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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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