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1
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The foundation word part of a medical term is known as the?

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Root word

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The word part that is attached at the end of the term is a)n_?

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Suffix

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The word part that joins a root word and another word part is a(n)_?

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Combining vowel /o/

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The word part that is attached at the beginning of a term is a(n)

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Prefix

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The suffix is attached to the…

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Root word

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A prefix is attached to the..

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Root word

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7
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A combining vowel combines a word part in a(n)?

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Root word

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8
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In the term dermat/o/logy, the word part /o/ is called a(n)?

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Combining vowel

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append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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10
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arthr/o

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Joint

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derm/o

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Skin

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muc/o

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Mucus

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13
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hydr/o

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Water, fluid

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14
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Lung

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pulmon/o

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15
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Small Intestine

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enter/o

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16
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Life

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bi/o

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17
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Liver

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hepat/o

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18
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Giving rise to

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gen/o

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a/

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Without, absent

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20
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ec/, ex/

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Outside, outer

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21
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infra/

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Inferior to, below

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peri/

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Around, surrounding

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hypo/

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Decreased, below

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under, inferior to

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sub/ or infra/

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half

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hemi/

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against, opposed

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anti/

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all, every

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pan/

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away from

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ab/

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29
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/ectomy

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removal

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30
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/gram

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picture, record, tracing

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31
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/logy

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study of

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32
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/ist

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one who does

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33
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/megaly

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enlargement

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condition

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/ia

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35
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inflammation

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/itis, /itic

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36
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pathologic condition

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/osis

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37
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disease process

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/pathy

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38
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pain

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/algia

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39
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cardi/o/megaly

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enlargement of the heart

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40
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acr/o/megaly

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enlargement of the extrimities (tips)

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41
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macro/gloss/ia

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Large (gross) tongue

42
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hist/o/logy

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Study of the tissue

43
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arthr/itis

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Inflammation of the joint

44
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splen/o/megaly

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Enlargement of the spleen

45
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a/leuk/o/cyt/osis

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Condition of the absence of white cells

46
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thorac/o/centesis

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Withdrawing fuid from the chest

47
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gastr/ectomy

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Removal of the stomach

48
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pulmon/ary

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Relating to the lung

49
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catcin/o

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cancer

50
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ox/o

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oxygen

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laryng/o

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voicebox, larynx

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cerebr/o

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brain

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/genesis

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creating

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self

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auto/

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run

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/drome

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chemical, drug

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chem/o

57
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with

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con/

58
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change, beyond

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meta

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gastr/o/enter/o/logy

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gastroenterology

study of the stomach and small intestine or bowels

60
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oste/o/malacia

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osteomalacia

softening of the bone

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laryng/o/scope

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laryngoscope

instrument used to see the voicebox

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carcin/o/oma

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carcinoma

cancer tumor or mass of gland tissue

63
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sarc/o/oid

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sarcoid

like nongland tissue

64
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lapar/o

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abdomen

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pneum/o

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air, gas, lung air sacs

66
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ana/

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positive, up

67
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/physis

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grow

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/pnea

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breathing

69
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break down, dissolve

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/lysis, lytic

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bad, labored

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dys/

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nose

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rhin/o

72
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bear

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/phoria

73
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secrete

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/crine, crin/o

74
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CO2

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carbon dioxide

75
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mg

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milligram

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O2

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oxygen (gas)

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n.p.o

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nothing by mouth

78
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NBS

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normal bowel sounds

79
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EBV

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Epstein-Barr virus

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kg

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kilogram

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TPR

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tempurature, pulse and respiration

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IM

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intramuscular

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q.n.s.

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quantity not sufficient

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sibs

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siblings, brothers and sisters

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prep

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prepare, preparation

86
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meds

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medications

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ab

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abortion

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exam

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examination

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path

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pathology

90
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appy

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appendectomy, appendicitis

91
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primip

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primipara, woman with one previous birth

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nullip

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nullipara, woman with no deliveries

93
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temp

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temperature

94
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Blood Urea Nitrogen

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BUN

95
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White Blood Count

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WBC

96
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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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RA

97
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Human Immunodeficiency Virus

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HIV

98
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(The) pupils (are) equal, round (and) reactive (to)

light (and) accommodation

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PERRLA

99
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electr/o/encephal/o/gram

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EEG

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head, eye, ear, nose (and) throat

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HEENT

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intra/muscular

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IM

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