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Terminology
Term | Definition |
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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 |