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Question | Answer |
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dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
lacti- | milk |
primi- | first |
ante- | before, in front of |
endo- | within |
multi- | many, most |
post- | after, behind |
juxta- | beside, next to |
peri- | around |
epi- | above, on top |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | below, deficient in |
poly- | many, much |
dia- | through, across |
retro- | behind |
a-, an- | without, not |
-arche | beginning |
-para | near, beside, beyond |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-salpinx | tube |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-version | turning |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-uria | urinary condition |
-al, -ar | pertaining to |
-itis | inflammation of |
-cide | killing |
-ism | condition of |
-algia | pain |
-itis | inflammation of |
-ectomy | excission |
-cele | herniation, swelling |
-spadias | slit, fissure |
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
cervic/o | cervix uteri, neck |
colp/o | vagina |
episi/o | vulva |
vulv/o | vulva |
vagin/o | vagina |
galact/o | milk production |
hyster/o | uterus, womb |
metr/o | uterus, womb |
lact/o | milk |
labi/o | lip, labia |
uter/o | uterus, womb |
mamm/o | breast |
nat/o | birth |
perine/o | perineum |
mast/o | breast |
gynec/o | woman, female |
lapar/o | abdomen |
oophor/o | ovary |
men/o | menses, mestruation |
ov/o, ov/i | egg |
ovari/o | ovary |
salping/o | fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tubes |
metri/o | uterus (womb) |
albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
cyst/o | bladder |
vesic/o | bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
noct/o | night |
py/o | pus |
prostat/o | prostate, prostate gland |
urethr/o | urethra |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
cali/o | calyx |
calic/o | calyx |
nephr/o | kidney |
ren/o | kidney |
olig/o | scanty |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ureter/o | ureter |
ur/o | urin, urinary |
urin/o | urin, urinary |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
meat/o | opening, meatus |
kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
keton/o | ketone bodies (acids and acetones) (nitrogenous wastes) |
andr/o | male |
crypt/o | hidden |
orch/i | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
spermat/o | sperm |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
balan/o | glans penis |
epididym/o | epididymis |
prostate/o | prostate, prostate gland |
vas/o | vas deferens, duct, vessel |
test/o | testes |
varic/o | dilated vein |
sperm/o | sperm |
gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
AGN | acute glomerulonephritis |
ARF | acute renal failure |
ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
A/G | albumin-globulin ratio |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasty |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
C and S | culture and sensitivity |
Cath | catheterization |
CT | computed tomography |
Cysto | cystostomy |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
EBT | external beam therapy |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
EMG | electromyograph |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
EU | excretory urography |
HD | hemodialysis |
IVP | intravenous pyelography |
IVU | intravenous urography |
K | potassium (an electrolyte) |
KUB | kidneys, ureter, bladder |
Na | sodium (an electrolyte) |
PCNL | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
Ph | degree of acidy or alkalinity |
PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
PSA | prostate specific antigen |
RP | retrograde pyelogram |
sp. gr. | specific gravity |
TSE | testicular self examination |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostatectomy |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrography prostate |
VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
AB | abortion |
AI | artificial insemination |
BSE | breast self-examination |
CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
D and C | dilation and curettage |
DC | discharge |
DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
Dx | diagnosis |
EDC | estimated date of confinement |
ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
FH | family history |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
G | gravida |
GYN | gynecology |
HSG | hysterosalpingography |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IUD | intrauterine device |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LMP | last menstrual period |
LSO | left salpingo-oophorectomy |
MH | marital history |
OCP's | oral contraceptive pills |
Pap | Papanicolaou's smear |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMP | previous menstrual period |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
R/O | rule out |
STI | sexually transmitted infection |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
VD | venereal disease |
CS | cesarean section |
CVS | chronic villus sampling |
CWP | childbirth without pain |
DOB | date of birth |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
FHT | fetal heart tone |
FTND | full-term normal delivery |
HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
LBW | low birth weight |
NB | newborn |
OB | obstetrics |
Para 1, 2, 3 | unipara, bipara, tripara |
UC | uterine contractions |
XX | female sex chromosomes |
XY | male sex chromosomes |
GC | gonococcus |
RSO | right salpingo-oophorectomy |
TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
IUGR | intrauterine growth rate |
FECG | fetal electrocardiogram |