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an/abs-

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Away from

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a-

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Not, without,

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-ad

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Toward,

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abd

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Abdomen

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aka

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Above knee amputation

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AMA

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Against medical advise

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AMI

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Acute myocardial infraction: A heart attack occurs when blood flow to a part of your heart is blocked for a long enough time that part of the heart muscle is damaged or dies. The medical term for this is myocardial infarction.

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ANS

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Autonomic nervous system

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ARDS

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Adult respiratory distress syndrome

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art

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Arterial

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ASA

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Acetylsalicylic acid, aspirin

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APE

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Acute pulmonary edema

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ASAP

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As soon as possible

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ASHD

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Arteriosclerotic heart disease

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b.i.d.

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Twice daily

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BB

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Backboard

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BKA

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Below knee amputation

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BM

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Bowel movement

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BMR

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Basal metabolic rate

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BP

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Blood pressure

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BPM

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Beats per minute

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B.S/L.S.

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Breathe sounds/ lung sounds

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BSA

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Body surface area

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-c

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With

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C.

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Centigrade, Celsius complement

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CA

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Cancer, carcinoma

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CABG

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Coronary artery bypass graft

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CAD

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Coronary artery disease

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Cc.

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Cubic centimeter

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CC

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Chief complaint

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CCU

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Coronary care unit

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

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CNS

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Central nervous system

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CPR

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Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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CVA

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Cerebrovascular accident

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d/c

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Discontinued

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DC

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Discharges, discontinue

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DKA

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Diabetic Ketoacidosis

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DM

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Diabetes mellitus

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DOA

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Dead on arrival

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DOB

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Date of birth

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DOE

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Dyspnea on excision

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DTR

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Deep tendon reflexes

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DUI

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Driving under influence

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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EMS

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Emergency medical services

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ETOH

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Ethanol

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F

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Fahrenheit

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FB

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Foreign body

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FUO

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Fever of unknown origin

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Fx

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Fracture

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G

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Gravida

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GCS

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Glasgow coma scale

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gm

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gram

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gr.

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Grain, grains (dosage)

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gtts.

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Drops

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GSW

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Gunshot wound

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GU

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Genitourinary

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H/A

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Headache

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Hb., Hgb

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Hemoglobin

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HBP, HTN

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High blood pressure

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HH, HOH

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Hard of hearing

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h/I

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History of

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HOB

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Head of bed

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HR

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Heart rate

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H2O

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Water

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H2O2

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Hydrogen peroxide

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Hx

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History

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ICF

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Intracellular fluid

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ICS

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Intercoastal space

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ICU

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Intensive care unit

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IDDM

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Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IV

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Intravenous, intravenously

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JVD

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Jugular venous distention

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L

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Left

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L&D

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Labor and delivery

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lg

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Large

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LHF

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Left heart failure

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LLQ

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Lower left quadrant

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LMP

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Last menstrual period

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LOC

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Loss of consciousness

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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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MD

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Muscular dystrophy

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MEq./L

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Milliequivalents per liter

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mg.

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Milligram

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MI

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Myocardial infraction

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min

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Minute

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MICU

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Medical intensive care unit

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mm

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Millimeter

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MOM

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Milk of magnesia

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MR

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Mental

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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MVA

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Motor vehicle accident

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N2

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Nitrogen

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NaCl

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Sodium chloride

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NAD

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No apparent distress

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neg.

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Negative

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NKA

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No known allergies

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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N.S.

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Nervous system

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NSAID

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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N&V

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Nausea and vomiting

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NVD

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Nausea, vomiting and diarrhea

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O2

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Oxygen

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O2 sat.

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Oxygen saturation

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OA

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Osteoarthritis

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OB/GYN

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Obstetrics and gynecology

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OOB

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Out of bed

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oz.

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Ounce

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P

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Pulse

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PA

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Physicians assistant

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Para

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Prior births, paraplegic

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PE, Px

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Physical examination

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PERL

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Pupils equal and reactive to light

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pH

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Hydrogen ion concentration

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PMH

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Past medical history

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PND

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Proximal nocturnal dyspnea

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p.o.

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By mouth

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PO2

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Oxygen pressure

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PRN

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As often as necessary

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Pt.

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Patient

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PTA

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Prior to admission, prior to arrival

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PVD

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Peru Friel vascular disease

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PVR

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Pulmonary vascular resistance

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q

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Every day

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q.d.

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Every day

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q.h.

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Every hour

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q.2H

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Every two hours

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q4H

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Every four hours

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q.i.d

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Four times a day

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q.i.w.

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Four times a week

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q.q.h.

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Every four hours

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R

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Right

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RBC

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Red blood cell

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resp.

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Respiratory

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RHF

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Right heart failure

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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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R/O

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Rule out

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ROM

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Range of motion

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RR

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Respiratory rate

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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

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Rx

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Therapy

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/s

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Without

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SaO2

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Arterial oxygen saturation

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SBO

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Small bowel obstruction

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s.c.

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Subcutaneous(ly)

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SIDS

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Sudden infant death syndrome

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SL

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Under the tongue

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SOAP

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Subjective, objective assessment plan

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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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Stat

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Immediately

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STD

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Sexually-transmitted disease

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tbsp.

