treatment

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-genic

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produced by

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lingu/o

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tongue

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myc/o

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mold, fungus

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-in

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substance

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narc/o

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stupor

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or/o

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mouth

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pharmac/o

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drug

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prurit/o

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itching

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pyret/o

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fever

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thec/o

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sheath (of brain and spinal cord)

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tox/o

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poison

*also toxic/o

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toxic/o

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poison

*also tox/o

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vas/o

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vessel

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ven/o

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vein

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vit/o

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life

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ana-

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upward, excessive, again

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against, opposite

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par-

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other than, apart from

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a.c., ac

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before means (ante cibum)

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ACE

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angiotensin-converting enzyme

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ad lib

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freely, as desired (ad libitum)

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b.i.d., bid

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two times daily

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c

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with

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Caps

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capsules

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cc

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cubic centimeter

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FDA

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US food and drug administration

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gm

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gram

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g

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gram

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gtt

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drops

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h

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hour

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h.s., hs

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at bedtime

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HRT

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hormone replacement therapy

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IM

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intramuscular

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IV

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intravenous

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mg

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milligram

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ml, mL

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milliliter

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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NSAID

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nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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p

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after (post)

60
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p.c., pc

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after meals (post cibum)

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PO, p.o., po

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by mouth (per os)

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q

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every

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q.h., qh

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every hour

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q2h

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every 2 hours

65
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q.i.d., qid

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four times daily

66
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q.s., qs

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sufficient quantity

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qAM

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every morning

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qPM

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every evening

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s

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without

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SL

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sublingual

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s.o.s.

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if it’s necessary

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subQ

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subcutaneous

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tab

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tablet

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t.i.d., tid

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three times daily

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QNT

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quantity not sufficient

76
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administered via suppository or fluid into the anus

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rectal

77
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administered via vapor or gas into the nose or mouth

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inhalation

78
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administered under the tongue

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sublingual

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applied locally on skin or mucous membrane

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topical

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injected via syringe under the skin or into a vein, muscle, or body cavity

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parenteral

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given by mouth and absorbed through the stomach or intestinal wall

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oral

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anticonvulsant

A

epilepsy

83
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anticoagulant

A

thrombosis and embolism

84
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antacid

A

epigastric discomfort

85
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progestins

A

abnormal uterine bleeding caused by hormonal imbalance

86
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antibiotic

A

streptococcal pharyngitis

87
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ACE inhibitor

A

congestive heart failure and HTN

88
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bronchodilator

A

asthma

89
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antihistamine

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anaphylactic shock

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tranquilizer

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severe behavior disturbances

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analgesia

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myalgia and neuralgia

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agent that reduces fever

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antipyretic

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agent that reduces itching

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antipruritic

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habit-forming analgesic

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narcotic

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two drugs cause an effect greater than the sum of each one alone

A

synergism

96
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antibiotic derived from red mold

A

erythromycin

97
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legal nonproprietary name of a drug

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generic

98
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factor in a patient’s condition that prevents the use of a particular drug

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anesthetic

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drug that produces an absence of sensation or feeling

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analgesic

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1 tab PO q.i.d. p.c. and h.s.

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1 tablet by mouth, four times daily after meals and at bed time

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15-60 mg IM q4-6h

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15-16 milligrams, intramuscular every 4-6 hours

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2 caps p.o. h.s.

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2 capsules by mouth at bedtime

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1 tab SL p.r.n.

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1 tablet sublingual as needed

104
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Apply topically qhs prn

A

apply topically every hour as needed

105
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-dote

A

to give

106
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-phylaxis

A

protection

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anxi/o

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anxiolytic

108
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aut/o

A

self

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hallucin/o

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hallucination

110
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ment/o

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mind

*also phren/o, psych/o, -thymia

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neur/o

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nerve

112
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phil/o

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attraction, to love

113
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phren/o

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mind

*also ment/o, psych/o, -thymia

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psych/o

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mind

*also phren/o, ment/o, -thymia

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para-

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abnormal

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schiz/o

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split

117
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somat/o

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body

118
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-leptic

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to sieze hold of

119
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-mania

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obsessive preoccupation

120
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klept/o

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to steal

121
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kleptomania

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obsessive preoccupation to steal

122
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-phobia

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fear

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xen/o

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stranger

124
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-phoria

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feeling, bearing

125
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eu-

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good

126
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-thymia

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mind

*also psych/o, ment/o, phren/o

127
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a-, an-

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no, not

128
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cata-

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down

129
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ton/o

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tension

130
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-orexia

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appetite

131
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anorexia

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no appetite

132
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AD

A

alzheimer disease

133
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ADHD

A

attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

134
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CNS

A

central nervous system

135
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DT

A

delirium tremors (form of alcohol withdrawal)

136
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ECT

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electroconvulsive therapy

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IQ

A

intelligence quotient

138
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Rx

A

therapy

139
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SAD

A

seasonal affective disorder

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