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medical terminology test

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petechiae   collection of blood smaller than 3cm  
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laceration   cut  
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fissure   deep furrow  
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contusion   bruise  
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cyto/o   cell  
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lip/o   fat (tumor)  
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adip/o   fat (tissue)  
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cutane/o   skin  
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derm/o   skin  
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biopsy   sample of  
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trich/o   hair  
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pil/o   hair  
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scler/o   hard  
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necr/o   death  
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xer/o   dry  
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myc/o   fungating  
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kerat/o   hardening  
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subcutaneous layer   holds vessels  
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dermis   basement membrane (connective tissue)  
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epidermis   outer layer (squamous or basal) majority of tumors arise here  
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onych/o   nail  
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erg/o   working  
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aer/o   air  
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thec/o   membrane sheath (brain, spinal cord)  
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contra   against  
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anti   against  
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-lytic   split/separate/reduce down  
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-phylaxis   protection  
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narc/o   stupor/ sleepiness  
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Iatr/o   coming from treatment/physician  
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Idi/o   myself  
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pyr/o   fever inducing  
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hypn/o   sleep  
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-static   to stop  
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-cidal   killing  
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vit/o   life  
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hist/o   tissue  
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vas/o   vessel  
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alesi/o   sensitivity to pain  
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esthesi/o   feeling/ sensation  
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ven/o   vein  
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enter/o   small intestine  
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lingu/o   tounge  
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toxic/o   toxic  
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chem/o   chemical/drug  
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pharmac/o   drug  
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diuretic   fluid loss/ increases urine production  
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anaphylaxis   hypersensitive reaction to a drug or treatment  
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contraindications   factor that prevents patient from having a particular drug  
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estrogen   female sex hormone  
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narcotic   relieves pain  
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hypnotic   produces sleep  
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glucocorticoids   hormones( from adrenal glands)-can be given raises blood sugar  
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emetic   brings on vomiting  
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androgen   male sex hormone- suppresses prostate  
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sedative   mild hypnotic  
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myring/o   ear drum  
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blemphar/o   eyelid  
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acous/o   hearing  
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retin/o   retina  
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ot/o   ear  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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ocul/o   eye  
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calc/o   calcium  
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adren/o   adrenal glands  
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scler/o   sclara of the eye  
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thyroid/o   thyroid  
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thym/o   thymus  
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hydr/o   water  
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myxedema   hyperthyroidism- adults creatnism- kids  
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gigantism   excessive growth hormone  
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exophalthmos   bulging outward of the eye (proptosis)  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   bone marrow/ spinal cord  
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crani/o   skull  
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cost/o   cartilage  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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arthr/o   joint  
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cervico/o   cervix  
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vertebr/o   vertebrae  
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thorac/o   thoracic  
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tend/o   tendon  
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pelv/l   pelvis  
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oste/o   bone  
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men/o   monthly  
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mast/o   breast  
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mamm/o   breast  
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hyster/o   uterus  
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gynec/o   reproductive  
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vagin/o   vagina  
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colp/o   opening to cervix  
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orchi/o   testicles  
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salping/o   fallopian tubes  
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Oophor/o   ovaries  
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test/o   testicle  
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orchid/o   testicles  
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crpytorchidism   UN-descended testicle  
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benign prostate hypertrophy   BPH --> mimmicks prostate cancer (prostate enlarges)  
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endometriosis   cells from lining of uterus grow in other areas of the body  
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ectopic pregnancy   implantation outside the fallopian tubes  
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urin/o   urine  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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urethr/o   urethra  
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ureter/o   ureter  
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ren/o   kidneys  
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nephr/o   kidneys  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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py/o   puss  
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noct/o   night  
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lith/o   stone  
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hemat/o   blood  
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bacteri/o   bacteria  
