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Terminology
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a-, an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| per- | through |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in, within |
| peri- | around |
| epi | above |
| ante- | before |
| hypo- | deficient |
| leuko- | white |
| inter- | between |
| quadra- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| sub- | below, under |
| syn- | union |
| -schisis | splitting |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -tomy | incision |
| -osis | abc/o |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ology | study of |
| -al,-ar, -iac, -ic | p2 |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | dropping, downward, displacement, sagging |
| -meter | used to measure |
| -scopy | processof examining, visual examination |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | porous |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | abc/o |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing, digesting |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, surgical excision |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -scope | in to view |
| -oma | tumour |
| -blast | embryonic cell, immature |
| -clasis | break |
| -desis | binding |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth, development |
| -stomy | forming an opening |
| -ia | c/o |
| -algia | pain |
| -pexy | fixation, suspension |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -pathy | disease |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -cele | cell |
| -emia | blood condition |
| ABC | aspiration, biopsy, cytology |
| alk phos | alkeline phosphate |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | aspirate aminotransferase |
| Ba | barium |
| BaE | barium enema |
| BK | below the knee |
| BM | bowel movement |
| C1, C2 | first cervical vertibra, etc. |
| Ca | Calcium, cancer |
| CDH | congential dislocation of the hip |
| CT | Computed tomography |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EGD | esophagogast roduodenoscopy |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| Fx | fracture |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GBS | gallbladder series |
| GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatisis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HD | hip disarticulation |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | hepatitis E virus |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| IM, I.M. | intramuscular |
| IS | intracostal space |
| IV, I.V. | intravenous |
| KO | knee disarticulation |
| L1, L2, etc. | first lumbar vertebra, etc. |
| MG | myastenia gravis |
| NG | nasogastric |
| NSAIDS | non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| P | phosphorus |
| PCL | posterior cruclate ligament |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| R/O | rule out |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SD | shoulder disarticulation |
| SGOT | former name for AST |
| SGPT | former name for ALT |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKA | total knee arthoplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
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