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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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AAA

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Apply to affected area

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ABO

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Blood groups

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ac

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before meals

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ACS

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acute coronary syndrome

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AD

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right ear (should not use)

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ADD

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attention deficit disorder

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AIDS

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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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AKI

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acute kidney injury

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A & O

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alert and oriented

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ARDS

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acute respiratory distress syndrome

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AS

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left ear (should not use)

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ASA

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aspirin

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AU

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Both ears (should not use)

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BID, bid

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twice daily

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BMI

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body mass index

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BP

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blood pressure

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BPH

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Benign prostatic hypertrophy/hyperplasia

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bpm

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beats per minute

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BUN

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blood urea nitrogen

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BM

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bowel movement

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CA/Ca

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Cancer/Calcium

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CAD

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coronary artery disease

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CBC

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complete blood count

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CC

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chief complaint

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CF

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Cystic Fibrosis

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CHD

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Coronary heart disease

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CHF

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Congestive Heart Failure

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CKD

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Chronic kidney disease

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Cl or CL

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Chloride

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CNS

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central nervous system

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COPD

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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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CPAP

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Continuous positive airway pressure

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CPR

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cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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Cr

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Creatinine

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CR

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Controlled-Release

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CrCl

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Creatinine Clearance

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CRF

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Chronic renal failure

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CRP

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C-reactive protein

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CSF

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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CT

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Computed tomography

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CXR

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Chest x-ray

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42
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diff

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Differential count (WBCs)

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43
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DM

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Diabetes mellitus

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44
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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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45
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DOB

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date of birth

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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47
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ECG

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electrocardiogram

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EEG

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electroencephalogram

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ER

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emergency room

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50
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ESRD

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End-stage renal disease

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51
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EtOH

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Alcohol

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GERD

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Gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GFR

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Glomerular filtration rate

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54
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GI

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Gastrointestinal

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gt, gtt

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drop, drops

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GYN, gyn

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Gynecology

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Hb, Hgb

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Hemoglobin

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HCO3-

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Bicarbonate

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HCT, Hct

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Hematocrit

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HDL

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High density lipoprotein

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HIV

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Human immunodeficiency virus

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HS

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At bedtime/ hour of sleep

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63
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HSV

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Herpes simplex virus

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HTN

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Hypertension

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Hx

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History

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IBD

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Inflammatory bowel disease

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ICU

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Intensive care unit

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IM

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Intramuscular

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IV

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Intravenous

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K+

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Potassium

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LA

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Long acting

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LDL

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Low density lipoprotein

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73
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LFTs

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liver function tests

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74
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LLL

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left lower lobe

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LMP

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Last menstrual period

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LPN

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Licensed practical nurse

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LUL

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Left upper lobe

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LUQ

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Left upper quadrant

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80
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MDI

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Metered dose inhaler

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MI

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Myocardial infarction

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mmHg

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Millimeters of mercury

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83
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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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MS

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Morphine SO4, MgSO4, (Do not use)

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MVA

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Motor Vehicle Accident

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86
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Na+

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Sodium

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87
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NKDA

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No known drug allergies

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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NSAID

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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

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OA

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Osteoarthritis

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91
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OB

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Obstetrics

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OB-GYN

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Obstetrics and gynecology

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OD

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Right eye (should not use)

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94
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Orally disintegrating tablet

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ODT

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OR

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Operating room

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OS

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Left eye (should not use)

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OTC

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Over the counter

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OU

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Both eyes (should not use)

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99
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pc

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After meal

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100
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PCN

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penicillin

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Plt

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Platelets

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102
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PMH

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Past medical history

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PMS

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Premenstrual syndrome

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104
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po

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by mouth

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105
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PPD/ppd

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Pack(s) per day (cigarettes)

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PPD/ppd

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Purified protein derivative (skin test to check for tuberculosis)

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PR

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Per rectum

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108
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prn

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as the occasion arises (as needed)

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PT

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Physical therapy

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110
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pt

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patient

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111
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PUD

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Peptic Ulcer Disease

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PVD

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Peripheral vascular disease

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113
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qd

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Daily (do not use)

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114
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qid

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Four times a day (do not use)

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RA

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Rheumatoid arthritis

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116
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RBC

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Red blood cell

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RLL

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Right lower lobe

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RLQ

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Right lower quadrant

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119
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RN

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Registered nurse

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ROS

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Review of symptoms

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RR

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Respiratory Rate

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122
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RUL

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Right upper lobe

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RUQ

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Right upper quadrant

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124
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Rx

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Prescription

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125
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Scr, SCR

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Serum creatinine

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126
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SL

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Sublingual

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SC, SQ, SubQ

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Subcutaneous

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SH

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Social History

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129
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SOB