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cholecyst/o   gall bladder  
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append/o   appendix  
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uremia   renal failure (buildup of urine in blood)  
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cystitis   inflammation of the bladder  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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enter/o   small bowel  
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duoden/o   duodenum  
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dent/o   teeth  
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colon/o   colon  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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lapar/o   flank  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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jejun/o   jejunum (small bowel)  
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ile/o   ileum (small bowel)  
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hepat/o   liver  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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diverticulitis   inflammation of the diverticulum  
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emesis   vomit  
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cirrhosis   inflammation of the liver  
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ascities   fluid buildup within abdomen (women with ovarian cancer)  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
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rect/o   rectum  
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proct/o   rectum  
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laryng/o   larynx  
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epiglott/o   epiglottis  
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chondr/o   cartilage  
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bronch/o   bronchus  
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diverticulum   out-pouching of a hollow (or fluid filled) structure in the body  
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CNS   central nervous system  
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neur/o   nerve  
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myel/o   spinal cord/ bone marrow  
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mening/o   lining of the brain  
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enceph/o   brain  
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CVA   cerebrovascular accident  
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CT   computed tomography  
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CSF   cerebral spinal fluid  
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epilepsy   recurring seizures  
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sciatica   prostate cancer treatment  
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MS   multiple sclorosis  
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MRI   magnetic resonance imaging  
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EEG   electro encephalogram  
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Ecchymosis   collection of blood larger than 3mm  
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cyst   pocket of fluid  
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cellulitis   wide spread cellular inflammation  
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alopecia   hair loss  
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abrasion   scratch  
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vesicle   blister- (serous fluid)  
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pustule   contains pus  
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papule   pimple- (elevation)  
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or/o   mouth  
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naso/o   nose  
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rhin/o   nose  
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pharyng/o   pharynx  
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stomat/o   opening/ a hole  
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pneum/o   lungs (air in lungs)  
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pleur/o   lungs  
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hemothroax   blood in thoracic cavity/ lining of lungs  
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orth/o   straightening  
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muc/o   mucous  
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trache/o   trachea  
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thorac/o   chest  
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pulmon/o   lungs  
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hypertension   high blood pressure  
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embolus   traveling clot  
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aneuyrism   outpouching/ weakening  
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pleural effusion   buildup within plueral cavity  
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orthopnea   difficulty breathing while laying flat  
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pneumothorax   air- fluid in cavity  
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stridor   difficulty breathing/ cant catch breath lungs aren't expanding  
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aort/o   vessel  
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vas/o   vessel  
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angi/o   vessel  
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aden/o   glandular  
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lymphoma   malignancy of lymphatics  
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myocardial infarction   heart attack  
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ischemia   narrowing of artery  
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hem/o   blood  
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cardi/o   heart  
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ather/o   plaque  
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arteri/o   artery  
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lymph/o   lymph  
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sangui/o   blood  
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adren/o   adrenals  
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hemat/o   blood  
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cerebr/o   brain  
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ventricul/o   ventricle  
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thromb/o   clot  
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splen/o   spleen  
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phleb/o   vein  
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characteristics of a malignant neoplasm   undifferentiated unencapsulated metastatic rapidly multiplying invasive + infiltrative anaplastic (don't have shape) finger-like projections  
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anaplasia   reverted back to primal state- lacking form or shape (stem cell)  
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dysplasia   abnormal look to it doesn't mean cancer  
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metaplasia   changing from one cell type to another doesn't mean cancer  
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hyperplasia   increase in size because of increase in cell #  
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cumulation   toxicity of drug increases with each dose you take  
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tolerance   increased uptake of that drug causes you to build a resistance to it  
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idiosyncracy   any unexpected effect from a drug  
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characteristics of a benign neoplasm   well differentiated (specialized, grown up) encapsulated (enclosed by a membrane) slow growing non invasive non metastatic  
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complication   something unexpected occured  
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potentiation (synergism)   mix 2 drugs and by mixing them they act upon each other to increase their efficiency (more than if used alone)  
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additive   putting 2 drugs together- doesn't cause a greater effect- same affect as sum of both drugs  