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Tablespoon

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TIA

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Transient ischemic attack

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t.i.d.

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Three times a day

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Via

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By way of

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VS

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Vital signs

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WM

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White male

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Wt.

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Weight

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y.o.

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Years old

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Yrs.

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Years

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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Ambi-

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Around, on all sides.

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Angi-

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Blood vessel

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Ante-

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Before

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Anti-

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Against, opposite

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Arthr/arthro-

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Joint, articulation

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-ation

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Process

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aut/auto-

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Self, same

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Bi-

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Twice, double

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Bio-

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Life

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Brachi/brachio-

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Arm

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Brady-

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Slow

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Bronch/bronchi-

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Bronchus

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Carcin/carcino-

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Cancer

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Cardi/cardio

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Heart

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Cephal/cephalo-

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Head

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Cerebro-

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Brain

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Chol-

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Bile

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Circum-

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Around

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Col/colo/colono-

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Colon

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Con-

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With

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Contra

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Against

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Crani/cranio-

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Cranium, skull

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De-

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Away from, cessation

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult

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Ecto-

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Outer, outside

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-ectomy

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Removal of

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-emia

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Blood condition

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-encephal/encephalo-

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Brain

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Upon

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Erythr/erythro

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Red

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Ex-

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Out of, away from

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Extra-

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Outside

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Gastro-

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Stomach

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-gen/genic

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Origin of production

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Gloss/glosso

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Tongue

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Gluco-

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Glucose

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Glyco-

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Sugar

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-gram

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Recording

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-graph

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Recording instrument

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-graphy

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Process of recording

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GYN/gyno

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Women

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Hem/hema/hemat/hemato

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Blood

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Hemi-

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One half

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Hemo-

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Blood

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Hepat/hepatico/ hepato-

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Liver

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Hydr/hydro

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Water

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Hyper-

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Above normal, excessive

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Hypo-

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Below normal, deficient

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Infra-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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-itis

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Inflammation

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Lacrim/lacrimo-

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Tear

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Laryng/laryngo

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Larynx

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Latero-

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Lateral

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-lipsis/lepsy

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Seizure

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Leuk/leuko

A

White

224
Q

-logy

A

Study of

225
Q

Macr/macro

A

Large

226
Q

Mal

A

Bad

227
Q

Med/medi

A

Middle

228
Q

Meg/mega/megalo

A

Large

229
Q

My/myo-

A

Muscle

230
Q

Neo-

A

New

231
Q

Nephr/nephro

A

Kidney

232
Q

Neur/neuri

A

Nerve

233
Q

Oculo-

A

Eye

234
Q

Olig/oligo

A

Few little

235
Q

Ortho/orth

A

Straight

236
Q

-Oma

A

Tumor

237
Q

-oscopy

A

To view

238
Q

-osis

A

Process, condition, state

239
Q

Ossi-

A

Bone

240
Q

Ost/oste/osteo

A

Bone

241
Q

-ostomy/otomy

A

Surgical opening into

242
Q

Ot/oto

A

Ear

243
Q

oxy-

A

Sharp

244
Q

para-

A

along side of, abnormal

245
Q

-paresis

A

slight paralysis

246
Q

path/patho-

A

disease

247
Q

pelv/pelvi/pelvo

A

hip bone

248
Q

peri-

A

around, about

249
Q

-phage/phagia/phago/phagy

A

eating, devouring

250
Q

pharmaco-

A

drug, medicine

251
Q

pharyng/pharyngo-

A

pharynx

252
Q

plleb/phlebo

A

vein

253
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

254
Q

pleur/pleura/pleuro-

A

rib, pleura

255
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

256
Q

pneum/pneuma-

A

air, lung

257
Q

poly-

A

multiplicity

258
Q

post-

A

after, behind, posterior

259
Q

pre-

A

anterior, before

260
Q

psych/psyche/psycho-

A

mind

261
Q

-ptysis

A

expectoration

262
Q

pyro-

A

fever

263
Q

re-

A

again, backward

264
Q

rect/recto-

A

rectum

265
Q

ren/reno-

A

kidney

266
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

267
Q

rhin/rhino-

A

nose

268
Q

–rrhage

A

burst forth

269
Q

–rrhagia

A

discharge

270
Q

–rrhea

A

flowing

271
Q

–scope

A

instrument for viewing

272
Q

–scopy

A

use of instrument for viewing

273
Q

semi-

A

one-half, partly

274
Q

splen/spleno-

A

spleen

275
Q

sub-

A

beneath

276
Q

super-

A

in excess, above, superior

277
Q

supra-

A

above, excessive

278
Q

tachy-

A

fast

279
Q

–tension/–tensive

A

pressure (of blood)

280
Q

therm/thermo-

A

heat

281
Q

thorac/thoracico/thoraco-

A

chest, thorax

282
Q

thromb/thrombo-

A

blood clot

283
Q

–tomy

A

cutting operation

284
Q

tox/toxi/toxico/toxo-

A

toxin, poison

285
Q

trache/tracheo-

A

trachea

286
Q

trans-

A

across, through, beyond

287
Q

uni-

A

one

288
Q

ur/uro-

A

urine

289
Q

vas-/vaso-

A

duct, blood vessel

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