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Shortness of breath

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130
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STAT, stat

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Immediately

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131
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TB

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Tuberculosis

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132
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TG

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Triglycerides

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133
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Tx

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Treatment

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134
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tid

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Three times a day

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TPN

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Total parenteral nutrition

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T1DM

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Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

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T2DM

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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

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TSH

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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone

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139
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VS, V/S

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Vital signs

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140
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WBC

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White blood cell count

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141
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WNL

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Within normal limits

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142
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XR, ER

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Extended release

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143
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a-

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no, not or without

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144
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ab-

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away from

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145
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ad-

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toward

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146
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an-

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not or without

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ante-

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before

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contra-

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against

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de-

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down, from, or reversing

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di-

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twice

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dys-

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bad or difficult or painful

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epi-

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above or upon

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ex-

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out, without, or away from

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extra-

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outside

155
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hemi-

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half

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in-

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in, inside, or negative

157
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multi-

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many

158
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neo-

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new

159
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nulli-

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none

160
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peri-

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around

161
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ploy-

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many

162
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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

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before

164
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pseudo-

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false

165
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abdomen/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremity

167
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ater/o, arteri/o

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artery

168
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bi/o

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life or living

169
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carcin/o

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cancer

170
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cardi/o

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heart

171
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cheil/o

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lip

172
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chir/o

A

hand

173
Q

crani/o

A

cranium or skull

174
Q

cyan/o

A

blue

175
Q

dactyl/o

A

digit (finger or toe)

176
Q

dent/o

A

tooth

177
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

178
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

179
Q

esthesi/o

A

sensation of feeling

180
Q

fruct/o

A

fruit

181
Q

fung/I

A

fungus

182
Q

gen/o

A

origin or beginning

183
Q

ger/o, ger/o, geront/o

A

aged or elderly

184
Q

gingiv/o

A

gums

185
Q

gloss/o

A

tongue

186
Q

-ac

A

pertaining to

187
Q

-ad

A

toward

188
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

189
Q

-ase

A

enzyme

190
Q

-clysis

A

irrigation or washing out

191
Q

-crine

A

secrete

192
Q

-cyte

A

cell

193
Q

-dynia

A

pain

194
Q

-eal

A

pertaining to

195
Q

-emia

A

blood

196
Q

-er

A

one who

197
Q

-gram

A

a record

198
Q

-graph

A

instrument that records

199
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

200
Q

-ia

A

condition

201
Q

-iatric

A

medicine

202
Q

-iatry

A

medicine

203
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

204
Q

–itis

A

inflammation

205
Q

-ist

A

one who

206
Q

-logy

A

the study or science of

207
Q

-logist

A

one who studies or a specialist

208
Q

-lysin

A

substance that dissolves or destroys

209
Q

–megaly

A

enlargement

210
Q

-ose

A

sugar

211
Q

-osis

A

condition, disease, or abnormal increase

212
Q

–pathy

A

disease

213
Q

-pepsia

A

digestion

214
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

215
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

216
Q

-pod

A

foot

217
Q

-poiesis

A

production

218
Q

-scopy

A

viewing

219
Q

-spasm

A

-cram or twitching

220
Q

–stasis

A

stopping or controlling

221
Q

-tomy

A

cutting (incistion of)

222
Q

onco-

A

Tumor

223
Q

par- or para-

A

near or beside or abnormal

224
Q

Path(o)-

A

disease

225
Q

poly-

A

many

226
Q

sub-

A

below or under

227
Q

tachy-

A

fast

228
Q

tri-

A

three

229
Q

uni-

A

one

230
Q

ot/o

A

ear

231
Q

ophtalm/o

A

eye

232
Q

path/o

A

disease

233
Q

ped/o

A

child or foot

234
Q

pharmac/o

A

drug

235
Q

phot/o

A

light

236
Q

physi/o

A

refers to nature

237
Q

pleg/o

A

paralysis

238
Q

pneum/o

A

lung

239
Q

Pod/o

A

foot

240
Q

proct/o

A

anus or rectum

241
Q

proxim/o

A

near (proximal)

242
Q

psych/o

A

mind

243
Q

pulm/o or pulmon/o

A

lung

244
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

245
Q

somat/o

A

body

246
Q

son/o

A

sound

247
Q

steth/o

A

chest

248
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

249
Q

super/o

A

uppermost (superior)

250
Q

thorac/o

A

chest or thorax

251
Q

tom/o

A

to cut

252
Q

tox/o, toxic/o

A

poison

253
Q

ur/o

A

urine or urinary tract

254
Q

valv/o

A

valve

255
Q

ven/o

A

vein

256
Q

an/o

A

anus

257
Q

angi/o

A

vessel

258
Q

anter/o

A

front (anterior)

