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Reduced Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bi/o | life |
| calc/o | calcium |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chlor/o | green |
| cost/o | ribs |
| glyc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| glycos/o | sugar, sweetness |
| gluc/o | sugar, sweetness |
| glucos/o | sugar, sweetness |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histi/o | tissue |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| inguin/o | groin |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| kal/i | potassium |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| poster/o | posterior, behind, back (of body) |
| proxim/o | near, nearest |
| somat/o | body |
| son/o | sound |
| thym/o | thymus gland |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -crine | secrete |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -duction | act of leading, bringing, conducting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | forming, producing, orgin |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -stasis | standing still |
| -tropin | stimulate |
| -uria | urine |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad- | toward |
| endo- | in, within |
| eu- | good, normal |
| exo- | outside, outward |
| homeo- | same, alike |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| infra- | below, under |
| pan- | all |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many, much |
| super- | upper, above |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
| ADH | anitdiuretic hormone |
| BMI | body mass index |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C & S | culture and sensitivity |
| C & T | crossmatch and type |
| CXR | chest x-ray; chest radiograph |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| DSA | digital subtraction angiography |
| FBS | fasting blood sugar |
| FSH | follicle stimulating hormone |
| Hct | hematocrit |
| IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| Mg | magnesium |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
| O & P | ova and parasite |
| OB | occult blood; obstetrics |
| PFT | pulmonary function test |
| PGH | pituitary growth hormone |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| RAIU | radioactive iodine uptake |
| Sx | symptoms |