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Chapter 5
Key Roots, suffixes, and Prefixes, Acronyms/Abbreviations
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| andr/o | Male |
| colp/o | Vagina |
| cyst/o | cyst |
| dips/o | thirst |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gyn/o | female |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| ket/o | ketone bodies/ketoacidosis |
| lith/o | stones |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| meat/o | meatus |
| men/o | menstruation, month |
| metr/o | uterus, measure |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| obstetr/o | pregnancy, childbirth |
| olig/o | scant,few |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/i | testicle |
| ov/o | egg |
| perie/o | perimeum |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| prostat/o | prostate |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | uterine rube, fallopian tube |
| test/o | testicle |
| tryg/o | trigone region/kidney |
| ur/o | urine |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uria | urination/urinary condition |
| urin/o | urnie |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vulva |
| ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
| BV | Bacterial Vaginosis |
| CPP | Chronic Pelvic Pain |
| CKD | Chronic Kidney Disease |
| CRF | Chronic Renal Failure |
| Cx | Cervix |
| DUB | Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding |
| ESRD | End stage Renal Disease |
| LMP | Last menstrual period |
| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| PSA | Prostate Specific Antigen |
| SUI | Stress Urinary Incontinence |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| amni/o | amnion |
| ante | before |
| arche/o | first |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| endo | in |
| episi/o | vulva |
| fet/o | fetus |
| galact/o | milk |
| gynec/o | female |
| hymen/o | hymen |
| lact/o | milk |
| mamm/o | breast |
| men/o | menstruation, month |
| qmulti | many |
| nat/a, nat/i | birth |
| neo | new |
| obstetr/o | pregnancy/childbirth |
| olig/o | few |
| perine/o | perineum |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| post | after |
| prime | first |
| psuedo | false |
| retro | backwards |
| AGA | Appropriate for gestational age |
| ARM | Artificial rupture of membrane |
| BV | Bacterial Vagnosis |
| CP | Cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CS | Cesarean Section |
| EDD | Estimated Date of Delivery |
| EFW | Estimated Fetal Weight |
| FAS | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| G | Gravid (pregnant) |
| HSV | Herpes Simplex Virus |
| LGA | Large for gestational age |
| OB | Obstetrics |
| PROM | Premature rupture of a membrane |
| SROM | Spontaneous rupture of a membrane |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| albin/o | white |
| auto/o | self |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyan/o | blue |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythem/o | red |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| ichthy/o | dry/scaly |
| kerat/o | Hard |
| Melan/o | black |
| necr/o | death |
| pil/o | hair |
| seb/o | sebum/oil |
| staphyl/o | custer |
| trich/o | hair |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| Derm | Dermatology |
| PPD | Purified protein derivative; skin test for tuberculosis |
| SLE | Systemic Lupus erythematous |
| SubQ | Subcutaneous |
| arthr/o | joint |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| fasci/o | fibrous tissue |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| malacia | softening |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| oste/o | bone |
| spindly/o | vertebra |
| ACL | Anterior Cruciate Ligament |
| AKA | Above the knee amputation |
| BKA | Below the knee amputation |
| C1-C7 | Cervical Vertebrae |
| CTS | Carpel Tunnel Syndrome |
| Fx | Fracture |
| L1-L5 | Lumbar Vertebrae |
| OA | Osteoarthritis |
| RA | Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| T1-T12 | Thoracic Vertebrae |
| TMJ | Temporomandibular joint |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Stenosis | narrowing |
| AVS | Aortic Valve Stenosis |
| ASD | Atrial septal defect |
| CoA | Coarctation of the aorta |
| PDA | Patent ductus arteriosus |
| PTA | Persistent tuncus arteriosus |
| TAPVR | Total pulmonary venous return |
| TOF | Tetralogy of fallot |
| VSD | Ventricular septal defect |
| arche/o | first |
| cephal/o | head |
| fet/o | fetus |
| nat/a, nat/l | birth |
| primi | first |
| retro | backwards |
| version | turning |
| AGA | Appropriate for gestational age |
| ARM | Artificial rupture of membrane |
| CPD | Cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CMV | Congenital cytomegalovirus |
| EFW | Estimated fetal weight |
| LGA | Large for gestational age |
| RDS | Respiratory distress syndrome |
| IUGR | Intrauterine growth retardation |
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