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RED MODULE
terminology
Question | Answer |
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adren/o | adrenal glands |
adrenal/o | adrenal glands |
andr/o | male |
calc/o | calcium |
crin/o | secrete |
chrom/o | colour |
cyt/o | cell |
dips/o | thirst |
glyc/o | sugar; sweatness |
glycos/o | sugar; sweatness |
gluc/o | sugar;sweatness |
glucos/o | sugar; swaetness |
home/o | same; alike |
insulin/o | insulin |
kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
parathyroid/o | parathyroid glands |
phe/o | dusky; dark |
pituitar/o | pituitary gland |
thorac/o | chest |
thym/o | thymus gland |
thyr/o | thyroid gland |
thyroid/o | thyroid gland |
toxic/o | poison |
-crine | screte |
-dipsia | thirst |
-ectomy | excision; removal |
-emia | blood condition |
-gen | forming; producing; origin |
-genesis | forming; producing; origin |
-gram | record; writing |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-graphy | process of recording |
-ism | condition |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-logy | study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-oid | resembling |
-oma | tumour |
-stasis | standing still |
-tomy | incision |
-toxic | pertaining to poisin |
-tropin | stimulate |
-uria | urine |
endo- | in; within |
eu- | good; normal |
exo- | outside; outward |
hyper- | excessive; above normal |
hypo- | under; below; deficient |
poly- | many; much |
ABG | arterial blood gas (es) |
ACTH | adrenocorticotropic hormone |
ADH | antidiuretic hormone (vasopressin) |
AFB | acid-fast bacillus (TB organism) |
APTT | activated partial thromboplastin time |
BE | barium enema; below the elbow |
BUN | blood uria notrogen |
C&S | culture and sensitivity |
C&T | crossmatch and type |
CBC | complete blood count |
CK | creatine kinase; conductive keratoplasty |
CO2 | carbon dioxide |
CPR | c-reactive protein |
CSF | cerebrospinal fluid |
CT | computed tomography |
CXR | chest x-ray; chest radiography |
DI | diabetes isipidus; diagnostic imaging |
DKA | diabetic ketoacidosis |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
ECG | electrocardiography; electrocardiogram |
ELISA | enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay |
EMG | electromyography |
ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
FBS | fasting blood sugar |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
GB/ GBS | gallbladder series (x-ray studies) |
GH | growth hormone |
GTT | glucose tolerant test |
Hb | hemoglobin |
HbA1c | glycocylated hemoglobin |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
Hct | hematocrit |
HDL | high-density lipoprotein |
HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
HRT | human replacement therapy |
IDDM | insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus |
INR | international normalized ratio |
IV-GTT | intravenous glucose tolerance test |
IVP | intravenous pyelogram; intravenous pyelography |
K | potassium (an electrolyte) |
KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
LDH | lactic dehydrogenase |
LDL | low-density lipoprotein |
LH | luteinizing hormone |
LP | lumbar puncture |
LS | lumbosacral spine (x-ray of the) |
MCH | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin |
MCHC | mean corpuscular (cell) hemoglobin concentration |
MCV | mean corpuscular (cell) volume |
Mg | magnesium |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
Na | sodium |
NIDDM | non-insulin-dependent diabetes |
NPH | neutral protamine Hagedorn |
O&P | ova and parasite |
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