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Short List Terminology Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| acid/o | acid |
| acr/o | extremities |
| aer/o | air |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile, gall |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| chrom/o | colour |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dent/o | teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| eti/o | cause |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum (s) |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| glott/o | glottis |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hist/o | tissue |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| ile/o | ileum |
| inguin/o | groin |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| leuk/o | white |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lipid/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| morph/o | form, shape, structure |
| myx/o | mucus |
| odent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| or/o | mouth |
| orth/o | straight |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| path/o | disease |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharmaceutic/o | drug, medicine |
| pharyng/o | pharnyx |
| polyp/o | small growth |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| proxim/o | near, nearest |
| ptyal/o | saliva |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, saliva gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| steat/o | fat |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| therm/o | heat |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| ventr/o | belly, belly side |
| viscer/o | internal oragns |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| -cyte | cell |
| -duction | act of leading, bringing, conducting |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -gnosis | knowing |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graph | instrument for recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ice | noun ending |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -meter | instrument for measuring |
| -metry | act of measuring |
| -ole | small, minute |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opia | vision |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing,e ating |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -spasm | involuntary contractions, twitching |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -tomy | incision |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| ab- | from, away from |
| ad- | toward |
| dia- | through, across |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| hetero- | different |
| homeo- | same, alike |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hypo- | under, below, deficient |
| infra- | below, under |
| orth- | straight |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after, behind |
| sub- | under, below |
| super- | above, excessive |
| trans- | across, through |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspartate aminotransferase |
| Ba | barium |
| BaE, BE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BMI | body mass index |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| CAH | chronic active hepatitis |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CT | computed tomography |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| GB | gall bladder |
| GBP | gastric bypass |
| GBS | gallbladder series |
| GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | hepatitis E virus |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| IBD | irritable bowel disease |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| IVC | intravenous cholangiogram |
| LES | lower esophageal sphincter |
| LFT | liver function test |
| LPR | laryngopharyngeal reflux |
| MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| NG | nasogastric |
| OCG | oral cholecystography |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| R/O | rule out |
| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography |
| Sx | symptom |
| Tx | treatment |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| UGIS | upper gastrointestinal series |
| UPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |
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