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chemotherapy   use of drugs in treatment of cancer and infectious disease  
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toxicology   study of harmful effects of drugs on the body  
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side effect   expected occurrence of a drug  
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midsagittal   equally left and right  
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parasagittal   anywhere left and right  
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medicinal chemistry   new drug synthesis  
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pharmacodynamics   drug effects on the body  
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pharmacokinetics   drug concentration in tissues and blood measured over a period of time  
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molecular pharmacology   interaction of drugs and components inside cell or cell surface  
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trendelenburg   heads lower than feet  
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decubitis   laying on back  
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erect   standing upright  
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coronal   split -> front and back  
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sagittal   split -> left and right  
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transverse   cut into body (axial)  
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longitudinal   coronal or sagittal  
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anterior   top of surface  
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posterior   bottom of surface  
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recumbent   to lay down  
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supine   on back, face up  
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prone   on belly, face down  
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proximal   (use with extremities) further away from trunk  
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inferior   towards feet  
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superior   towards head  
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caudal   inferior-- towards feet  
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cephalic   superior-- towards head  
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proximal   (use with extremities) closer to trunk  
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organs   group of tissues with same function  
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systems   group of organs working together  
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spine sections + amounts   cervical- 7 thoracic- 12 lumbar- 5 saccrum- 3-5 fused  
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lateral   outward from midline  
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medial   midline  
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primary language sources for radiation therapy   * Greek * Latin  
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secondary language sources for radiation therapy   * English * French * German * other  
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cells   smallest substance in body able to live on its own  
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tissues   group of cells with same function  
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transhepatic   involving direct injection (as of a radiopaque medium) into the bile ducts  
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hypogastric   inferior to stomach  
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endocrine glands   glands that secrete hormones into blood stream  
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exocrime glands   glands of external secretion  
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endocrinology   study of glands that secrete hormones  
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psychiatry   treatment of the mind  
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pathology   study of disease  
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cardiology   study of the heart  
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cerebrovascular accident   stroke  
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encephalitis   inflammation of the brain  
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neurology   study of the nerves  
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pediatrics   study of children  
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radiology   study of x-rays and diagnostic imaging  
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opthalmology   study of the eyes  
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gateroenterology   study of the stomach and intestines  
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-cyte   cell  
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urology   study of the urinary tract  
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gynecology   study of women and women's diseases  
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hematology   study of the blood  
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oncology   study of tumors  
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nephrology   study of the kidneys  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ectomy   removal/ excision/ resection  
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-genic   pertaining to/ produced by  
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-pathy   disease condition  
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-tomy   incision/ cutting into  
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-itis   inflammation  
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sarcoma   malignant tumor of connective tissue or non-epithelial tissue  
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-algia   pain  
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-ion   process  
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-emia   into the blood  
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-gram   record  
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thrombocyte   platlet: tiny bits of protoplasm found in the vertebrae blood: essential for blood clotting  
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renal   of or relating to the kidneys  
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nephrectomy   surgical removal of one or both kidneys  
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osteotomy   surgical cutting of bone or removal of a piece of bone  
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resection   surgical removal of a part or structure of an organ  
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carcinogenic   having potential to cause cancer  
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thromb/o   clotting  
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onc/o   tumor  
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opthalamoscopy   instrument to examine the eye  
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oncology   study and treatment of tumors  
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osteitis   inflammation of the substance of a bone  
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psychosis   severe metal disorder in which though + emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality  
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psych/o   mind  
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ur/o   urinary tract  
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oste/o   bone  
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radi/o   x-ray  
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ren/o   kidney  
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path/o   disease  
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opthalm/o   eye  
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sect/o   to cut  
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rhin/o   nose  
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sarc/o   flesh  
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nephorology   study of kidneys  
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erythrocytes   red blood cells  
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hematoma   mass of blood  
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bioposy   process of viewing living tissue  
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neuopathy   pain on nerves  
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opthalmoscopy   visual examining of the eye  
