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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

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Rx

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Prescription

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s (with line above)

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Without

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SOB

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Shortness of breath stat immediately

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STI

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Sexually transmitted infection

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so

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Symptoms

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T&A

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Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy

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TB

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Tuberculosis

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

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Tx

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Treatment

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UA

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Urinalysis

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URI

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Upper respiratory infection

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VS

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Vital signs

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WBC

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White blood cell

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WNL

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Within normal limits

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YO, y/o

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Years old

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#

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Pounds, number

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Aden

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Gland

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Pancreat

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Pancreas

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Thyr

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Thyroid

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Hem, hemat

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Blood

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Phleb

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Vein

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Arthr

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Joint

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Brachi

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Arm

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Cervic

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Neck

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Chondr

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Cartilage

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Cost

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Rib

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Crani

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Skull

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Dactyl

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Finger, toe

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Fibr

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Connective tissue

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My

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Muscle

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Oste

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Bone

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Pod

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Foot

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Sacr

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Sacrum (lower backbone)

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Spondyl

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Vertebra (backbone)

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Abdomin

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Abdomen

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an

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Anus

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Appendic

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Appendix

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Bil, chol

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Bile, gall

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Col

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Colon (large intestine)

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Dent

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Teeth

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Enter

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Intestines

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Esophag

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Esophagus

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Gastr

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Stomach

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Gingiv

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Gums

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Gloss

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Tongue

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Hepat

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Liver

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Icter

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Jaundice

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ile

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Ileum (small intestine)

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Lapar

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Abdominal wall

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Lingu

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Tongue

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Peps

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Digestion

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Phag

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Eating, swallowing

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Proct

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Rectum

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Splen

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Spleen

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Stomat

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Mouth

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Andr

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Men

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Colp

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Vagina

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Cyst

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Bladder

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Gravid

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Pregnant

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Gynec

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Woman

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Hyster

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Uterus (womb)

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Mamm, mast

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Breast

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Metr

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Uterus

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Nephr

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Kidney

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ov

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Ovum (eggs)

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Oophor

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Ovary

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Orchid

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Testicles

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Prostat

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Prostate gland

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Pyel

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Pelvis of the kidney

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Ren

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Renal (kidney)

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Salping

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Fallopian tube

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Ureter

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Ureters

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Ur

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Urinary

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Vesic

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Bladder

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Bronch

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Bronchial

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Laryng

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Larynx

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Nas

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Nose

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Pleur

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Pleura

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Pneum, pneumon

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Lungs, air

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Pulmon

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Lung

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Rhin

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Nose

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Steth

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Chest

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Thorac

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Thorax (chest)

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Trache

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Trachea (airway, windpipe)

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Derm, dermat

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Skin

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Hidr

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Sweat

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Trich

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Hair

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Onych

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Nail

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Xer

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Dry

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Angi

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Blood vessel

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Arteri, arter

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Artery

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Cardi

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Heart

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Vas

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Vessel

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Ven

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Vein

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Blephar

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Eyelid

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Cephal

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Head

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Cerebr

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Cerebrum (part of the brain)

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Encephal

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Brain

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Esthesi

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Sensation

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Irid, ir

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Iris

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Mening, meningi

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Membranes, meninges

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Myel

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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Myring

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Eardrum, tympanic membrane

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Neur

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Nerve

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Ocul, ophthalm

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Eye

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Ot

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Ear

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Adpi

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Fat

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Bi

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LIFE

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Carcin

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Cancer

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Cry

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Cold

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Dors

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Back portion of body

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Gluc, glyc

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Sugar

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Herni

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Hernia

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Hist

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Tissue

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Hydr

A

Water

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Lact

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Milk

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Later

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Side

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Lip

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Fat

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Lith

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Stone

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Med, medi

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Middle

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Narc

A

Numbness, stupor, sleep

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Necr

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Death

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Onc

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Tumor

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Path

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Disease

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Ped

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Child, foot

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Psych

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Mind

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Py

A

Pus

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Pyr

A

Fever, heat

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Septic

A

Infection

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Therm

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Heat

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Common prefixes

A-, an-

A

Without

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Prefix

Ab-

A

Away, from

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Prefix

ad-

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Toward

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Prefix

Ambi-

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Both

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Prefix

Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Aganist

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Auto-

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Self

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Bi-

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Two, twice, double

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Brady-

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Slow

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Circum-

A

Around

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Contra-

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Aganist

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De-

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Down

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Dys-

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Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

