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albin/o

white

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auto-

self

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-esis

action; condition; state of

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BP

blood pressure

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CV

cardiovascular

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jaund/o

yellow

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in-

in; into; not

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-ion

process; state; condition

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Hx

history

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-therapy

treatment

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hidr/o

sweat

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per-

through

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-opsy

view of; viewing

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OTC

over the counter

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steat/o

fat; sebum

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necr/o

death

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e-, ex-

out; away from

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-phagia

eating; swallowing

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I&D

incision and drainage

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squam/o

scale

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xen/o

foreign; unlike species

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para-

near; beside; alongside; beyond; abnormal

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-tome

instrument used to cut thin sections

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HEENT

head, eyes, ears, nose, throat

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L5-S1

spinal disks located between the fifth lumbar vertebra and first sacral vertebra