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1
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Sperm/o-

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Sperm

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Spher/o-

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Ball, round, globe

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Sphinct/o-

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That which binds together

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Sphygm/o-

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Pulse

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Sphyxi/o-

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Pulse or lack or pulse

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Spin/o-

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Thorn or thorny

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Spir/o-

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Breathe or breathing

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Splanchn/o-

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Organ

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Splen/o-

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Spleen

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Spondyl/o-

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Vertebra

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Sprain

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To wring out or press out

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Squam/o-

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Scaly

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-stalsis

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To contract

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Staped/o-

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Stirrup

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Staphyl/o-

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Grape or grape-like clusters

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-stasis

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Stoppage, standing, location

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-stat

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To stop or immediately

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-staxia

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Dripping or trickling

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Steat/o-

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Fat

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Sten/o-

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Narrowing

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Stereo-

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Three-dimensional or solid

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Stern/o-

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Cheat, sternum, or breastbone

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Steth/o-

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Chest

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-stole

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Contract

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Stomat/o-

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Mouth

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Strabism/o-

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To squint or squinting

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Strain

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To draw tight

Less severe than a sprain

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Strat/i-

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Layer

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Strept/o-

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Twisted or twisted chain

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Stri/a-

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Striped or threads

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Strict/o-

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Drawing or binding

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Sty/e

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Raised

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Sub-

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Beneath, under, less or lesser

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Sudorifer/o-

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Sweat

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Sulf/o-

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Sulfur

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Super

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Above or upon

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Supinat/o-

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To throw backward

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Supra-

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Above or upon

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Sur/a-

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On calf of leg

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Surg/i-

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Working by hand

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Suture

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Sewing together

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Sym-

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Together

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Syn-

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Together

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Syncope

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To faint or fainting

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Sy/stol/o-

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To draw together or contract

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Tachy-

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Fast or swift

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Tal/o-

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Ankle

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Tars/o-

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Broad flat surface

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Tart/o-

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Dregs, sedimentary , or particles

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Tax/o-

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Arrange, to order, to organize, or to locate

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51
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-taxia

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Muscle coordination

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52
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Tel/o-

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End or outward

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Tempor/o-

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Temple

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Ten/o-

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Tendon

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Tens/o-

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To stretch or stretches

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Terat/o-

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Monster

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Teres

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Round

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Term

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End, place at the end, or boundary

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Tert/i-

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Third

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Test/e-

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Witness

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Tetan/o-

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Spasm or spasms

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Tetr/a-

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Four

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63
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Thanat/o-

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Death

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Thel/o-

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Nipple

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Then/o-

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Palm of hand or sole of foot

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Theo-

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God

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Therap/o-

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Treating or curing

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Therm/o-

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Heat, hot or warm

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Thorac/o-

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Chest

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Thromb/o-

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Clot, clump together, or curdle

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Thym/o-

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Soul, emotion, flowery smell

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Thyr/o-

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Shield or shield-shaped

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Tibia-

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Shinbone

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-tic

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Capable of or state of

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Tinea-

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Fungus

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Tinnitus

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Jingling, tinkling, ringing

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-tion

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Process of or procedure of

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-tive

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Nature of or quality of

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79
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Toci/o-

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Birth, giving birth, birthing

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80
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-Tom/e

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Cutting instrument

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81
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Ton/o-

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Tension, tone, pressure

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82
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Tonsill/o-

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Almond shape

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Top/o-

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Location

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84
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Torsi-

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Twisted

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Tox/o-

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Poison

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Trache/o-

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Rough

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Tract/o-

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To draw or pull

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Trans-

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Across or through

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Trauma

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Wound

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-tresia

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Perforation or opening

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Tri-

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Three

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Triage

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To sort or classify

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Trich/o-

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Hair

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-trigo-

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Rubbing

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Trochle/o-

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Pulley or pulley-like

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Trop/o- (trop/in)

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Stimulate or to turn

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Troph/o-

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Development, nourishment, or nutrition

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98
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-tripsy

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To crush

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99
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Trypan/o-

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Borer, to bore, drill

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Tub/o-

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Canal or tube

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101
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Tubercul/o-

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Swelling, nodule, tubercle

102
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Tum/o-

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Swelling or tumor growth

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Turgor/o-

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Swelling

104
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-tussis

A

Cough

105
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Tympan/o-

A

Eardrum

106
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Typh/o-

A

Stupor

107
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Ulcer-

A

Sore

108
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-ule

A

Small or lesser

109
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Uln/a-

A

Elbow

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Ultra-

A

Beyond

111
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Umbilic/o-

A

Navel

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Unguin/o-

A

Nail

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Ur/o-

A

Urine

114
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Ureter/o-

A

Small canal

115
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Urethero-

A

Canal

116
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Urticari/o-

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Hives or nettles

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Utero-

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Womb

118
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Uve/a-

A

Grape

119
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Vag/o-

A

Wanderer (the longest cranial nerve)

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Vagin/o-

A

Sheath

121
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Valg/u-

A

Inward

122
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Valvul/o-

A

Tiny fold or small valve

123
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Var/u-

A

Outward

124
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Varic/o-

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Twisted

125
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Varicella

A

Tiny spot

126
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Vas/o-

A

Vessel

127
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Ven/o-

A

Vein

128
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Ventr/o-

A

Belly

129
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Vera-

A

True

130
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Vermi-

A

Worm

131
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Verruca/e-

A

Wart

132
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-version

A

Turn or to turn

133
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Vertebr/o-

A

Jointed

134
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Vertigo

A

Whirling

135
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Vesic/o-

A

Sac or small blister

136
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Vill/i-

A

Shaggy hair

137
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Vir/o-

A

Poison

138
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Viscer/a-

A

Organ

139
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Vit/o-

A

Alive, life, living

140
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Vitilig/o-

A

To corrupt

141
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Volv/o-

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To twist, twisting, rolling

142
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Vulv/o-

A

Covering

143
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Wheal

A

Round or circle

144
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Whitlow

A

White flow (suppurative pus forming at end of finger or toe- often a nail abscess)

