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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| lacti- | milk |
| primi- | first |
| ante- | before, in front of |
| endo- | within |
| multi- | many, most |
| post- | after, behind |
| juxta- | beside, next to |
| peri- | around |
| epi- | above, on top |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | below, deficient in |
| poly- | many, much |
| dia- | through, across |
| retro- | behind |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| -arche | beginning |
| -para | near, beside, beyond |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| -salpinx | tube |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| -version | turning |
| -genesis | forming, producing, origin |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -uria | urinary condition |
| -al, -ar | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -cide | killing |
| -ism | condition of |
| -algia | pain |
| -itis | inflammation of |
| -ectomy | excission |
| -cele | herniation, swelling |
| -spadias | slit, fissure |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| cervic/o | cervix uteri, neck |
| colp/o | vagina |
| episi/o | vulva |
| vulv/o | vulva |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| galact/o | milk production |
| hyster/o | uterus, womb |
| metr/o | uterus, womb |
| lact/o | milk |
| labi/o | lip, labia |
| uter/o | uterus, womb |
| mamm/o | breast |
| nat/o | birth |
| perine/o | perineum |
| mast/o | breast |
| gynec/o | woman, female |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| men/o | menses, mestruation |
| ov/o, ov/i | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| salping/o | fallopian tubes, oviducts, uterine tubes |
| metri/o | uterus (womb) |
| albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| noct/o | night |
| py/o | pus |
| prostat/o | prostate, prostate gland |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| cali/o | calyx |
| calic/o | calyx |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ren/o | kidney |
| olig/o | scanty |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| ur/o | urin, urinary |
| urin/o | urin, urinary |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| meat/o | opening, meatus |
| kal/i | potassium (an electrolyte) |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| azot/o | nitrogenous compounds |
| keton/o | ketone bodies (acids and acetones) (nitrogenous wastes) |
| andr/o | male |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| orch/i | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| spermat/o | sperm |
| vesicul/o | seminal vesicle |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| prostate/o | prostate, prostate gland |
| vas/o | vas deferens, duct, vessel |
| test/o | testes |
| varic/o | dilated vein |
| sperm/o | sperm |
| gonad/o | gonads, sex glands |
| AGN | acute glomerulonephritis |
| ARF | acute renal failure |
| ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
| A/G | albumin-globulin ratio |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasty |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| C and S | culture and sensitivity |
| Cath | catheterization |
| CT | computed tomography |
| Cysto | cystostomy |
| DRE | digital rectal examination |
| EBT | external beam therapy |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| EMG | electromyograph |
| ESRD | end-stage renal disease |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy |
| EU | excretory urography |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| IVP | intravenous pyelography |
| IVU | intravenous urography |
| K | potassium (an electrolyte) |
| KUB | kidneys, ureter, bladder |
| Na | sodium (an electrolyte) |
| PCNL | percutaneous nephrolithotomy |
| Ph | degree of acidy or alkalinity |
| PKD | polycystic kidney disease |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| RP | retrograde pyelogram |
| sp. gr. | specific gravity |
| TSE | testicular self examination |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostatectomy |
| UA | urinalysis |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrography prostate |
| VUR | vesicoureteral reflux |
| AB | abortion |
| AI | artificial insemination |
| BSE | breast self-examination |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| D and C | dilation and curettage |
| DC | discharge |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| EDC | estimated date of confinement |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| FH | family history |
| FSH | follicle-stimulating hormone |
| G | gravida |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HSG | hysterosalpingography |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LH | luteinizing hormone |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| LSO | left salpingo-oophorectomy |
| MH | marital history |
| OCP's | oral contraceptive pills |
| Pap | Papanicolaou's smear |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| PMP | previous menstrual period |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| R/O | rule out |
| STI | sexually transmitted infection |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| TAH | total abdominal hysterectomy |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| VD | venereal disease |
| CS | cesarean section |
| CVS | chronic villus sampling |
| CWP | childbirth without pain |
| DOB | date of birth |
| FHR | fetal heart rate |
| FHT | fetal heart tone |
| FTND | full-term normal delivery |
| HCG | human chorionic gonadotropin |
| IVF-ET | in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| NB | newborn |
| OB | obstetrics |
| Para 1, 2, 3 | unipara, bipara, tripara |
| UC | uterine contractions |
| XX | female sex chromosomes |
| XY | male sex chromosomes |
| GC | gonococcus |
| RSO | right salpingo-oophorectomy |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| CPD | cephalopelvic disproportion |
| IUGR | intrauterine growth rate |
| FECG | fetal electrocardiogram |
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