terminology
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adren/o | adrenal glands
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adrenal/o | adrenal glands
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andr/o | male
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calc/o | calcium
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crin/o | secrete
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chrom/o | colour
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cyt/o | cell
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dips/o | thirst
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glyc/o | sugar; sweatness
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glycos/o | sugar; sweatness
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gluc/o | sugar;sweatness
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glucos/o | sugar; swaetness
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home/o | same; alike
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insulin/o | insulin
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kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte)
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pancreat/o | pancreas
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parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands
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phe/o | dusky; dark
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pituitar/o | pituitary gland
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thorac/o | chest
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thym/o | thymus gland
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thyr/o | thyroid gland
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thyroid/o | thyroid gland
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toxic/o | poison
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-crine | screte
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-dipsia | thirst
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-ectomy | excision; removal
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-emia | blood condition
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-gen | forming; producing; origin
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-genesis | forming; producing; origin
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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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-ism | condition
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-logist | specialist in the study of
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-logy | study of
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-megaly | enlargement
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-oid | resembling
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-oma | tumour
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-stasis | standing still
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-tomy | incision
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-toxic | pertaining to poisin
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-tropin | stimulate
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-uria | urine
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endo- | in; within
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eu- | good; normal
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exo- | outside; outward
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hyper- | excessive; above normal
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hypo- | under; below; deficient
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poly- | many; much
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ABG | arterial blood gas (es)
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ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone
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ADH | antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin)
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AFB | acid-fast bacillus (TB organism)
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APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time
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BE | barium enema; below the elbow
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BUN | blood uria notrogen
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C&S | culture and sensitivity
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C&T | crossmatch and type
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CBC | complete blood count
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CK | creatine kinase; conductive keratoplasty
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CO2 | carbon dioxide
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CPR | c-reactive protein
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CSF | cerebrospinal fluid
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CT | computed tomography
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CXR | chest x-ray; chest radiography
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DI | diabetes isipidus; diagnostic imaging
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DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis
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DM | diabetes mellitus
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ECG | electrocardiography; electrocardiogram
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ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
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EMG | electromyography
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ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate
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FBS | fasting blood sugar
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FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone
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GB/ GBS | gallbladder series (x-ray studies)
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GH | growth hormone
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GTT | glucose tolerant test
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Hb | hemoglobin
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HbA1c | glycocylated hemoglobin
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HBV | hepatitis B virus
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Hct | hematocrit
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HDL | high-density lipoprotein
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HIV | human immunodeficiency virus
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HRT | human replacement therapy
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IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
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INR | international normalized ratio
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IV-GTT | intravenous glucose tolerance test
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IVP | intravenous pyelogram; intravenous pyelography
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K | potassium (an electrolyte)
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KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder
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LDH | lactic dehydrogenase
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LDL | low-density lipoprotein
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LH | luteinizing hormone
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LP | lumbar puncture
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LS | lumbosacral spine (x-ray of the)
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MCH | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin
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MCHC | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin concentration
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MCV | mean corpuscular (cell) volume
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Mg | magnesium
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MRI | magnetic resonance imaging
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Na | sodium
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NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes
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NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn
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O&P | ova and parasite
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