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RED MODULE
terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| OB |
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AshleyMcM
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