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Genitourinary with abbreves
Question | Answer |
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juxta- | beside |
peri- | around |
poly- | many, much |
epi- | above, on top |
dys- | painful, difficult, bad |
A/G | albumin-globulin ratio |
AGN | acute glomerulonephritis |
ARF | acute renal failure |
ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia, or hypertrophy |
BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
C & S | culture & sensitivity |
cath | catheterization or catheter |
cysto | cystoscopy |
DRE | digital rectal examination |
ED | erectile dysfunction, or emergency department |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
ESL, ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
EU | excretory urography |
HD | hemodialysis, hip disarticulation or hearing distance |
IVP | intravenous pyelography |
IVU | intravenous urography |
K | potassium |
KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
Na | sodium |
PCNL | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
RP | retrograde pyelography |
SG, sp.gr. | specific gravity |
TSE | testicular self-examination |
TUR, TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
UA | urinalysis |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-uria | urine |
-algia | pain |
-cele | herniation of |
albumin/o | albumin or protein |
andr/o | male |
crypt/o | hidden |
cyst/o, vesic/o | bladder |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
noct/o | night |
prostat/o | prostate or prostate gland |
py/o | pus |
sperm/o, spermat/o | sperm |
urethr/o | urethra |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans penis |
epididym/o | epididymis |
cali/o or calic/o | calyx |
nephr/o or ren/o | kidney |
olig/o | scanty |
ureter/o | ureter |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
vas/o | vas deferens, duct |
ur/o or urin/o | urine, urinary |
orch/o, orchi/o, orchid/o | testes |
lith/o | stone, calculus |
meat/o | opening |
perine/o | perineum |
peritone/o | peritoneal, peritoneum (abdominal cavity) |
varic/o | dilated vein |
azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
kal/I | potassium |
keton/o | ketone bodies or acids and acetones |
-cide | killing |
-spadias | slit, fissure |
dia- | through or across |
retro- | backward, behind |
-al, -ar, -ic | pertaining to |
-gram | record |
-graph | instrument to record |
-graphy | process of recording |
-scope | instrument to view |
-scopy | process of viewing |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-rrhage | bursting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture |