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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Albin/o | White |
| Abumin/o | Albumin (protein) |
| Amni/o | Amnion (amniotic sac) |
| Andr/o | Male |
| Azot/o | Nitrogenous compounds |
| Bacteri/o | Bacteria (Bacterium) |
| Balan/o | Glans Penis |
| Calyc/o | Calyx |
| Cervic/o | Neck, Cervic Uteri (neck of uterus) |
| Colp/o | Vagina |
| Crypt/o | Hidden |
| Cyst/o | Bladder |
| Cyt/o | Cell |
| Epididym/o | Epididymis |
| Episi/o | Vulva |
| Galact/o | Milk |
| Gen/o | Forming, producing, Origin |
| Glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| Gonad/o | Gonads, Sex Glands |
| Gynec/o | Woman, Female |
| Hem/o | Blood |
| Hyster/o | Uterus (womb) |
| Idi/o | Unknown, Peculiar |
| Kal/i | Potassium |
| Keton/o | Ketones, Ketone Bodies |
| Labi/o | Lip |
| Lact/o | Milk |
| Lapar/o | Abdomen |
| Leuk/o | White |
| Lith/o | Stone |
| Mamm/o | Breast |
| Mast/o | Breast |
| Meat/o | Opening, Meatus |
| Men/o | Menses, Menstruation |
| Metr/o | Measure, Uterus (womb) |
| Metri/o | Uterus (womb) |
| Myc/o | Fungus |
| Nat/o | Birth |
| Nephr/o | Kidney |
| Noct/o | Night |
| Olig/o | Scanty, Little |
| Oophor/o | Ovary |
| Orch/o | Testis |
| Orchi/o | Testis |
| Orchid/o | Testis |
| Ov/i | Ovary, Egg |
| Ovari/o | Ovary |
| Perine/o | Perineum |
| Peritone/o | Peritoneum |
| Prostat/o | Prostate Gland |
| Py/o | Pus |
| Pyel/o | Renal Pelvis |
| Ren/o | Kidney |
| Salping/o | Tube (usually eustachian or fallopian) |
| Sperm/o | Sperm Cells |
| Spermat/o | Sperm Cells |
| Test/o | Testis |
| Ur/o | Urine, Urinary Tract |
| Ureter/o | Ureter |
| Urethr/o | Urethra |
| Uter/o | Uterus |
| Vagin/o | Vagina |
| Varic/o | Dilated Skin |
| Vas/o | Vessel |
| Vesic/o | Bladder |
| Vesicul/o | Seminal Vessel |
| a- | Not, Without |
| An- | Not, Without |
| Allo- | Different, Other |
| Ante- | Before, Infront of |
| Dia- | Across, Through |
| Dys- | Bad, Painful, Difficult |
| Endo- | In, Within |
| Epi- | Above, Upon |
| Hypo- | Deficient, Below |
| Inter- | Between |
| Juxta- | Proximity |
| Lacti- | Milk |
| Multi- | Many, Much |
| Nulli- | None |
| Peri- | Around |
| Poly- | Many, Much |
| Post- | After, Behind |
| Primi- | First |
| Pseudo- | False, Fake |
| Retro- | Behind, Backward |
| -al | P2 |
| -algia | Pain |
| -ar | P2 |
| -arche | Beginning |
| -ary | P2 |
| -cele | Hernia, Swelling |
| -centesis | Surgical Puncture |
| -cide | Killing |
| -cyesis | Pregnancy |
| -ectasis | Expansion, Dilation |
| -ectomy | Excision, Removal |
| -emia | Blood Condition |
| -gen | Forming, Producing, Origin |
| -genesis | Forming, Producing, Origin |
| -gram | X-ray, Writing, Record |
| -graphy | Process of Recording |
| -gravida | Pregnant Womam |
| -ia | Condition Of |
| -iasis | Abnormal Condition Of |
| -ic | P2 |
| -inter | Between |
| -ism | Condition of |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -lith | Stone |
| -logist | Specialist In The Study Of |
| -logy | Study Of |
| -lysis | Loosening, Destruction, Separation |
| -malacia | Softening |
| -megaly | Enlargement |
| -metry | To Measure |
| -oid | Resembling |
| -oma | Tumor |
| -osis | Abnormal Condition Of |
| -para | To Bear (offspring) |
| -pathy | Disease |
| -pexy | Fixation, Suspension |
| -phobia | Fear |
| -plasty | Sugrical Repair, Repair |
| -poiesis | Formation, Production |
| -ptosis | Drooping, Sagging, Prolapse, Downward Displacement |
| -rrhagia | Bursting Forth, Hemorrhage |
| -rrhaphy | Suture |
| -rrhea | Discharge, Flow |
| -rrhexis | Rupture |
| -salpinx | Tube (usually eustachian or fallopian) |
| -schisis | A Splitting |
| -scope | Instrument To View |
| -scopy | Visual Exam |
| -spadias | Split, Fissure, Slit |
| -stenosis | Narrowing, Stricture |
| -tocia | Childbirth, Labour |
| -tomy | Incision, To Cut |
| -tripsy | Crushing |
| -uria | Urine |
| -version | Turning |
| ARF | Acute Renal Failure |
| ATN | Acute Tubular Necrosis |
| BNO | Bladder Neck Obstruction |
| BPH | Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Hypertrophy |
| BSE | Breast Self-Examination |
| C&S | Culture And Sensitivity |
| CWP | Childbirth Without Pain |
| D&C | Dilation And Curretage |
| DUB | Dysfunctional Uterine Bleeding |
| ESRD | End-Stage Renal Disease |
| FECG | Fetal Electrocardiogram |
| FHR | Fetal Heart Rate |
| FSH | Follicle-Stimulating Hormone |
| FTND | Full-Term Normal Delivery |
| GYN | Gynecology |
| HRT | Hormone Replacement Therapy |
| HSG | Hysterosalpingography |
| HTN | Hypertension |
| IUD | Intrauterine Device |
| IUGR | Intrauterine Growth Rate |
| IVP | Intravenous Pyelogram/Pyelography |
| KUB | Kidney, Ureter, Bladder |
| LBW | Low-Birth Weight |
| LMP | Last Menstrual Period |
| LSO | Left Salpingo-oophorectomy |
| Na | Sodium (electrolyte) |
| NPO | Nothing By Mouth |
| OCPs | Oral Contraceptive Pills |
| Pap | Papanicolaou's Smear/Test |
| PID | Pelvic Inflammatory Disease |
| PMS | Premenstrual Syndrome |
| PSA | Prostate-Specific Antigen |
| STD | Sexually Transmitted Disease |
| T&A | Tonsillectomy And Adenoidectomy |
| TAH | Total Abdominal Hysterectomy |
| TSE | Testicular Self-Examination |
| TURP | Transuretheral Resection Of The Prostate |
| UA | Urinalysis |
| UTI | Urinary Tract Infection |
| VD | Veneral Disease |