Question | Answer |
albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
all/o | other, differing from normal |
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
albin/o | white |
andr/o | male |
bacteri/o | bacteria |
balan/o | glans penis |
cali/o | calyx |
calic/o | calyx |
cervic/o | cervix, neck of uterii |
colp/o | vagina |
crypt/o | hidden |
cyst/o | bladder |
cyt/o | cell |
epididym/o | epididymis |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gynec/o | woman |
hemat/o | blood |
hyster/o | uterus/womb |
idi/o | unknown |
labi/o | lip |
lact/o | milk |
lapar/o | abdomen |
leuk/o | white |
lith/o | stone |
mamm/o | breast |
mast/o | breast |
men/o | menses,menstruation,month |
metr/o | uterus,womb |
myc/o | fungus |
nat/o | birth |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
olig/o | scanty |
oophor/o | ovary |
orch/i | testes |
orchi/o | testes |
orchid/o | testes |
ov/i | egg |
ov/o | egg |
ovari/o | ovary |
perine/o | perineum |
prostat/o | prostate gland |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
salping/o | fallopian tube, oviduct |
spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
ureter/o | ureter |
urethr/o | urethra |
urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
uter/o | uterus, womb |
vagin/o | vagina |
vas/o | vas defrens, vessel |
vesic/o | bladder |
vesicul/o | semminal vessicle |
vulv/o | vuvla |
a- an- | without |
-al | p2 |
-algia | pain |
-ar | p2 |
-arche | beginning |
-ary | p2 |
-cele | swelling, protrusion, hernia |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
dys- | bad,painful,difficult |
-ectasis | dialation,exspansion,stretching |
-ectomy | excision |
endo- | in, within |
epi- | above,upon,on,over |
-genesis | forming,producing,origin |
-gram | record,writing,xray,film |
-graphy | process of recording |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
hyper- | excessive |
hypo- | under,below |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
inter- | between |
-ism | c/o |
-itis | inflammation |
juxta- | beside, next to |
lacti- | milk |
-lysis | seperation, destruction,loosening |
-malacia | softening |
-megaly | enlargement |
-metry | measuring |
multi- | many,much |
-ologist | one who studies a specific study, specialist |
-oma | tumor |
-osis | ab c/o |
-para | to bear |
-pathy | disease |
peri- | around |
-pexy | fixation.suspension |
-phobia | fear |
-plasty | surgical repair |
poly- | many,much |
primi- | first |
-ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
-rrhagia | burting forth |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-salpinx | fallopian tube, oviduct |
-schisis | a spliting |
-sclerosis | ab c/o hardening |
-scopy | visual examination, process of examining |
-tocia | childbirth, labor |
-tomy | incision |
-tripsy | crushing |
-triptor | instrument to crush |
-uria | urine |
-version | act of turning |
Ab | abortion |
AIDS | acquired immune deficency syndrome |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
C & S | culture and sensitivity |
CS | cesarean section |
CWP | childbirth without pain |
D & C | dilation and curettage |
DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
Dx | diagnosis |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
FECG | fetal electrocardiogram |
FTND | full term normal delivery |
FTT | failure to thrive |
GU | genitourinary |
GYN | gynecology |
HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram/graphy |
K | potassium |
LBW | low birth weight |
LMP | last menstrual period |
MH | marital history, mental health |
Na | sodium |
OB | obstetrics |
PAP | Papanicolaou's smear/test |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
PSA | prostate specific antigen |
SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
STI | sexually trasmitted infection |
TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
URI | upper respiratory infection |
UTI | urinary tract infection |
VCUG | voiding cystourethrography |
VD | veneral disease |
VMA | vanillylmandelic acid test |
cyan/o | blue |
eight | oct/o |
First | primi- |
Five | Quinti, penta |
Four | quadri, quadra |
mal | bad,poor |
nine | nona |
plegia | paralysis |
poli- | gray matter |
rose or dawn coloured | eosin/o |
three | tri- |
ten | dec-, deca- |
twitching | -spasm |
two | bi-, di- |
xanth/o | yellow |
jaund/o | yellow |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
chlor/o | green |
oid | resembling |
ante | in front of |
poiesis | development of |
Ketone | ketone bodies |
spadias | slit fissure |
attraction to | phil/o |
para- | beside |
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fixation of | -desis, -pexy |
fissure, binding of | -schisis |
pain | -algia, -dynia |
-phagia | eating, swallowing, digesting |
-penia | decrease, definciency |
ptysis | spitting |
PEG tube | percuntaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube |
black | melan/o, anthrac/o |
Hcg | Human chorionic gonadotrophin |
one | mono- |
TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
GC | gonococcus |
DRE | digital rectal exam |
ESRD | end stage renal disease |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
UA | urinalysis |
TAH | Total abdominal hysterectomy |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
BSE | breast self exam |
IUD | intrauterine device |
LH | leutinizing hormone |
A/G | albumin/globulin ratio |
AGN | acute glomerlonephritis |
ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
SG | specific gravity |
HB | hepitatis B |
Inf | Influenza |
Hib | Haemophilus influnzae type B |
Var | Varicella |
Men-C | Meningococcal C |
DTaP-IPV | Diptheria, tetnus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio virus |
BMI | body mass index |
FSH | follice stimulating hormone |
stenois | narrowing |
azot | nitrogenous compound |