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Endo-

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Within, inside

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Epi-

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Above, on

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Eu-

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Normal, good

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Ex, extra-, exo-

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Outside of

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Hemi-

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Half

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive, increased

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Hypo-

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Below, decreased, insuffient

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Infra-

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Beneath

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Inter-

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Between, among

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Intra-

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Within, during

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Levo-

A

To the left

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Macro-

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Large

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Mal-

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Bad

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Mega-

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Enceptionally large

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Meso-

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Middle

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Meta-

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Over, beyond

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Micro-

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Small

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Mono-

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One

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Multi-

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Many

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Neo-

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New

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Nulli-

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None

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Peri-

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Around

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Poly-

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Many

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Post-

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After, behind

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Pre-,pro-

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Before, in front of

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Presby-

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Older age

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Primi-

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First

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Pseudo-

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False

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Quadri-

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Four

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Retro-

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Behind, in back of

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Sten-

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Narrowed

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Sub-

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Under

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Super-, supra-

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Above, excess

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Sym-, syn-

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Together, with

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Trans-

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Across

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Tri-

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Three

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Ultra-

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Beyond, excess

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Uni-

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One

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-age

A

Related to

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-cidal, -cide

A

Pertaining to killing

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-form

A

Shape

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-fuge

A

Driving away

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-iatry, -iatrist

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Healing by a provider, healer

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-ical

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Pertaining to

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-ion

A

Process

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-logy, -logist

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Study of, one who studies

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-ole

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Little, small

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-opia

A

Vision

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-phylaxis

A

Protection, prevention

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-pnea

A

Breathing

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-therapy

A

Treatment

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-uria

A

Urine

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-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

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-cise

A

Cut, remove

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-clasis

A

Break down

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-desis

A

Stabilization, binding

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-ectomy

A

Removal, excision

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-gram

A

Record

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-graph

A

Instrument for recording

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-graphy

A

Process of recording

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-ion

A

Process

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-lepsy

A

Seizure, convulsions

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-meter

A

Device for measuring

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-metry

A

Process of measuring

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-pexy

A

Fixation, to put in place

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair, reformation

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-scopy

A

Visual examination

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-spasm

A

Involuntary twitch, contraction

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-stasis

A

Stopping of controlling

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-stomy

A

A new opening

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-tomy

A

Incision

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-tripsy

A

Crushing

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-algia

A

Pain

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-asthenia

A

Weakness

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-cele

A

Swelling, herniation

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-dynia

A

Pain

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-ectasis

A

Vomiting

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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-gen

A

Producing

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-ia, -ism

A

Condition

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-iasis

A

Presence of, formation of

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-malacia

A

Weakening of, softening of

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-mania

A

Obsessive preoccupation

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-megaly

A

Enlargement

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-oid

A

Seeming like

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-ole

A

Small

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition

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-pathy

A

Disease

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-penia

A

Decrease in deficiency

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-phagia

A

Eating, swallowing

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-phasia

A

Speech

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-phobia

A

Fear

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-plasia

A

Formation of

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-plegia

A

Paralysis

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-ptosis

A

Drooping, falling

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-rrhage

A

Bursting forth

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-rrhea

A

Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

246
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-sclerosis

A

Hardening condition

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-trophy

A

Development

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Trendelenburg

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Lying with the head lower than the legs

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Q

Supine

A

Lying on the back

250
Q

Sinistro

A

Left

251
Q

Sims’

A

Lateral with one knee and thigh up

252
Q

Rotation

A

Turning around an axis

253
Q

Recumbent

A

Lying down

254
Q

Proximal

A

Towards the center or point attachment

255
Q

Prone

A

Lying on the abdomen

256
Q

Posterior

A

Back

257
Q

Peripheral

A

Outside the central area

258
Q

Oblique

A

Slanting, on an incline

259
Q

Lithotomy

A

On the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs

260
Q

Fowlers’

A

Raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees

261
Q

Flexion

A

Bending a limb or a body part at the joint

262
Q

Extension

A

Bringing a limb to a straight position

263
Q

Eversion

A

Turning outward or inside out

264
Q

Dorsal recumbent

A

Lying on the back with knees up and feet flat on the table

265
Q

Ipsi -

A

Same

266
Q

Dextro

A

Right

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