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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ABC | aspiration biopsy cytology |
| alk phos | alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | alanine amniotransferase |
| AST | angiotensin sensitivity |
| Ba | barium |
| BE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BMI | body mass index |
| CF | cystic fibrosis |
| CT | computed tomography |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GBS | gallbladder series (x-ray studies) |
| GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | hepatitis E virus |
| IBS | irritable bowl syndrome |
| LFT | liver function test |
| NG | nasogastric |
| PE | physical examination; pulmonary embolism |
| PTHC | percutaneous transhepatic cholangeography |
| stat, STAT | immediately |
| PMH | past medical history |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| RGB | roux-en-Y gastric bypass |
| R/O | rule out |
| a.c. | before meals |
| b.id. | twice a day |
| hs | half strength |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| pc | after meals |
| p.o. | by mouth |
| p.r.n. | as required |
| qAM | every morning |
| q.d. | every day |
| q.h. | every hour |
| q.2h. | ever 2 hours |
| q.i.d. | four times a day |
| q.o.d. | every other day |
| qPM | every evening |
| t.i.d. | three times a day |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | digestive |
| NG | nasogastric |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| per- | through |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| endo- | in; within |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | below |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing; eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge; flow |
| aliment/o | nourish |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| hepat/o | liver |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| cec/o | cecum |
| chol/o | bile |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholelith/o | gall stone |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| decidu/o | falling off, shedding |
| dent/o | tooth |
| dent/i | tooth |
| divert/i | turning aside, bypass |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hiat/o | opening |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o | mouth |
| odont/o | tooth |
| palat/o | palate |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| peridont/o | gums |
| peps/o | digest, digestion |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| pylor/o | pylorus of the stomach |
| rug/o | wrinkle, fold |
| stomat/o | mouth of the stomach or ogran |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| uvul/o | uvula (little grape) |
| vill/o | tuft of hair |
| rect/o | rectum |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| AE | above the elbow |
| AK | above the knee |
| BE | barium enema; below the elbow |
| BK | below the knee |
| C1, C2, and so on | first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, and so on |
| Ca | calcium; cancer |
| CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DEXA, DXA | dual energy x-ray absorptiometry |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| HD | hemodialysis; hip disarticulation; hearing distance |
| HNP | herniated nucleus polposus (herniated disk) |
| HP | hemipelvectomy |
| IS | intracostal space |
| IM | intramuscular; infectious mononucleosis |
| IV | intravenous |
| KD | knee disarticulation |
| L1, L2, and so on | first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, and so on |
| LS | lumbosacral spine |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| MS | musculskeletal; multiple sclerosis; mental staus; mitral stenosis |
| NSAIDs | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs |
| ORTH, ortho | orthopedics |
| P | phosphorus; pulse |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis; right atrium |
| RF | rheumatoid factor; radio frequency |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SD | shoulder disarticulation |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip rplacement |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| a-, an- | without, absence of, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
| inter- | between |
| peri- | around |
| quadra- | four |
| quadri- | four |
| sub- | under, below |
| syn- | union, joined together |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasis | break, surgical refracture |
| -clast | to break |
| -desis | binding, fixation of a bone or joint |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -porosis | porous |
| -schisis | a splitted, cleft, fissure |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| acromi/o | acromion |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| brachi/o | arm |
| carp/o | carpus, wrist |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| cost/o | ribs |
| calcane/o | calcaneum, heel |
| crani/o | cranium, skull |
| condyl/o | condyle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| dactyl/o | digit, finger and toes |
| femor/o | femur, thigh bone |
| fibul/o | fibula, smaller bone of lower leg |
| humer/o | humerus |
| ili/o | ilium, hip |
| ischi/o | ischium, hip, lower portion of hip bone |
| lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| thorac/o | chest |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, back bone |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
| lamin/o | lamina, thin, flat layer or membrane, part of vertebral arch |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bone) |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| phalang/o | finger or toes |
| patell/o | patella, kneecap |
| ped/i | foot |
| pod/o | foot |
| pelv/i | pelvis |
| pub/o | pubis |
| rachi/o | spine |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped (striated) |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped muscle |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| stern/o | sternum, breastbone |
| ten/o | tendon |
| tibi/o | tibia |
| tal/o | ankle |
| pector/o | chest |
| steth/o | chest |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| metatars/o | metatarsus (foot bones) |
| fibro/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
| fasci/o | band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) |
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