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White Module Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abort/o | to miscarry |
| albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| andr/o | male |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri |
| chori/o | chorion |
| colp/o | vagina |
| corp/o | body |
| corpor/o | body |
| cortic/o | cortex |
| culd/o | cul-de-sac |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| gen/o | forming, producing, origin |
| genit/o | genitalia |
| gest/o | pregnancy |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gon/o | seed |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| gyn/o | woman, female |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| hem/o | blood |
| hyster/o | uterus (womb) |
| kal/i | potassium |
| kern/o | kernel (nucleus) |
| ket/o | ketone bodies |
| keton/o | ketone bodies |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| meat/o | opening, meatus |
| men/o | menses, menstruation |
| metr/o | uterus; measure |
| metri/o | uterus |
| nat/o | birth |
| natr/o | sodium |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| obstetr/o | midwife |
| olig/o | scanty |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testis |
| orchi/o | testis |
| orchid/o | testis |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| pen/o | penis |
| perine/o | perineum |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| phim/o | muzzle |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | tube |
| schiz/o | split |
| semin/i | semen; seed |
| semin/o | semen; seed |
| sperm/i | sperm |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| test/o | testis |
| thalass/o | sea |
| therapeut/o | treatment |
| trigon/o | trigone |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
| uter/o | uterus |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| vas/o | vans deferens |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -arche | beginning |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -centesis | surgical, puncture |
| -ception | conceiving |
| -cide | killing |
| -cision | a cutting |
| -clesis | closure |
| -continence | to hold back |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -ectasis | dilation, expansion |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -gen | forming, producing, origin |
| -genesis | forming, producing origin |
| -grade | to go |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -ia | conditon |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ician | specialist |
| -icterus | jaundice |
| -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ization | process of |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -logist | specialist in study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition increase |
| -para | to bear |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pexy | fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -poiesis | formation, production |
| -potence | power |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -schisis | a splitting |
| -scope | instrument of examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | turning |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| brachy- | short |
| circum- | around |
| contra- | against, opposite |
| dia- | through, across |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| ec- | out, out from |
| ecto- | outside, downward |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| hypo- | under, below deficient |
| im- | not |
| in- | in, not |
| multi- | many, much |
| neo- | new |
| nulli- | none |
| poly- | many, much |
| post- | after, behind |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| primi- | first |
| pseudo- | false, fake |
| retro- | backward, behind |
| tri- | three |
| AB, Ab, ab | abortion |
| AGN | acute glomerulonephritis |
| AI | artificial insemination |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia/ hypertrophy |
| BSE | breast self examination |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| CA | cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest |
| Cath | catheterization, catheter |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| CRF | chronic renal failure |
| CRRT | continuous renal replacement therapy |
| CS, C-section | cesarean section |
| CT | computed tomography |
| CWP | child birth without pain |
| cysto | cystoscopy |
| D&C | dilation/ dilatation and curettage |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| EBR | external beam radiation |
| EBT | external beam therapy |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
| EU | excretory urography |
| FECG, FEKG | fetal electrocardiogram |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FHT | fetal heart tone |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| G | gravida |
| GC | gonococcus |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| HPV | human papillomavirus |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| HSV-2 | herpes simplex virus type 2 |
| HTN | hypertension |
| IC | interstitial cystitis |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth rate/ retardation |
| IVF | in vitro fertilization |
| IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram/ pyelography |
| K | potassium |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LSO | left salpingo-oophorectomy |
| MSU | midstream urine |
| Na | sodium |
| NB | newborn |
| OB | obstetrics |
| OCPs | oral contraceptive pills |
| Pap | papanicolaou test |
| para 1,2,3.... | unipara, bipara, tripara |
| PCNL | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
| pH | symbol for degree of acidity or alkalinity |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PIH | pregnancy induced hypertension |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PMP | previous menstrual period |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram/pyelography |
| RSO | right salpingo-oophorectomy |
| RV | residual volume |
| sono | sonogram |
| sp. gr. | specific gravity |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| TSE | testicular self- examination |
| TURBT | transurethral resection of bladder tumor |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UC | uterine contractions |
| US | ultrasound; ultrasonography |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrography |
| VD | venereal disease |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
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