259
Q

append/o, appendic/o

A

appendix

260
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

261
Q

cardi/o

A

heart

262
Q

cec/o

A

cecum

263
Q

cephal/o

A

head (cephalad)

264
Q

cervic/o

A

neck, cervix uteri

265
Q

chrom/o

A

color

266
Q

-algia

A

pain

267
Q

-capnia

A

carbon dioxide

268
Q

-cele

A

hemia

269
Q

-centesis

A

surgical procedure

270
Q

-cidal

A

killing

271
Q

-cyte

A

cell

272
Q

-dynia

A

pain

273
Q

-ectasia

A

stretching or dilation

274
Q

-ectasis

A

stretching or dilation

275
Q

–ectomy

A

excision (removal)

276
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

277
Q

-genic or -genous

A

origin (beginning)

278
Q

-genesis

A

origin (beginning)

279
Q

-ia

A

condition

280
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

281
Q

-iasis

A

condition

282
Q

-iurn

A

membrane

283
Q

-lepsy

A

seizure

284
Q

-lith

A

stone

285
Q

-logist

A

one who studies or a specialist

286
Q

-lysis

A

destructin or dissolving

287
Q

-lytic

A

capable of dissolving

288
Q

-malacia

A

softness

289
Q

-mania

A

excessive preoccupation

290
Q

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

291
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement

292
Q

-metry

A

process of measuring

293
Q

-oid

A

resembling

294
Q

-ole

A

little or small

295
Q

-oma

A

tumor or swelling

296
Q

-opia

A

vision

297
Q

-osis

A

condition, disease or abnormal increase

298
Q

-ous

A

pertaining to (or characterized by)

299
Q

-pathy

A

disease

300
Q

-enia

A

decreased or deficient

301
Q

-phobia

A

abnormal fear

302
Q

-plasia

A

formation or development

303
Q

col/o

A

colon

304
Q

colon/o

A

colon

305
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

306
Q

dipl/o

A

double

307
Q

dist/o

A

distant or far (distal)

308
Q

dors/o

A

back side (dorsal)

309
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

310
Q

fet/o

A

fetus

311
Q

gastro/o

A

stomach

312
Q

glycos/o

A

sugar or sweet

313
Q

hydr/o

A

water

314
Q

hyster/o, uter/o

A

uterus

315
Q

hem/a, hem/o, hemat/o

A

blood

316
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

317
Q

infer/o

A

situated below (inferior)

318
Q

kary/o

A

nucleus

319
Q

lact/o

A

milk

320
Q

lip/o

A

fats

321
Q

later/o

A

side (lateral)

322
Q

lith/o

A

stone or calculus

323
Q

lumb/o

A

lower

324
Q

lys/o

A

destruction (or dissolving)

325
Q

macr/o

A

large or enlarged

326
Q

medi/o

A

middle (medial, median)

327
Q

men/o

A

menstruation

328
Q

micr/o

A

small

329
Q

mon/o

A

one or single

330
Q

morph/o

A

shape (or form)

331
Q

muc/o

A

mucus

332
Q

muscul/o

A

muscle

333
Q

my/o

A

muscle

334
Q

narc/o

A

sleep

335
Q

nas/o

A

nose

336
Q

nat/o

A

birth

337
Q

nepro/o, ren/o

A

kidney

338
Q

norm/o

A

normal

339
Q

nos/o

A

disease

340
Q

nucle/o

A

nucleus

341
Q

odont/o

A

teeth

342
Q

olig/o

A

few

343
Q

oohor/o

A

ovary

344
Q

or/o

A

mouth

345
Q

oste/o

A

bone

346
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

347
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

348
Q

-pnea

A

breathing

349
Q

-ptysis

A

spitting

350
Q

-rrhea

A

flow or discharge

351
Q

-scope

A

instrument used to view or examine

352
Q

-scopy

A

viewing

353
Q

-stenosis

A

stricture or narrowing

354
Q

-stomy

A

artificial opening (surgical opening)

355
Q

-tome

A

cutting instrument

356
Q

-y

A

state (or condition)

357
Q

ox/o

A

oxygen

358
Q

par/o

A

bearing offspring

359
Q

phag/o

A

to eat

360
Q

phas/o

A

speech

361
Q

phil/o

A

attraction

362
Q

phon/o

A

voice

363
Q

poster/o

A

behind, toward the back

364
Q

prote/o

A

protein

365
Q

rect/o

A

rectum

366
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

367
Q

sclera/o

A

hard or hardening

368
Q

scop/o

A

to view or examine

369
Q

som/a

A

body

370
Q

somat/o

A

body

371
Q

spleen/o

A

spleen

372
Q

steth/o

A

chest

373
Q

urin/o

A

urine

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