Key Roots, suffixes, and Prefixes, Acronyms/Abbreviations
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| andr/o | Male
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| colp/o | Vagina
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| cyst/o | cyst
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| dips/o | thirst
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| glomerul/o | glomerulus
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| gyn/o | female
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| hydr/o | water
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| ket/o | ketone bodies/ketoacidosis
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| lith/o | stones
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| mamm/o | breast
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| mast/o | breast
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| meat/o | meatus
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| men/o | menstruation, month
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| metr/o | uterus, measure
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| obstetr/o | pregnancy, childbirth
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| olig/o | scant,few
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| oophor/o | ovary
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| orch/i | testicle
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| ov/o | egg
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| perie/o | perimeum
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| prostat/o | prostate
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| pyel/o | renal pelvis
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| ren/o | kidney
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| salping/o | uterine rube, fallopian tube
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| test/o | testicle
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| tryg/o | trigone region/kidney
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| ur/o | urine
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| ureter/o | ureter
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| urethr/o | urethra
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| uria | urination/urinary condition
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| urin/o | urnie
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| uter/o | uterus
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| vagin/o | vulva
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| ARF | Acute Renal Failure
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| BV | Bacterial Vaginosis
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| CPP | Chronic Pelvic Pain
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| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease
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| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure
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| Cx | Cervix
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| DUB | Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding
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| ESRD | End stage Renal Disease
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| LMP | Last menstrual period
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| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome
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| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen
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| SUI | Stress Urinary Incontinence
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| UA | Urinalysis
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| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection
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| amni/o | amnion
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| ante | before
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| arche/o | first
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| crypt/o | hidden
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| culd/o | cul-de-sac
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| endo | in
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| episi/o | vulva
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| fet/o | fetus
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| galact/o | milk
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| gynec/o | female
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| hymen/o | hymen
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| lact/o | milk
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| mamm/o | breast
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| men/o | menstruation, month
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| qmulti | many
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| nat/a, nat/i | birth
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| neo | new
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| obstetr/o | pregnancy/childbirth
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| olig/o | few
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| perine/o | perineum
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| post | after
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| prime | first
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| psuedo | false
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| retro | backwards
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| AGA | Appropriate for gestational age
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| ARM | Artificial rupture of membrane
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| BV | Bacterial Vagnosis
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| CP | Cephalopelvic disproportion
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| CS | Cesarean Section
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| EDD | Estimated Date of Delivery
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| EFW | Estimated Fetal Weight
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| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
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| G | Gravid (pregnant)
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| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus
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| LGA | Large for gestational age
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| OB | Obstetrics
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| PROM | Premature rupture of a membrane
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| SROM | Spontaneous rupture of a membrane
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| aden/o | gland
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| adip/o | fat
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| albin/o | white
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| auto/o | self
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| cutane/o | skin
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| cyan/o | blue
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| derm/o | skin
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| erythem/o | red
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| hidr/o | sweat
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| ichthy/o | dry/scaly
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| kerat/o | Hard
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| Melan/o | black
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| necr/o | death
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| pil/o | hair
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| seb/o | sebum/oil
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| staphyl/o | custer
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| trich/o | hair
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| ungu/o | nail
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| xanth/o | yellow
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| Derm | Dermatology
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| PPD | Purified protein derivative; skin test for tuberculosis
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| SLE | Systemic Lupus erythematous
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| SubQ | Subcutaneous
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| arthr/o | joint
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| chondr/o | cartilage
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| cost/o | rib
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| fasci/o | fibrous tissue
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| lamin/o | lamina
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| malacia | softening
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| my/o | muscle
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord
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| oste/o | bone
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| spindly/o | vertebra
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| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament
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| AKA | Above the knee amputation
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| BKA | Below the knee amputation
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| C1-C7 | Cervical Vertebrae
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| CTS | Carpel Tunnel Syndrome
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| Fx | Fracture
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| L1-L5 | Lumbar Vertebrae
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| OA | Osteoarthritis
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| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis
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| T1-T12 | Thoracic Vertebrae
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| TMJ | Temporomandibular joint
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| Spin/o | Spine
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| Stenosis | narrowing
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| AVS | Aortic Valve Stenosis
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| ASD | Atrial septal defect
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| CoA | Coarctation of the aorta
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| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus
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| PTA | Persistent tuncus arteriosus
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| TAPVR | Total pulmonary venous return
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| TOF | Tetralogy of fallot
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| VSD | Ventricular septal defect
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| arche/o | first
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| cephal/o | head
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| fet/o | fetus
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| nat/a, nat/l | birth
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| primi | first
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| retro | backwards
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| version | turning
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| AGA | Appropriate for gestational age
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| ARM | Artificial rupture of membrane
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| CPD | Cephalopelvic disproportion
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| CMV | Congenital cytomegalovirus
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| EFW | Estimated fetal weight
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| LGA | Large for gestational age
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| RDS | Respiratory distress syndrome
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| IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation
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