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A-, An-

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Without away from. Anesthesia

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Ab-

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Away from negative, absent

Abductu

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Ad-

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Adherence, increase, toward. Adduct

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Aden(o), Aden-

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Gland. Adenitis

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Adip(o)-

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Fat. Adipocyte

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-algin, alg(i)o-

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Pain. Neuralgia

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andr(o)-

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Man, male, masculine. Androgen.

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Ankyl(o), ancyl(o)-

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Crooked, bent, fusion of parts. Ankylochilia

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Ante-

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Before. Antebrachium

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Anit-

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Against, opposing, counteracting

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Angi(o)

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Lymph, blood vessels

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Anthro- Arthr-

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Joint

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Axill

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Armpit. Axilla

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Bi-

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Two, double, twice

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Bio-

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Life

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Bil(i)-

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Bile

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Brachi(o)-

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Arm

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Brady

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Slow

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Bucc(o)-

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Cheek

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Bursa-

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Sac

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Capill-

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Hairlike

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Carcin(o)-

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Cancer

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Cardi(o)-

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Heart

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Carp(o)-

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Carpus

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-cele

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Swelling, hernia, tumor

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-cntesis

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Puncture

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cephal(o)-

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Head

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Cerebr(o)-

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Brain

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Cervic-

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Neck, nape, cervix

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Chol(e)-

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Bile, gall

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-cide

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Killing or destorying

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circum-

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Around

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Cirrh(o)

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yellow

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Col-, Colo-, Colono-

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Colon

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Contra

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Opposite or against

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Corpor

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Body

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Cost(o)-

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Rib

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Crani(o)-

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Skull

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-crine, crin(o)

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Secrete

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Cyan(o)

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Blue

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Cyst(o), Cyst(i)

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Urinary bladder or a cyst

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De-

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Down; from; removal

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Dent-

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Teeth

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Dermat(o), derm(o)

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Skin

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Dextr(o)-

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Right, on the right

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Digit-

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A finger or toe

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-dipsia

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Thrist

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dis-

A

removal; seperation; not; twice

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Dist(o)

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Distant;far

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dors(o), dors(i)

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The back, dorsum

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Dys-

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Abnormal; difficult; painful; bad

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Ect(o)-

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Outside

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-ectomy

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Cutting out: surgical excision; removal

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-emia

A

Blood condition

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Encephal(o)-

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Brain

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Endo-

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Within

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Eosin(o)-

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Red dyes used in histology

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Enter-, Enter(o)-

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Intestines

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Erythr(o)-

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Red

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Eu-

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Healthy, normal, good, well

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Febr(i)-

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Fever

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Fore-

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in front

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Gastr(o)-

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stomach or ventral

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-genic

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Generation or production

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gingiv-

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of or pertaining to the gums

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-globin

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protein

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Gloss(o)-, glott(o)

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Tongue

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Gyno-, gyneco

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Woman, female, female reproduction

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hem(o)-

A

Blood

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hepat(o)-

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Liver

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Hist(o), Histio-

A

Tissue

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Hydr(o)-

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Water

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Hyper-

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Above, excessive, or beyond

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Hyster(o)-

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Uterus or hysteria

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Idi(o)-

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Individual, distinct, self-produced, or unkown

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Ileo-

A

Ileum

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Infra-

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Below, under, beneath, inferior to, after

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Inter-

A

Among or between

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Intra-

A

Within

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Is(o)-

A

Equal

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-itis

A

Inflammation (of)

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Jaun-

A

Yellow

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kal(i)

A

Potassium

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Kin(e), kinesi(o)

A

movement or action

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Kyph(o)-

A

Humped

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lacrim(o)-

A

tears

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lapar(o)

A

Flank or abdominal wall

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Later(o)

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Side or lateral

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-lepsia, -lepsy

A

Seizure

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leuk(o)

A

white

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-lysis

A

Destruction

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melan(o)-

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Dark or black

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Meso-

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Middle

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meta-

A

after

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milli-

A

one thousand

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mon(o)-

A

Single

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Myel(o)-

A

Spinal cord or bone marrow

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Narc(o)

A

numbness

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Necr(o)

A

death

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neo-

A

new

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nephr(o)-

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Kidney

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Neur(o)

A

Nerve

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olig(o)

A

few

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-osis

A

condition or status

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onco-

A

tumor

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oste(o)-

A

bone

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ot(o)-

A

ear

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pan-, pant(o)-

A

all

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para-

A

Beside, abnormal

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-paresis

A

let fall

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path(o)

A

One affected by a disease

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-penia

A

Lack or deficiency

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-pepsia

A

Digestion

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-peri

A

Around

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-phagia

A

Eating or swallowing

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-phasia

A

Speech

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phleb(o)-

A

Vein

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-plasty

A

formation

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pleur(o)-, pleur(a)

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Rib

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-pnea

A

Breath, breathe, or breathing

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Poly-

A

much, many

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-porosis

A

Porous

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pre-

A

Before; in front of

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Pseud(o)-

A

False

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Psor-

A

Itching

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Purpur(a)

A

Purple

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pyel(o)-

A

Pelvis

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Quadr(i)-

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Four

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Rect(o)-

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Straight; rectum

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Retro-

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backward; back; behind

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Rhin(o)-

A

Nose

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-rrhage

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Rupture; profuse fluid discharge

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Sclero-

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Hard, relating to the sclera

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Squam(o)

A

Scale

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-stalsis

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Contraction

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-stasis

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to stop, control, place

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-stenosis

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Tightening, stricutre

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Stom(a)

A

Opening

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Sub-

A

under, beneath, in small quantity, less than normal

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Supra-

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above, beyond, on top

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tachy-

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Swift, rapid

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Thromb(o)

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Blood clot; thrombus

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Thyr(o)-

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Thyroid gland, oblong, shield

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-tomy

A

cutting operation; excision

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trans-

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across, over, beyond, through

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-tripsy

A

To crush

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Un(i)-

A

One

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-version

A

to turn

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viscer(o)

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Viscera

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NKDA

A

No known drug allergies

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AC/HS

A

Before meals and at bedtime

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D/C

A

discontinue

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SL

A

Sublingual

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Dx

A

Diagnosis

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Hx

A

History

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C/O

A

Complains of

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HHN

A

Hand Held Nebulizer

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DNP

A

Do not publish

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DTV

A

Due to void

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▲Dsg

A

Change Dressing

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CTA

A

Clear to Auscultation

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TPN

A

Total Parenteral Nutrition

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IVP

A

Intravenous (IV) Push

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c

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with

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p

A

after

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s

A

without

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