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enteritis   inflammation of the small intestine  
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arthroscopy   minimally invasive surgery to repair a damaged joint  
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cytology   branch of biology concerned with the structure and function of cells  
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leukocyte   white blood cell  
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gastritis   inflammation of the stomach  
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Iatrogenic   coming from treatment or physician  
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cardiology   branch of medicine that deals with disease and abnormalities of the heart  
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electroencephalogram   test or record of brain activity produced by electroencephalography  
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dermatitis   inflammation of the skin  
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biopsy   examination of tissue removed from the living body to discover the presence, cause or extent of disease  
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adenitis   inflammation of a gland or lymph node  
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cephalic   of, or relating to the head  
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carcinoma   cancer arising from epithelial tissue of skin or the lining of internal organs  
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cytoscopy   endoscopy of bladder via the urethra  
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electrocardiogram   EEG-- record or display of a persons heartbeat produced by electrocadiography  
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-ic   of the kind of, having the characteristic of, pertaining to  
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-al   of the kind of, having the characteristic of, pertaining to  
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-scopy   observation or visual examination  
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-oma   tumor  
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cerebral   of the cerebrum of the brain  
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enceohal/o   brain  
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arthr/o   joint  
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electr/o   electric  
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-opsy   medical examination  
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-logy   science or study of  
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-gram   write or record  
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-itis   inflammation  
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bi/o   life  
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cerebr/o   brain or spinal cord  
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derm/o   skin  
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dermat/o   skin  
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cephal/o   head  
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root of a word   foundation of a word  
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suffix of a word   word ending  
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prefix of a word   word beginning  
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carcin/o   cancer  
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aden/o   gland  
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cyst/o   bladder  
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purgative   strong cathardic  
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barbituate   sedative/ hypnotic  
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antihistamine   blocks histamine production  
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antidote   combats unwanted side effects from a drug  
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antiarrythymic   any drug impacting rhythm of heart  
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cathartic   relieves constipation  
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cadiotonic   promotes efficiency of heart  
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beta-blockers   blocks epinephrine in muscle of heart  
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VPB (chemotherapy regiment)   * vinblastine * cisplatin * bleomyclin  
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*CMF (chemotherapy regiment)   * cytoxin * methotrexate * 5-FU  
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COP (chemotherapy regiment)   * Cytoxin * oncovin * prednisone  
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POMP (chemotherapy regiment)   * prednisone * oncovin * methotrexate * 6- mercaptopurine  
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*MOPP (chemotherapy regiment)   * meclorthamine (nitrogen mustard) * oncovin * prednisone * procarbozine  
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papillary   forming finger-like projections/ nipple like (bladder)  
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verrucous   wart-like in appearance  
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pleomorphic   composed of many cell types (mixed cell tumors)  
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nodular   cells tightly packed together  
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antimetabolite   (example of a cytotoxic agent) * stops enzyme production  
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medullary   large, fleshy-like tumor  
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serous   filled with serous fluid (blister)  
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mucinous   filled with mucous  
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bone marrow aspiration   to remove bone marrow wither for testing or to be replaced (taken from iliac crest)  
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endoscopic resection   going in with an endoscope and taking a sample out  
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lapartomy   opening up abdomen (second look procedure)  
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lumbar puncture   removing spinal fluid from subarachnoid space  
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cytotoxic agent   any agent that's cell killing  
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alkylating agents   (example of cytotoxic agent) destroys DNA molecule most toxic for chemo (GI issues + hair loss)  
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scirrhous   hard, densely packed tissue  
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spontaneous regression   revert back to normal  
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cytological examination   looking at cells under microscope  
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serology   scientific study of blood serum and other bodily fluids  
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alpha-fetoprotein   AFP- liver-germ cell (plasma protein)  
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carcinoembryonic antigen test   CEA- serology study  
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latent period   period of time from when exposed to substance or agent until disease or cancer arises  
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muticentric   having many centers; characteristic of malignancy  
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remission   to abate; symptoms stop  
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carcinogenic   anything the creates/ causes cancer  
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differentiation   process by which stem cells grow up to be adult cells  
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disseminated   to spread- metastisize  
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dormant   currently not active  
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in situ   hasn't penetrated the basement membrane (To for TNM system)  
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abdominal bath   specific way to irradiate the abdomen using a radionuclide * gas *liquid (usually) -> phosphorus 32  
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Arc rotation   treatment with beam on while the gantry rotates around patient * 360 degrees * 120 degrees  
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astrocytoma (glial cells)   brain tumor. most commonly for a primary. grows rapidly, so treat with surgery 1st. patient is also on steroids. true multi-modality treatment.  
