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Arthro

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Joint

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Cardio

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Heart

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Cephalo

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Head

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Cerebro

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Brain

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Crani/o

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Skull

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A, an

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Without

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Anti

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Against

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Ac, al, ic, ous, eal

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Pertaining to

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Algia

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Pain

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Ad lib

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As desired or as tolerated

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Arterio

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Artery

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Cost/o

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Ribs

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Cyst/o

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Bladder or urinary sac

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Derma

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Skin

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Auto

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Self

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Bi

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Two or twice

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Cide

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Causing death or killing

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Ectomy

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Surgical removal of

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ASAP

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As soon as possible

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STAT

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Immediately

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Itis

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Inflammation or infection

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hema

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Blood

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Lip/o

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Fat or lipids

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Brady

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Slow

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Tachy

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Fast

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Dys

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Difficult, painful, bad

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Emia

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Blood condition

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Gram

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Tracing, picture, record

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BM

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Bowel movement

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Oma

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Tumor or swelling

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Plasty

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Surgical correction or repair

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Pathy

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Disease or abnormal condition

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My/o

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Muscle

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Nephr/o

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Kidney

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Rhin/o

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Nose, pertaining to nose

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Neur/o

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Nerve, nervous system

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Ophthalm/o, ocul/o

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Eye

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Eu

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Good or well

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Hemi

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Half

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Graph

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Diagram, instrument for recording

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Ism

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Condition, abnormal state

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C with line over it

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With

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S with line over it

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Without

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Pneum/o

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Lungs

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Ven/o, phleb/o

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Vein

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Hyper

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Increased amount or more

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Hypo

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Low, under, below

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C/o

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Complains of

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Osis

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Condition, state, or process

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Inter

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Between or among

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Intra

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Within, into, inside

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Multi

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Many

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Peri

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Around

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Ology

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Study of

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Ologist

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Person who studies

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Megaly

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Large, enlarged

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Oid

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Resembling

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Dx

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Diagnosis

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L circled

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Left

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R circled

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Right

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Hidr/o

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Sweat or sweat glands

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Post

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After

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Pre

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Before

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Otomy

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Cutting into or surgical incision into

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BRP

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Bathroom privileges

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PRN

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As needed

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Pseud/o

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False

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Plegia

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Paralysis

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BR

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Bed rest

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NKA

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No known allergies

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Quad

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Four

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Semi

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Half or part

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Sub

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Below or under

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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En

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Within

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Rrhea

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Flow or discharge

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Scope

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Examining instrument

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Erythro

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Red

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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P with a line over it

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After

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