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These contain the basic meaning of the term. They usually indicate the involved body part

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Word roots

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These usually indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. They always come at the end of the word.

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Suffix

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These usually indicate location, time, number, or status. They always come at the beginning of the word

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Prefix

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When is a combing vowel used?

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When the suffix begins with a consonant

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When is a combing vowel not used?

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When the suffix begins with a vowel

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When is a combining vowel ALWAYS used?

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When two or more roots are joined

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What does not require a combing vowel?

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A prefix

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Abdomen/o

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Abdomen

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Append/o

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Appendix

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Arter/o

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Artery

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Cost/o

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Rib

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Eti/o

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Cause

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Function/o

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Perform, function

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Gastr/o

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Stomach, belly

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Hem/o

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Blood

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Laryng/o

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Larynx, throat

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Nat/i

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Birth

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Norm/o

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Normal or usual

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Ot/o

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Hearing, ear

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Path/o

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Disease, suffering, feeling

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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Tonsil/o

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Tonsil

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-uria

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Urine

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Ven/o

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Vein

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Tens/o

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Tension, stretched out

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-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ical, -ial, -ic

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Pertaining to

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-ago, -esis, -ia, -iasis, -osis

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Abnormal condition

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-algia

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Pain, painful

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33
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-centesis

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Surgical puncture

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34
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-dynia

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Pain

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ine, -ior, -ory, -ous, -tic

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Pertaining to

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-ion, -ism

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Condition

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-itis

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Inflammation

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39
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-malacia

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Abnormal softening

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40
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-ology

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Study of

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41
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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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42
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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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Bleeding, excessive discharge

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43
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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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44
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-stenosis

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Abnormal narrowing

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-tion

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Process, state, quality of

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Supra-

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Above, upper, excessive

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Sub-

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Under, less, below

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Post-

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After, behind

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Intra-

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Within, inside

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Inter-

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Between, among

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Infra-

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Below, beneath, inferior to

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Hypo-

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Under, below

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Hyper-

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Over, above

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Endo-

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In, within, inside

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E-, ex-

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Out of, from, outside, away from

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Dys-

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Bad, difficult, painful

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Ad-

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Toward, to, in direction of

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Ab-

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Away from, negative, absent

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A-

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No, not without, away from, negative

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@

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At

62
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A & P

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Anatomy and physiology

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a.c.

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Before meals

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AD

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Right ear

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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ad lib

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As designed

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Alt dieb

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Alternate days, every other day

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Am

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Morning

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Amb

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Ambulate, ambulatory

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Ant

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Anterior

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AS

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Left ear

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ASA

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Aspirin

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as tol

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As tolerated

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AU

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Both ears

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bl

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Blood

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Bl wk

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Blood work

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BR

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Bed rest

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BRP

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Bathroom privileges

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c

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With

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C/o

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Complain of

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CC

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Chief complaint

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Cl liq

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Clear liquid

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CXR

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Chest X-Ray film

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DC

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Discontinue

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DAT

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Diet as tolerated

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DNR

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Do not resuscitate

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Exam

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Examination

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FF

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Force fluids

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Hr(h)

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Hour

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Hx

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History

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IM

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Intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis

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LOC

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Level of consciousness

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neg

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Negative

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NPO

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Nothing by mouth

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P

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Pulse

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Palp

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Palpation

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pc

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After meals

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po

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By mouth

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Post

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Posterior

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pp

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After eating

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pt

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Patient

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q

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Every

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q2h

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Every 2 hours

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qd

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Every day

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qh

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Every hour

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qid

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Four times a day

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Temp (T)

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Temperature

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tid

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There times a day

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Tol

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Tolerated

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V/S

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Vital signs

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y/o

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Years old

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