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attenuation   absorbing ability of a material  
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transmission/penetration   ability of beam to travel through something  
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bite block   head and neck immobilization  
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bolus   tissue equivalent (same atomic #) * fill a deficient/divet to make flat surface * to bring beam anterior  
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cerrobend (lipowitz metal)   lead alloy consisting of: bismuth, lead, tin, cadium  
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custom blocks (divergent blocks)   must attenuate 95% of beam  
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field (aka port)   area of treatment  
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hyperthermia   use of heat to treat/ablait it * ultrasound * hot water bath  
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immobilization devices   any device that assists patient in holding a position  
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isocenter (100 SAD)   center of treatment and machine rotation  
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isodose curves   lines of equal percentage  
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kaposi's sarcoma   malignancy associated with HIV virus (connective tissue cancer)  
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keloid   benign scar tissue  
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lasers   used for patient positioning and setup  
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separation   inter-field distance (thickness) can tell you SSD if at midpoint  
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wedges   alter beam and dose distribution; flatter inhomogenous surface thick end- heel thin end- toe  
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weighting   radiation dose delivery- way to alter dose- don't have to equal distribution for each angle  
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NED   no evidence of disease  
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split course   rest period can be planned or unplanned  
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roentgen   ionizations in air(R)  
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RAD   radiation absorbed dose si unit: Cgy  
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REM   radiaiton equivalent man--radiation protection  
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curie   radioactivity--brachytherapy  
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axilla   latin for armpit  
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bleopharo, bleophar   eyelid or eyelash  
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bucca   latin for cheek  
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canthus   angle at either end of the slit between the eyelids  
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cephalo   relating to the head  
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cervix   latin for neck or neck-like part  
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cheilo   greek for lip  
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corium   latin for true skin  
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cubitus   latin for elbow, but mainly used to refer to forearm  
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cutis   latin for skin  
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dorsum   latin for back  
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gingiva   gum  
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glosso   tongue  
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inguen   latin for groin  
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labio   lip, especially lip of mouth  
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laparo   loin or flank, sometimes used loosely to refer to abdomen  
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latus, latero   latin for side  
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lingua   latin for tongue  
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mamma   latin for breast, or mammary gland  
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masto, mast   breast  
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naris   latin for one of the openings to the nasal cavity  
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oculo   eye  
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odonto   tooth or teeth  
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oma   shoulder  
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omphalo   navel (umbilicus)  
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ora   latin for mouth  
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oto   ear  
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palpebra   latin for eyelid  
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stomato, stoma   mouth  
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adeno   gland  
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adreno   adrenal gland  
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angio, angi   vessel, usually a blood vessel  
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arterio   artery  
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auriculo   ear shaped appendage of either atrium of the heart; the pinna or flap of the ear  
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bronchi,broncho   bronchus  
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cerebello   cerebellum, a part of the brain  
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cerebro   cerebrum, a part of the brain  
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colp   vagina  
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corpus   latin for body or main part of any organ, or a mass of specialized tissue  
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cysto   bladder or sac most often used in reference to the urinary bladder, but also in connection with the gall bladder  
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glio   neuroglia, the supporting substance of the nervous system  
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kerato   cornea, or horny tissue  
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metra, metro   uterus  
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myelo   bone marrow or spinal cord  
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myringo   eardrum  
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Oophoro   ovary  
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orchio, orchi, orchid   testicle  
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Os   latin for bone, also a term for mouth or any orifice of the body  
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salplingo   fallopian tube or eustachian tube  
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-centesis   puncture, perforate  
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-clas   smash, break  
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-duct   draw  
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-dynia   pain  
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-edema   swell  
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-geno -genesis   produce, origin  
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-lysis   breaking up, dissolving  
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morph, morpho   form  
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-pep   digest  
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-phag -phago   eat  
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-phas   speak, utter  
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-plas   form, grow  
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-plegia   paralyze  
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-pne -pneo   breath  
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-poie   make  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-scope   examine  
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-stasis   stop, stand still  
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-staxis   drop  
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-therap   treat, cure  
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-troph -tropho   nourish  
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-cryto   hidden, concealed  
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-diplo   double, twice  
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dys   difficult, bad, disordered, painful  
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gravid   heavy  
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hydro-   wet, water  
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iso-   equal  
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leio-   smooth  
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mal   bad  
