thyr(o)‐
thyroid
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thyrocele
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thym‐
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emotions
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dysthymia
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‐tome
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cutting instrument
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osteotome
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‐tomy
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act of cutting; incising, incision
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gastrotomy
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tono‐
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tone, tension, pressure
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tonometer
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‐tony
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tension
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top(o)‐
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place, topical
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topical anaesthetic
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tort(i)‐
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twisted
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torticollis
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tox(i)‐, tox(o)‐, toxic(o)‐
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toxin, poison
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toxoplasmosis
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trache(a)‐
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trachea
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tracheotomy
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trachel(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the neck
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tracheloplasty
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trans‐
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denoting something as moving or situated ‘across’ or ‘through’
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transfusion
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tri‐
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three
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triangle
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trich(i)‐, trichia, trich(o)‐
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of or pertaining to hair, hair‐like structure
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trichocyst
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‐tripsy
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crushing
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lithotripsy
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‐trophy
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nourishment, development
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pseudohypertrophy
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tympan(o)‐
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eardrum
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tympanocentesis
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‐ula, ‐ule
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small
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nodule
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ultra‐
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beyond, excessive
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ultrasound
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un(i)‐
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one
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unilateral hearing loss
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ur(o)‐
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of or pertaining to urine, the urinary system; (specifically) pertaining to the physiological chemistry of urine
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urology
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uter(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the uterus or womb
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uterus
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vagin‐
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of or pertaining to the vagina
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vagina
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varic(o)‐
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swollen or twisted vein
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varicose
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vasculo‐
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blood vessel
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vasculotoxicity
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vas(o)‐
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duct, blood vessel
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vasoconstriction
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ven‐
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of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein (used in terms pertaining to the vascular system)
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vein, venospasm
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ventricul(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the ventricles; any hollow region inside an organ
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cardiac ventriculography
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ventr(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the belly; the stomach cavities
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ventrodorsal
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‐version
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turning
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anteversion, retroversion
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vesic(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the bladder
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vesical arteries
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viscer(o)‐
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of or pertaining to the internal organs, the viscera
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viscera
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xanth(o)‐
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denoting a yellow colour, an abnormally yellow colour
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xanthopathy
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xen(o)‐
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foreign, different
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xenograft
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xer(o)‐
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dry, desert‐like
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xerostomia
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zo(o)‐
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animal, animal life
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zoology
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zym(o)‐
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fermentation
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enzyme, lysozyme
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Abbreviations
Some abbreviations used in prescriptions
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ABBREVIATION
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LATIN
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ENGLISH
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a.c.
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ante cibum
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Before food
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ad lib.
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ad libitum
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To the desired amount
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b.d. or b.i.d.
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bis in die
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Twice a day
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c.
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cum
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With
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o.m.
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omni mane
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Every morning
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o.n.
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omni nocte
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Every night
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p.c.
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post cibum
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After food
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p.r.n.
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pro re nata
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Whenever necessary
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q.d.
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quaque die
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thyr(o)‐
