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Gastrointestinal / Musculoskeletal with abbreves
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ba | Barium |
| BaE | Barium Enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| CT | computed tomography |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| GB | gall bladder |
| GBS | gall bladder series |
| GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| RGB | Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass |
| LFT | liver function test |
| RBG | random blood glucose |
| PE | physical exam |
| ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
| arthr/o | joint |
| kyph/o | hump, mound, mountain, humpback |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of vertebral arch) |
| lord/o | curve, swayback |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| ped/o, ped/i | foot, child |
| scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| thorac/o | chest (bones) |
| acromi/o | acromion (projection of the scapula) |
| brachi/o | arm |
| calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
| carp/o | carpus, wrist bone(s) |
| cephal/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cost/o | ribs |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (smaller bone of lower leg) |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| ili/o | ilium (lateral, flaring portion of hip bone) |
| ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of hip bone) |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| metacarp/o | metacarpus, hand bone(s) |
| metatars/o | metatarsus (foot bones) |
| patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
| pelv/i, pelv/o | pelvis |
| phalang/o | phalanges (bones of fingers and toes) |
| pod/o | foot |
| pub/o | pubis bone (anterior part of pelvic bone) |
| radi/o | radiation, xray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
| spondyl/o, vertebr/o | vertebrae, back bone(s) |
| stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
| tibi/o | tibia (larger bone of lower leg) |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle (visceral) |
| muscul/o, my/o | muscle |
| rhabd/o | rod-shaped (striated) |
| rhabdomy/o | rod-shaped (striated) muscle |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| fasci/o | band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting & separating muscles) |
| fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
| synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
| ten/o, tend/o,tendin/o | tendon |
| -asthenia | weakness, debility |
| -blast | embryonic cell |
| -clasia | to break, surgical fracture |
| -clast | to break |
| -desis | binding, fixation (of a bone or joint) |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | growth |
| -porosis | porous |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| a-, an- | without, not |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| sub- | under, below |
| supra- | above, excessive, superior |
| syn- | union, together, joined |
| retro- | behind |
| -grade | mark |
| meta- | beyond, change |
| inter- | between |
| quadri- | four |
| dia- | across, through |
| peri- | around |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -schisis | splitting, fissure |
| condyl/o | condyle |
| rachi/o | spine |
| tal/o | ankle |
| pector/o | chest (muscle) |
| steth/o | chest (inside) |
| BK | below the knee |
| C1,C2,etc | first cervical vertebra, second cervical vertebra, etc |
| Ca | calcium, cancer |
| CDH | congenital dislocation of the hip |
| CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease |
| EMG | electromyography |
| Fx | fracture |
| HD | hip disarticulation |
| HNP | herniated nucleus pulposus (herniated disk) |
| HP | hemipelvectomy |
| IS | intracostal space |
| I.M., IM | intramuscular |
| I.V., IV | intravenous |
| KD | knee disarticulation |
| L1,L2,etc | first lumbar vertebra, second lumbar vertebra, etc |
| MG | myasthenia gravis |
| MS | musculoskeletal, multiple sclerosis |
| NSAIDs | nonsteriod anti-inflammatory drugs |
| ORTH, ortho | orthopedics |
| P | phosphorus |
| PCL | posterior cruciate ligament |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SD | shoulder disarticulation |
| THA | total hip arthroplasty |
| THR | total hip replacement |
| TKA | total knee arthroplasty |
| TKR | total knee replacement |
| AE | above the elbow |
| AK | above the knee |
| BE | below the elbow |
| DEXA, DXA | dual energy xray absorptiometry |
| LS | lumbosacral spine |
| TRAM | transverse rectus abdominis muscle |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| CT | computed tomography |
| dis- | not, against |
| aliment/o- | nourish |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| per- | through |
| endo- | within |
| peri- | around |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -prandial | meal |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| hepat/o | liver |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| colon/o, col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| dent/o, dent/i | teeth |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| hemat/o, hem/o | blood |
| ile/o | ileum |
| labi/o | lip (vulvar usually) |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| peps/o | digest, digestion |
| an/o | anus |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| chol/o | gall, bile |
| cholelith/o | gall stone |
| decidu/o | shedding, falling off |
| divert/i | turning aside; bypass |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| stomat/o | opening of the stomach (or organ) |
| -stoma | opening |
| hiat/o | opening |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate, roof of mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peridont/o | gums |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| vill/o | tuft of hair |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| rug/o | wrinkle, fold |
| sial/o | salivary gland |
| uvul/o | uvula (little grape) |
| rect/o | rectum |