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megalo-   huge  
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meso-   middle, mid  
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multi-   many, much  
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necro-   dead  
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neo-   new  
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ortho-   straight, normal, correct  
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pleo-   more  
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poly-   many, much  
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pseudo-   false, spurious  
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sclero-   hard  
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steno-   narrow  
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xero-   dry  
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A/an   without  
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ad   up, toward, near to  
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anti   against, opposed to, reversed  
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bi   twice, double  
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cata   down, under, lower, against  
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com, con   with, together  
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contra   against, opposite  
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dia   between, through, apart, across, completely  
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dis   reversal, apart from, separation  
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E, ex   out,away from  
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ec   out from  
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ecto   on outer side, situated on  
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em, en   in  
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endo   within  
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epi   upon, on  
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exo   upon, on, outside, on outer side, outer layer  
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extra   outside  
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hyper   excessive, over, above  
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hypo   under, below, deficent  
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infra   below  
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inter   between  
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meta   beyond, after, change  
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para   beside, beyond, near to  
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per   through, excessive  
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post   after, behind  
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pre, pro   before, in front of  
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sub   under  
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supra   above, upon  
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trans   across, through, beyond  
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append   appendix: blind pouch  
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arterio   artery (carrying blood away from heart)  
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arthro   joint  
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cardio   heart  
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cholecysto   gallbladder  
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colo   large intestine  
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cranio   skull  
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encephalo   brain  
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gastro   stomach  
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laparo   abdominal wall  
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leuko   white  
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myelo   spinal cord, bone marrow  
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thoraco   chest or rib cage  
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tracheo   windpipe  
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ectomy   to remove part of  
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emia   blood  
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esthesia   without feeling  
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graph   the machine  
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graphy   the process  
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orrhaphy   surgical repair  
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ostomy   to make an opening  
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pexy   to anchor or fixate  
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plasty   revision, surgical molding of tissue  
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abd   abdomen  
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ad lib   as desired  
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amb   ambulatory  
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BM   bowel movement  
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BP or B/P   blood pressure  
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BRP   bathroom privilege  
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ca   cancer, calcium  
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C/O   complains of  
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DC, dc   discontinue  
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Dx   diagnosis  
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ER   emergency room  
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Fx   fracture  
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GU   genitourinary  
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Hgb, Hb   hemoglobin  
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I & O   intake and output  
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K   potassium  
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Noc   night  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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O   orally  
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PO   orally  
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PRN   when necessary  
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SSE   soap suds anemia  
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UA   urinalysis  
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AM   before noon  
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H   hour  
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HS   hour of sleep  
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MN   midnight  
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QD   everyday  
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QID   4 times a day  
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BID   twice a day  
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TID   three times a day  
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aa   of each  
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a.c.   before meals  
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cap   capsule  
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elix   elixir  
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ID   intradermal  
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IM   intra muscular  
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IV   intravenous  
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OD   right eye  
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OS   left eye  
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OU   both eyes  
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p.c.   after meals  
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pp   post prandial (after eating)  
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amylo   starch  
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glyco   sugar  
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litho   stone  
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sebum   secretion of sebaceous glands  
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chyle   latin for juice, milky fluid consisting of lymph and fats  
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albus   latin for white  
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cyano   blue  
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cirrhos   orange-yellow  
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melano   black  
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erythro   red  
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leuko   white  
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ruber   latin for red  
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xantho   yellow  
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