145
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Xanth/o-

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Yellow

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Xen/o-

A

Strange or foreign

147
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Xero-

A

Dry

148
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Yaws

A

Raspberry appearance (spirochetal bacterial infection of skin in humid environments)

149
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-y

A

Procedure of or process of

150
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Zygo-

A

Union

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A & A

A

Awake and aware

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A & O

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Alert and oriented

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A & W

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Alive and well

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ACL

A

Anterior cruciate ligament

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Ad lib

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As desired or at liberty

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ALL

A

Allergy or acute leukocytic leukemia

157
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AMA

A

Against medical advice, American Medical Association or advanced maternal age

158
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Astol

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As tolerated

159
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B1

A

Thiamine HCL vitamin or 1st degree burn (stage 1)

160
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B2

A

Riboflavin Vitamin or 2nd degree (Stage II) burn

161
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B3

A

3rd degree (Stage III) burn

162
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B4

A

4th degree (stage IV) burn

163
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B6

A

Pyridoxine HCL vitamin

164
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B7

A

Biotin vitamin

165
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B8

A

Adenosine Phosphate Vitamin

166
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BaE

A

Barium enema

167
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BID

A

Two times per day

168
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BP

A

Blood pressure

169
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BS

A

Blood sugar

170
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BT

A

Body temperature

171
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BUN

A

Blood urea nitrogen

172
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BX

A

Biopsy or blue cross

173
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CBC

A

Complete blood count

174
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CC

A

Chief complaint or chief component

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CF

A

Cystic fibrosis

176
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CHF

A

Congestive heart failure

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CL

A

Contact lens

178
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CNA

A

Chart not available or certified nurses aide

179
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COPD

A

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

180
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CO

A

Cardiac output or computer order

181
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CP

A

Cerebral palsy or chest pain

182
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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular accident

183
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D & D

A

Diarrhea and dehydration

184
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DAD

A

Drug administration device

185
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DAT

A

Diet as tolerated

186
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DD

A

Differential diagnosis

187
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DNS

A

Did not show

188
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DPT

A

Diphtheria, pertussis, and tetanus

189
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DX & PX

A

Diagnosis and prognosis

190
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DZ

A

Disease or dozen

191
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EKG

A

Electrocardiography

192
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EMG

A

Electromyography

193
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ENT

A

Ear, nose and throat

194
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ESWL

A

Extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy

195
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FBS

A

Fasting blood sugar

196
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FOD

A

Free of disease

197
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FX

A

Fracture or fractional urine

198
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GH

A

Growth hormone

199
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GI

A

Gastrointestinal or granuloma inguinal

200
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GTT

A

Drops, drop, or glucose tolerance test

201
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H1

A

Herpes simplex type 1

202
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H2

A

Herpes simplex type 2

203
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HAV

A

Hepatitis A Virus

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HBV

A

Hepatitis B virus

205
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HCV

A

Hepatitis C virus

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HI, HOH

A

Hearing impaired, hard of hearing

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I & O

A

Intake and output

208
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ICU

A

Intensive care unit

209
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ID

A

Infectious disease, initial dose, intradermal

210
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IV

A

Intravenous

211
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KUB

A

Kidney, ureter, bladder

212
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LBP

A

Low blood pressure

213
Q

MD

A

Muscular Dystrophy
Manic depression
Mental deficiency
Medical doctor

214
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Ml

A

Milliliter

215
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MMR

A

measles, mumps, rubella

216
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MS

A

Multiple sclerosis

Mitral stenosis

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N & V

A

Nausea and vomiting

218
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NPO

A

Nothing by mouth

219
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OTC

A

Over the counter

220
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PE

A

Physical exam
Pulmonary embolism
Pleural effusion

221
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PRN

A

As needed

222
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PROM

A

Partial range of motion

223
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QD

A

Everyday or once a day

224
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QID

A

Four times per day

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Q

A

Every

226
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RBC

A

Red blood cell

227
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ROS

A

Review of systems

228
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RR

A

Respiration rate

Recovery room

229
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Rx

A

Prescription
Drug
Medication
Reaction

230
Q

S.O.S.

A

If necessary, if urgently required, may be repeated once

231
Q

Sig.

A

Let it be written
Label
Instructions

232
Q

SOB

A

Shortness of breath

233
Q

Stat

A

Immediate

234
Q

STI

A

Sexually transmitted Infections, skin test dose

235
Q

SX

A

Symptom, sign, surgery

236
Q

TBC

A 
Tuberculosis
Total blood (cell) count
237
Q

TENS

A

Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation

238
Q

TIA

A

Transient ischemic attack

239
Q

TKO

A

To keep open

240
Q

TPR

A

Temperature, pulse, respiration

241
Q

UE

A

Upper extremity

242
Q

Ung

A

Ointment

243
Q

URI

A

Upper respiratory infection

244
Q

US

A

Ultrasound

Unit secretary

245
Q

UTD

A

Up to date

246
Q

UTI

A

Urinary tract infection

247
Q

VO

A

Verbal Order

248
Q

WBC

A

White blood cells or white blood count

249
Q

X & D

A

Examination and diagnosis

250
Q

YO

A

Years old

Medical Terminology (4 decks)

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