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Question | Answer |
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acid/o | acid |
aer/o | air |
an/o | anus |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
bil/i | bile; gall |
bucc/o | cheek |
cec/o | cecum |
cheil/o | lip |
chol/e | bile; gall |
cholangi/o | bile vessel |
cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
choledoch/o | bile duct |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
dent/o | teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gum(s) |
gloss/o | tongue |
glott/o | glottis |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum |
jejun/o | jejunum |
labi/o | lip |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lipid/o | fat |
lith/o | stone; calculus |
maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw) |
myx/o | mucous |
odent/o | teeth |
odont/o | teeth |
or/o | mouth |
orth/o | straight |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
pharmaceutic/o | drugs; medicine |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
polyp/o | small growth |
proct/o | anus; rectum |
ptyal/o | saliva |
pylor/o | pylorus |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
steat/o | fat |
stomat/o | mouth |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
uvul/o | uvula |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-cele | hernia; swelling |
-ectomy | excision |
-emesis | vomiting |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-listhesis | slipping |
-lith | stone; calculus |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-lysis | destruction; loosening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-ole | small; miniature |
-orexia | appetite |
-pathy | disease |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | swallowing; eating |
-plakia | plaque |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-prandial | meal |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge; flow |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-scopy | visual examination |
-spasm | involuntary contraction |
-stomy | forming an opening |
-tomy | incision |
an- | without; not |
dia- | through; across |
dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
hyper- | above normal; excessive |
orth- | straight |
peri- | around |
post- | after; behind |
sub- | under; below |
ABC | aspiration biopsy cytology |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
Ba | barium |
BE, BaE | barium enema |
BM | bowel movement |
BMI | body mass index |
CAH | chronic active hepatitis |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
CT | computed tomography |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
GB | gall bladder |
GBP | gastric bypass |
GBS | gallbladder series |
GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
GERD | gastrogesophageal reflux disease |
GI | gastrointestinal |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HCl | hydrochloric acid |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HDV | hepatitis D virus |
HEV | hepatitis E virus |
IBD | irritable bowel disease |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
IVC | intravenous cholangiogram |
LES | lower esophageal sphincter |
LFT | liver function test |
LPR | laryngopharyngeal reflux |
MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangipancreatography |
NG | nasogastric |
OCG | oral cholecystogram |
PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
R/O | rule out |
RGB | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
UGIS | upper gastrointestinal series |
UPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
US | ultrasonography |