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Administration

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giving treatment or medication

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anorexia

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lack of appetite or desire to eat

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antagonastic

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oppositional or blocking

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antefebrile

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before a fever

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anteflexion

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bending forward

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antemortem

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before death

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antepartum

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before delivery

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anteposition

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in front of

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antepyretic

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before a fever

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anteversion

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turning forward

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asymptomatic

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without symptoms

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bicellular

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made of two cells

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biceps

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a two bellied muscle

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bifocal

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lens having two focus strengths

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bifurcation

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branch into two

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binuclear

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having two nuclei

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bipolar

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having two poles

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bisexual

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attracted to two sexes

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bulimia

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condition of purging after eating

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cachexia

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wasting away of the body

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congenital

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born with

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consanguinity

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with blood relationship

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disassociate

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to break apart

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disinfect

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to rid of infectious agents

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dispense

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to give out for use

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dissect

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to cut apart

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excise

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to take out

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exhale

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to breathe out

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expiration

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breathing out

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genitals

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reproductive system structures

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hemianesthesia

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anesthesia involving half of the body

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hemicardia

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half a heart

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hemigastrectomy

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excision of half the stomach

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hemiplegia

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paralysis of half the body

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incise

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to cut into

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incoherent

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unable to be understood

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incompatible

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not compatible does not associate well with

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incompetency

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not able to function properly

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incontinence

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inability to control urination or defecation

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incubation

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original growth of an organism

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infested

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organisms living within or on another organism

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infiltration

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penetration of a solution into tissues

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inflamed

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act of being red swollen painful and warm

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inflammation

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condition with such symptoms red swollen and warm

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infusion

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introducing a substance into a vein through a needle

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inhale

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to breathe in

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injection

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procedure of introducing a substance into the body through a needle

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insane

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not sane

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insemination

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process of introducing semen into the uterus or tubes

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insomnia

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unable to fall asleep

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inspiration

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breathing in

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instillation

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applying drops

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intercellular

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between cells

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intra-abdominal

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within the abdomin

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intra-aortic

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within the aorta

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intra-arterial

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within the artery

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intracranial

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within the cranium

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intracystic

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within the urinary bladder

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intradermal

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withing the dermal layer

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intraduodenal

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within the duodenum

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intrathoracic

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within the thorax

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intravenous

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within the vein

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malaise

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generally poor feeling not feeling well

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malaria

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infestation of malaria parasite plasmodium

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malformation

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poor formation

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malnutrition

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poor nutrition missing essential nutrients

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malodorous

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smelling bad

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mononuclear

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having one nucleus

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morbidity

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related to illness

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mortality

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related to death

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postcubital

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after meals

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postcoital

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after intercourse

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postesophageal

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in back of the esophagus

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postfebrile

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after a fever

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postglucose

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after glucose is administered

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postmastectomy

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after mastectomy surgery

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postmenopausal

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after menopause is complete

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postmortem

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after death

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postnatal

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after birth

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postoperative

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after surgery

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postpartum

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after delivery

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postprandial

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after meals

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preanesthetic

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before anesthesia

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precancerous

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condition that may lead to cancer

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prefrontal

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in the front of the frontal bone

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preoperative

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before surgery

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prescribe

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write an order for before it can be done

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sanguineous

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bloody

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semicircle

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half a circle

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semicomatose

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partially in a coma

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semiconscious

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partially conscious

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semiprivate

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situation in which a room is shared

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subcutaneous

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the layer below the dermis of the skin

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triceps

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three headed muscle

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trifurcation

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branch into three

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unicellular

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of one cell

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unilateral

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one sided

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uninuclear

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having one nucleus

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mal

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bad

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trigeminal

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three branched cranial nerve

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bicuspid

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too with two cups

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side

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hermaphrodite

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person with both male and female characteristics

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con

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with

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disease

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free of ease

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dis

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free

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dys

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difficult or painful

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ante

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before

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intra

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within

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ac

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before meals

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ad lib

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as desired

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am

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before noon

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bid

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twice daily

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gt gtt gtts

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drops

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I&O

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intake and output

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IM

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intramuscular

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IU

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international unit

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IV

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intravenous

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pc

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after meals

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pm

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afternoon

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postop

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postoperative

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PO

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by mouth

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prn

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as required or needed

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sc subcu sq

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subcuntaneous

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tid

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three times a day

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prenatal

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before birth

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