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Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin |
| amni/o | aminion |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cervic/o | neck/cervix uteri |
| colp/o | vagina |
| corp/o | body |
| corpor/o | body |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| epdidym/o | epdidymis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gynec/o | woman/female |
| hyster/o | uterus |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kern/o | kernel |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lact/o | milk |
| lith/o | abdomin |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| meat/o | opening/meatus |
| men/o | menses/menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus/measure |
| metri/o | uterus |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| obster/o | midwife |
| olig/o | scanty |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testis |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| phim/o | muzzle |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | tube |
| schiz/o | split |
| sperm/i | spermatozoa/sperm cells |
| sperm/o | spermatozoa/sperm cells |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa/sperm cells |
| test/o | testis |
| ur/o | urine/urinary tract |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vessel/vas deferens/duct |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -arche | beginning |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia/swelling |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -ectomy | excision/removal |
| -gen | forming/producing/orgin |
| -gensis | forming/producing/orgin |
| -gram | record/writing |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -meagly | enlargement |
| -osis | abnormal condition/increase |
| -para | around |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation/production |
| -rrhapy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -tocia | childbirth/labour |
| -tomy | excision/removal |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
| a-,an- | without/not |
| ante- | before/in front of |
| contra- | against/opposite |
| dys- | bad/painful/difficult |
| endo- | in/within |
| hypo- | under//below/deficient |
| multi- | many/much |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false/fake |
| retro- | backward/behind |
| AB | abortion |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasin |
| BSE | breast self examination |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| D&C | dilation and curettage |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| G | gravida |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HCG | human chronic gonadotropin |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HPV | human pepillomavinus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| K | potassium |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| Na | sodium |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OCPs | oral contraceptive pills |
| Pap | papanicoloau |
| para 1, 2, 3.... | unipara, bipara, tripara |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMS | pre menstrual syndrome |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TSE | testicular self-examination |