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Orange mod terminology (all terms)
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
acid/o | acid |
acr/o | extremity |
aer/o | air |
albin/o | white |
an/o | anus |
anter/o | anterior, front |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
bil/i | bile, gall |
bucc/o | cheek |
caud/o | tail |
cec/o | cecum |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri |
cheil/o | lip |
chlor/o | green |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholangi/o | bile vessel |
cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
choledoch/o | bile duct |
chrom/o | colour |
cirrh/o | yellow |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
cyan/o | blue |
cyt/o | cell |
dent/o | teeth |
dermat/o | skin |
dist/o | far, farthest |
dors/o | back |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | intestine |
erythr/o | red |
esophag/o | esophagus |
eti/o | cause |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
glott/o | glottis |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
hist/o | tissue |
idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
ile/o | ileum |
ili/o | ilium |
infer/o | lower, below |
inguin/o | groin |
jaund/o | yellow |
jejun/o | jejunum |
kary/o | nucleus |
labi/o | lip |
later/o | side, to one side |
leuk/o | white |
lingu/o | tongue |
lip/o | fat |
lipid/o | fat |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
lumb/o | loins |
maxill/o | maxilla |
medi/o | middle |
melan/o | black |
morph/o | form, shape, structure |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
myx/o | mucus |
nucle/o | nucleus |
odent/o | teeth |
odont/o | teeth |
or/o | mouth |
orth/o | straight |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
path/o | disease |
pelv/i | pelvis |
pelv/o | pelvis |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
pharmaceutic/o | drug, medicine |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
poli/o | gray, gray matter |
polyp/o | small growth |
poster/o | back, behind, posterior |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
proxim/o | near, nearest |
ptyal/o | saliva |
pylor/o | pylorus |
radi/o | radiation, xray, radius |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
somat/o | body |
son/o | sound |
spin/o | spine |
steat/o | fat |
stomat/o | mouth |
therm/o | heat |
thorac/o | chest |
tom/o | to cut |
tonsill/o | tonsils |
umbilic/o | umbilicus, navel |
uvul/o | uvula |
ventr/o | belly, belly side |
ventricul/o | ventricle |
viscer/o | internal organs |
xanth/o | yellow |
xer/o | dry |
-ac | pertaining to |
-al | pertaining to |
-algia | pain |
-ar | pertaining to |
-cele | hernia, swelling |
-cyte | cell |
-duction | act of leading, bringing, conducting |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-emesis | vomiting |
-genesis | forming, producting, origin |
-gnosis | knowing |
-gram | record, writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ic | pertaining to |
-ice | noun ending |
-ior | pertaining to |
-ism | condition |
-ist | specialist |
-itis | inflammation |
-listhesis | slipping |
-lith | stone, calculus |
-logist | specialist in study of |
-logy | study of |
-lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-meter | instrument for measuring |
-metry | act of measuring |
-ole | small, minute |
-oma | tumor |
-opia | vision |
-orexia | appetite |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-ous | pertaining to |
-pathy | disease |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-plakia | plaque |
-plasia | formation, growth |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-prandial | meal |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-scope | instrument for examining |
-scopy | visual examination |
-spasm | involuntary contraction, twitching |
-stomy | forming an opening |
-tic | pertaining to |
-tomy | incision |
a-, an- | without, not |
ab- | from, away from |
ad- | toward |
dia- | through, across |
dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
hetero- | different |
homeo- | same, alike |
hyper- | excessive, above normal |
hypo- | under, below, deficient |
infra- | below, under |
orth- | straight |
peri- | around |
post- | after, behind |
sub- | under, below |
super- | above, excessive, superior |
trans- | across, through |
ultra- | excess, beyond |
AP | anteroposterior |
ABC | aspiration biopsy cytology |
AIDS | acquired immune deficiency syndrome |
ALT | alanine amniotransferae |
AST | aspartate amniotransferase |
Ba | barium |
BaE, BE | barium enema |
BM | bowel movement |
BMI | body mass index |
Bx, bx | biopsy |
CAH | chronic active hepatitis |
CBC | complete blood count |
CF | cystic fibrosis |
CT | computed tomography |
DNA | deoxyribonucleic |
Dx | diagnosis |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
GB | gallbladder |
GBP | gastric bypass |
GBS | gallbladder series |
GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
GI | gastrointestinal |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HCI | hydrochloric acid |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HDV | hepatitis D virus |
HEV | hepatitis E virus |
I&D | incision and drainage |
IBD | irritable bowel disease |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
IVC | intravenous cholangiogram |
LAT, lat | lateral |
LES | lower esophageal sphincter |
LFT | liver function test |
LLQ | left lower quadrant |
LPR | laryngopharyngeal reflux |
LUQ | left upper quadrant |
MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NG | nasogastric |
OCG | oral cholecystology |
PET | positron emission tomography |
PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
R/O | rule out |
RF | rheumatoid factor; radio frequency |
RGB | Roux-en-Y gastric bypas |
RLQ | right lower quadrant |
RUQ | right upper quadrant |
SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
Sx | symptom |
Tx | treatment |
U&L, U/L | upper and lower |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
UGIS | upper gastrointestinal series |
UPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
US | ultrasound |