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Question | Answer |
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albumin/o | albumin |
amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
balan/o | glans penis |
cervic/o | neck; cervix uteri |
colp/o | vagina |
corp/o | body |
corpor/o | body |
crypt/o | hidden |
cyst/o | bladder |
epididym/o | epididymis |
episi/o | vulva |
galact/o | milk |
glomerul/o | glomerulus |
gyn/o | woman/ female |
gynec/o | woman/ female |
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, menstruration |
metr/o | uterus; measuring |
metri/o | uterus; measuring |
nephr/o | kidney |
noct/o | night |
ostetr/o | midwife; pregnancy; childbirth |
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 |
py/o | pus |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ren/o | kidney |
salping/o | tube |
schiz/o | split |
sperm/i | sperm cells |
sperm/o | sperm cells |
spermat/o | sperm cells |
test/o | testis |
ur/o | urine |
urethr/o | urethra |
uter/o | uterus |
vagin/o | vagina |
vas/o | vessel, vas deferens |
vasic/o | bladder |
vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
-al | P2 |
-algia | pain |
-arche | beginning |
-ary | P2 |
-cele | hernia; swelling |
-centesis | surgical puncture |
-cyesis | pregnancy |
-ectomy | excision, removal |
-gen | forming, producing, origin |
-genesis | forming, producing, origin |
-gram | record, writing |
-gravida | pregnant woman |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ic | P2 |
-ism | condition |
-itis | inflammation |
-logist | specialist in the study of |
-megaly | enlargement |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-para | to bear (offspring) |
-pathy | disease |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-poiesis | formation, production |
-rrhapy | suture |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
-salpinx | tube |
-scopy | visual examination |
-tocia | childbirth; labour |
-tomy | incision |
-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 |
poly- | many; much |
primi- | first |
pseudo- | false, fake |
retro- | backward; behind |
AB; Ab | abortion |
ARF | acute renal failure |
BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
BSE | breast self-exam |
BUN | blood, urea, nitrogen |
C&S | culture and sensitivity |
CRF | chronic renal failure |
cysto | cystoscopy |
D&C | dilation and curettage |
DRE | digital rectal exam |
ED | erectile dysfunction |
ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
FHR | fetal heart rate |
FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
FTND | full-term normal delivery |
G | gravida |
GU | genitourinary |
GYN | gynecology |
HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
HD | hemodialysis |
HPV | human papillomavirus |
HSG | hysterosalpingography |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IUD | intrauterine device |
K | potassium |
KUB | kidney, ureter, bladder |
LBW | low birth weight |
LMP | last menstrual period |
MSU | midstream urine |
Na | sodium |
OB | obstetrics |
OCPs | oral contraceptive pills |
Pap | Papanicolaou test |
para1,2,3 | unipara, bipara, tripara |
PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
PSA | prostate-specific antigen |
STI | sexually transmitted infection |
STD | sexually transmitted disease |
TSE | testicular self exam |