Medical Terminology & Abbreviations Flashcards
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ad-
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ab-
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ankyl/o
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arthr/o
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a-, an-
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-algia
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chrondr/i, chrondr/o
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cost/o
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crani/o
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-desis
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kyph/o
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lord/o
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-lysis
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scoli/o
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oste/o
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synovi/o, synov/o
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spondyl/o
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FX
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-um
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PMR
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OA
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RA
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anti-
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bi-
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-cele
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dys-
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fasci/o
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fibr/o
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-ia
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-ic
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kines/o, kinesi/o
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my/o
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-plegia
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-rrhexis
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tax/o
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ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o
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ton/o
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tri-
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ADL
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CTS
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MD
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MG
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OT
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PM
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carcin/o
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immun/o
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lymph/o
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lymphaden/o
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lymphangi/o
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neo-
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-oma
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onc/o
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phag/o
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-plasm
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sarc/o
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splen/o
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-tic
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tox/o
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A, ab
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AG, Ag
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AMA
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CA
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CIS
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MMR
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albin/o
white
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cyan/o
blue
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cutane/o
skin
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derm/o, dermat/o
skin
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hidr/o
sweat
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hirsut/o
hairy, rough
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keratin/o
hard, horny, cornea
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lip/o
fat, lipids
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melan/o
black
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myc/o
fungus
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onych/o
fingernail or toenail
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pil/l, pil/o
hairy, rough
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py/o
pus
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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seb/o
sebum
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urtic/o
rush, hives
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xer/o
dry
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BCC
basal cell carcinoma
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I&D
incision & drainage
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NF
necrotizing fasciitis
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Ps
psoriasis
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SCD
scleroderma
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SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
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SC, subq
subcutaneous
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SLE
systemic lupus erythematosus
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acr/o
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adren/o
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crin/o
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-dipsia
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glyc/o
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gonad/o
gonads, sex glands
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-ism
condition, state of, theory
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pancreati/o
pancreas
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parathyroid/o
parathyroid gland
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pineal/o
pineal gland
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pituitary/o
pituitary gland
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poly-
many, much
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somat/o
mouth
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thym/o
thymus gland
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thyr/o, thyroid/o
thyroid gland
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ADH
antidiuretic hormone
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DM
diabetes mellitus
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EPI
epinephrine
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FBS
fasting flood sugar
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TSH
thyroid-stimulating hormone
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caus/o or caut
burning, burn
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cerebr/o
cerebrum, brain
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concuss/o
shaken together, violently
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contus/o
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encephala/o
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-esthesia
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esthet/o
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-graphy
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mening/o
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myel/o
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neur/i, neur/o
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-phobia
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psych/o
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radicul/o
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-tropic
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ALS
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ADHD
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CP
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CSF
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EEG
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ICP
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OCD
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PTSD
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TIA
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an/o
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chol/e
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cholecyst/o
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col/o, colon/o
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-emesis
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enter/o-
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esophag/o
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hepat/o
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-lithiasis
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-pepsia
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-phagia
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proct/o
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rect/o
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sigmoid/o
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ABD
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BM
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BMI
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EGD
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GI
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IBD
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NG tube
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TPN
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UC
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cervic/o
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colp/o
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-gravida
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gynec/o
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hyster/o
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mast/o
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men/o
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orchid/o
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ov/o
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ovari/o
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-para
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-pexy
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salphing/o
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test/i
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vagin/o
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BV
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CS
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HRT
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HPV
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IUD
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L&D
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NICU
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PID
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PMS
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bronch/o, bronchi/o
bronchial tube, bronchus, air tubes in lungs
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laryng/o
larynx (voice box)
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nas/o
nose
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ox/l, ox/o, ox/y
oxygen
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pharyng/o
pharynx, throat
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phon/o
sound, voice
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pleur/o
pleura, side of body, ribs
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-pnea
breathing
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pnuem/o, pnuemon/o
lung, air
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pulm/o, pulmon/o
lung
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sinus/o
sinus
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somn/o
sleep
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spir/o
to breathe
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thorac/o. -thorax
chest, pleural cavity
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trache/o, trachea
trachea, windpipe
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COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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CF
cystic fibrosis
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ETT
endotracheal intubation
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PFT
pulmonary function test
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R
respiration, rectal
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SIDS
sudden infant death syndrome
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SOB
short of breath
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URI
upper respiratory infection
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TB
tuberculosis
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-cele
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cyst/o
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dia-
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-ectasis
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glomerul/o
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lith/o
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-lysis
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nephr/o
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pyel/o
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ren/o
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ur/o
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-tripsy
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urethr/o
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-ureter/o
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-uria
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ARF
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BPH
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Cath
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CKD
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Cysto
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DRE
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ESRD
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IVP
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PKD
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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aur-
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blephar/o
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-cusis
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irid/o
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kerat/o
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myring/o
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ophthalm/o
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-opia
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opt/o
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ot/o
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phak/o
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presby/o
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retin/o
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scler/o
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trop/o
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tympan/o
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AD
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AS
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AU
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OD
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OS
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OU
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CI
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G, glu
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MD
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RD
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RD
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VA
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VF
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albumin/o
albumin
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calc/i
calcium
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-centesis
surgical procedure to remove fluid
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creatin/o
creatinine
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glycos/o
sugar, glycose
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-graphy
diagram, instrument for recording
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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laparo/o
abdomen, abdomen wall
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-otomy
cutting into, surgical incision
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phleb/o
vein
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radi/o
x-ray, radiation
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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son/o
sound
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BP
blood pressure
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BUN
blood urea nitrogen
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CBC
complete blood count
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CT scan
computerized tomography scan
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ESR
erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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HCT
hematocrit
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HGB
hemoglobin
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LFT
liver function test
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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RBC
red blood cell
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TPR
temperature, pulse, respiration
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WBC
white blood cell
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angi/o
blood or lymph vessel
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aort/o
aorta
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
fatty substance, lipids, plaque
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brady-
slow
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cardi/o
heart
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-crasia
mixture or blending
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-emia
blood
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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phleb/o
vein
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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thromb/o
clot, thrombus
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ven/o
vein
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A-Fib
atrial fibrillation
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AED
automatic external defibrllator
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BP
blood pressure
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card cath, CC
cardiac catheterization, chief complaint
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CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
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CAD
coronary artery disease
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DNR
do not resuscitate
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DOA
dead on arrival
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EKG, ECG
electrical diagram
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HTN
hypertension
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MI
myocardial infarction
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PAD
peripheral artery disease
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P
pulse
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PVD
peripheral vascular disease
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V-Fib
ventricular fibrillation
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ABX
antibiotic
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AC
before meals
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amt
amount
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ASA
aspirin
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BID
twice a day
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BX
biospy
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D
day
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DOB
day of birth
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DX
diagnosis
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H
hour
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ID
intradermal
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INJ
injection
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IM
intramuscular
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IV
intravenous
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NPO
nothing by mouth
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OTC
over the counter
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PC
after meals
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PO
phone order
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PRN
whenever necessary, as needed
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Q
every
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QD
every day
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QH
every hour
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QID
four times a day
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Rx
prescription, take, treatment
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Sig
give the following directions, to be labeled accordingly
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SQ, subq
subcutaneous
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TID
three times a day
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@
at
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