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1
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abbreviation list

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  • do not use abbreviations if you are unsure if they are confusing
  • DO NOT use abbreviations for:
  • morphine
  • magnesium sulfate
  • medications
  • nitroglycerin
  • ALWAYS put a zero in front of decimal
  • NEVER put a zero after decimal
  • times 3 days
  • units
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CS

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central supply

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MM

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materials management

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SS

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  • surgical suite

- social services

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OR

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operating room

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ER

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emergency room

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PAC-U

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post-anesthesia care unit

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abd

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abdomen

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ABGs

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arterial blood gases

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ac

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before meals

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ACLS

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advanced cardiac life support

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ad lib

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as desired

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ADHD

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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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AKA

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above-the-knee amputation

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AMA

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against medical advice

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ASA

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aspirin

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symbols that arnt used

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  • less than
  • greater than
  • plus
  • @
  • &
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narc

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sleep

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ism

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condition

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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 gland

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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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thromb

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clot

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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

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spondyl

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vertebra

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ten. tendin

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tendon

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vertebr

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vertebra

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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

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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

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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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pancreat

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pancreas

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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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women

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hyster

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uterus

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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

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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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uteters

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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

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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

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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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spinal cord, bone marrow

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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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adip

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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

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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

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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

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pus

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pyr

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fever, heat

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septic

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infection

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therm

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heat

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a-, an-

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without

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ab-

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away, from

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ad-

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toward

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ambi-

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both

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ante-

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before

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anti-

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against

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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-

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around

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contra-

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against

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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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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-

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-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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exceptionally 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

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related to

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-cidal, -cide

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pertaining to killing

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-form

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shape

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-fuge

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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

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process

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-logy, logist

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study of

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-ole

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little, small

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-opia

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vision

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-phylaxis

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protection, prevention

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-pnea

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breathing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-uria

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urine

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-centesis

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surgical puncture

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-cise

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cut, remove

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-clasis

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break down

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-desis

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stabilization, binding

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-ectomy

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removal, excision

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-gram

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record

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-ion

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process

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-lepsy

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seizure, convulsion

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-lysis

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destruction, separation

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-meter

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device for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-pexy

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fixation, to put in place

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scopy

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visual exam

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-spasm

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involuntary twitch

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-stasis

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stopping or controlling

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-stomy

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a new opening

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-tomy

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incision

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-algia

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-pain

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-asthenia

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weakness

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-cele

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swelling, herniation

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation expansion

229
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

230
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

231
Q

-gen

A

producing

232
Q

-ia, -ism

A

condition

233
Q

-iasis

A

presence of, formation of

234
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

235
Q

-malacia

A

weakening of, softening

236
Q

-mania

A

obsessive preoccupation

237
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

238
Q

-oid

A

seeming like

239
Q

-ole

A

small

240
Q

-oma

A

tumor

241
Q

-osis

A

condition, usually abnormal

242
Q

-pathy

A

disorder, disease

243
Q

-penia

A

deficiency, decrease

244
Q

-phagia

A

eating, swallowing

245
Q

-phasia

A

speech

246
Q

-phobia

A

fear

247
Q

-plasia

A

formation of

248
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

249
Q

-ptosis

A

-drooping falling of

250
Q

-rrhage

A

bursting forth

251
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

252
Q

-rrhexis

A

rupture

253
Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening condition

254
Q

-trophy

A

development

255
Q

making words pural

A
  • if they end in s or ch add an es (viruses or crutches)
  • if they end in y, change the y to i and add es (ovaries)
  • if they end in a just add an e (vertebrae)
  • if it ends in is change it to es (testes)
  • if it ends in us change it to i (alveoli)
  • if it ends in on change it to a (ganglia)
  • if it ends in ix or ex change it to ex or ices (appendices)
256
Q

ab-

A

away from

257
Q

ad-

A

toward

258
Q

circum-

A

around

259
Q

contra-

A

against, in opposition to

260
Q

de-

A

away from, down

261
Q

ecto-, exo-

A

outside

262
Q

endo-

A

within

263
Q

epi-

A

over, upon

264
Q

extra-

A

outside

265
Q

infra-

A

below, under

266
Q

intra-

A

inside

267
Q

ipsi-

A

same, equal

268
Q

meso-

A

middle

269
Q

meta-

A

after, beyond, over

270
Q

para-

A

near, beside

271
Q

peri-

A

surrounding, around

272
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

273
Q

sub-

A

under, near

274
Q

trans-

A

across, through

275
Q

dextro

A

right

276
Q

dorsal recumbent

A

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

277
Q

eversion

A

turning outward or inside out

278
Q

fowlers

A

raising the head of the bed up to 90 degrees

279
Q

lithotomy

A

on the back, flexing the legs on abducted thighs

-legs up laying down

280
Q

oblique

A

slanting, on an incline

281
Q

recumbent

A

lying down

282
Q

rotation

A

turning around an axis

283
Q

sims

A

lateral with one knee and thigh up (sleeping position)

-used for rectal exams

284
Q

sinistro

A

left

285
Q

trendelenburg

A

lying with the head lower than the legs

286
Q

knee elbow position

A

one your elbows and knees, butt up

287
Q

VS

A

vital signs

288
Q

p/o

A

postoperative status

289
Q

HPI

A

history of present illness

290
Q

PID

A

pelvic inflammatory disease

291
Q

KUB

A

kidneys, ureter, and bladder

292
Q

BMI

A

body mass index

293
Q

stethoscope

A

measure heart rate (not rhythm)

294
Q

electrocardiogram machine

A

records heart electrical impulses, rate, and rhythm

-detects dysrhythmias

295
Q

Rx

A

-prescription

296
Q

Tx

A

treatment

297
Q

Sx

A

symptoms

298
Q

Hx

A

history

299
Q

computed tomography

A

CT scan

-3D cross sections of body structures

300
Q

electromyography

A

detects nerve impulses

301
Q

holter monitoring

A

24 hour heart monitoring device

Medical Assistant (9 decks)

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