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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
08/01/2012
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Term
ac
 Definition
before meals
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bid
 Definition
two times a day
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cc
 Definition
cubic centimeter
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cm
 Definition
centimeter
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gtt
 Definition
drop
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Hs
 Definition
bedtime
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ID
 Definition
itradermally
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IM
 Definition
intramusculary
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IV
 Definition
intravenously
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K/kg/kilo
 Definition
kilogram
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mcg
 Definition
micrgram
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Mg
 Definition
milligram
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mL
 Definition
milliliter
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mm
 Definition
millimeter
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NG
 Definition
nasogastric
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ophthalmic
 Definition
eye
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otic
 Definition
ear
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Oz
 Definition
ounce
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pc
 Definition
after meals
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po
 Definition
by mouth
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pp
 Definition
post prandial (after meals)
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PR
 Definition
by rectum
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prn
 Definition
as needed
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q2h or q2°
 Definition
every 2 hours
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qam
 Definition
every morning
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qhs
 Definition
every nite at bedtime
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sc
 Definition
subcutaneously
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Supp
 Definition
suppository
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tid
 Definition
three times a day
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ung
 Definition
ointment
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1 tsp
 Definition
5 mL
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1 tbs
 Definition
15 mL
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1 once
 Definition
30 mL
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1 cup
 Definition
240 mL
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1 liter
 Definition
1000 mL
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2.2 lbs
 Definition
1 kilo
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1 kilogram
 Definition
1000 grams
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1 gram
 Definition
1000 milligram
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1 grain
 Definition
60 mg (sometimes 65 mg is used as the conversion) do not confuse grams and grains. 1/4 grain= 15 mg
1/2 grain= 30 mg
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1 kg
 Definition
2.2 lbs
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1 liter
 Definition
1000 ml or 1000 cc
Term
caus/o
 Definition
burn; burning
Term
mastoid/o
 Definition
mastoid process (behind the ear)
Term
af-
 Definition
toward
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-stalsis
 Definition
contraction
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pupill/o
 Definition
pupil (dark center of eye)
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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ur/o
 Definition
urine; urinary tract
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opisth/o
 Definition
backward, behind
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-therapy
 Definition
treatment
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ide/o
 Definition
idea; mental images
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hemi-
 Definition
half
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acoust/o
 Definition
hearing; sound
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lex/o
 Definition
word; phrase
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calor/i
 Definition
heat
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palpit/o
 Definition
flutter, throbbing
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sarc/o
 Definition
flesh (connective tissue)
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bronch/o
 Definition
bronical tube
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-ylene
 Definition
a bivalent organic radical
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temp/o
 Definition
period of time; the temples
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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ion/o
 Definition
ion; to wander
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
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laryng/o
 Definition
larnyx (voice box)
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flay/o
 Definition
yellow
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axi/o
 Definition
axis
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myring/o
 Definition
tympanic membrane (eardrum)
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-phonia
 Definition
voice; sound
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scler/o
 Definition
sclera (white of the eye)
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nas/o
 Definition
nose
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-ward
 Definition
in the direction of
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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-noia
 Definition
mind, will
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kal/i
 Definition
potassium
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obstetr/o
 Definition
pregnancy; birth
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-ema
 Definition
condition
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bacill/o
 Definition
bacilli (bacteria)
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quadri-
 Definition
four, square
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dacryoaden/o
 Definition
tear gland
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rachi/o
 Definition
spinal column; vertebrae
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta (largest artery)
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
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medi/o
 Definition
middle
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verruc/i
 Definition
wart
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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gangloin/o
 Definition
gangloin; collection of nerve cell bodig
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-dote
 Definition
to give
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cauter/o
 Definition
heat; burn
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agglutin/o
 Definition
clumping; sticking together
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staped/o
 Definition
stapes
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myom/o
 Definition
muscle tumor
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gluc/o
 Definition
glucose; sugar
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-clast
 Definition
to break
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-opsia
 Definition
vision condition
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idi/o
 Definition
unknown; individual; distinct
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hemoglobin/o
 Definition
hemoglobin
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acr/o
 Definition
extremties; top; extreme point
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-lexia
 Definition
word; phrase
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scapul/o
 Definition
scapula; shoulder blade
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vaccin/o
 Definition
vaccine
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rheumat/o
 Definition
watery flow
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palpat/o
 Definition
to touch gently
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maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla (upper jaw bone)
Term
tempor/o
 Definition
period of time, the temples
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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rhin/o
 Definition
nose
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vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
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capn/o
 Definition
carbon dioxide
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-partum
 Definition
birth; labor
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-agogue
 Definition
producer; leader
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bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchial tube
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yper
 Definition
above
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ten/o
 Definition
tendon
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capillar/o
 Definition
capillary (tiniest blood vessel)
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purpur/i
 Definition
purple
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