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Orange mod terminology (all terms)

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