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eu-

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good

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dextro-

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right

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ad-

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toward

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mal-

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bad

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sinistr/o

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left

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ab-

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away from

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pulmon/o

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lung (pulmonologist)

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pneum/o

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lung (pneumonia)

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mammo/o

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breast (mammogram)

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mast/o

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breast (mastectomy)

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coron/o

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heart (coronary)

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angi/o

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vessel (angiogram)

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vas/o

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vessel (vascular)

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cyan/o

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blue -cyanosis - blue discoloration of the skin

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leuk/o

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white - leukocyte - White blood cell that fights infection

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erythr/o

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red - erythrocyte - red blood cell that contains hemoglobin to carry oxygen

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange -cirrhosis -inflammation of an organ, such as cirrhosis of the liver, which
causes yellow-orange pigmentation of the skin

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melan/o

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black - melena - black, tarry stool caused by upper GI bleeding

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poli/o

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gray - poliomyelitis - an acute viral disease that attacks the gray matter of the brain

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alb-

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white - albinism - condition in which a person’s skin, hair, and eyes lack pigmentation
(white hair, very pale skin, and a nonpigmented iris)

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chlor/o

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green - chlorophyll - green pigment in leaves that is necessary for the plant to carry
out photosynthesis

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brachi/o

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arm

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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cephal/o
head
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cervic/o
neck
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encephal/o
brain
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faci/o
face
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gloss/o
tongue
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nas/o
nose
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ot/o
ear
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pil/o
hair
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steth/o
chest
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thorac/o
chest, thorax
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thyr/o
thyroid gland
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trache/o
trachea
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ureter/o
ureter
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vas/o
vessel
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vesic/o
bladder, blister
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viscer/o
viscera
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Coronal
front and back
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Transverse
top and bottom
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Sagittal ■ Midsagittal (midline)
``` Left and right (divides the body at any point on or parallel to the midline) ■ Left and right (divides the body into equal left and right halves) ```
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de-
down from, away - decay - to waste away
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circum-
around, about -circumferential burn - a burn around an entire area (arm, chest, abdomen, etc)
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peri-
around
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trans-
across, through, beyond
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epi-
above, upon, on
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supra-
above, upper
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retro-
behind
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sub-
under, below
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para-
near, beside, beyond, | apart from
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contra-
against, opposite
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ecto-
out, outside
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endo-
within
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extra-
outside, in addition
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intra-
inside, within
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ipsi-
same
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inter-
between
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amp
ampule
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caps
capsules
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elix
elixir
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gtt
drops
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HHN
handheld nebulizer
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IC
intracardiac
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IVP
IV push
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IVPB
IV piggyback
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KO
keep open
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KVO
keep vein open
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LR
lactated Ringer (solution)
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MDI
metered-dose-inhaler
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mEq
milliequivalents
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MS /MSO4
morphine sulfate
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pr
per rectus
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RL
ringer lactate
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SVN
small volume nebulizer
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tid
three times a day
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TKO
to keep open
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ut dict
as directed
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a-
without, lack of
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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aden/o
pertaining to a gland
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ana-
up, back again
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arthro-
pertaining to a joint
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auto-
self
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bio-
pertaining to life
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blast/o
germ or cell
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blephar/o
pertaining to an eyelid
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brady-
slow
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calc-
stone; also heel
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cerebr/o
pertaining to the cerebrum, a part of the brain
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chole-
pertaining to bile
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chondr/o
pertaining to cartilage
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circum-
around, about
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cost/o
pertaining to a rib
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cyst/o
pertaining to the bladder or any fluid-containing sac
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cyt/o
pertaining to a cell
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latero-
side
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de-
down from
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dermat/o
pertaining to the skin
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di-
twice, double
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dys-
difficult, painful, abnormal
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ect/o
out, out form
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electro-
pertaining to electricity
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end/o
within
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enter/o
pertaining to the intestines or gut
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epi-
upon, on, above
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erythr/o
pertaining to anything red or erythrocytes (red blood cells)
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eu-
easy, good, normal
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ex/o
outside
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extra-
outside, in addition
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gastr/o
pertaining to the stomach
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glyc/o
sugar
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gynec/o
pertaining to females or the female reproductive organs
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hemat/o
pertaining to blood
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hemi-
half
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hem/o
pertaining to blood
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hepat/o
pertaining to the liver
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heter/o
other, different

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