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terminology (comb.form/prefix/suffix/abbrv.)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| albumin/o | albumin (protein) |
| all/o | other, differing from normal |
| amni/o | amnion (amniotic sac) |
| albin/o | white |
| andr/o | male |
| bacteri/o | bacteria |
| balan/o | glans penis |
| cali/o | calyx |
| calic/o | calyx |
| cervic/o | cervix, neck of uterii |
| colp/o | vagina |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| cyt/o | cell |
| epididym/o | epididymis |
| episi/o | vulva |
| galact/o | milk |
| glomerul/o | glomerulus |
| gynec/o | woman |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hyster/o | uterus/womb |
| idi/o | unknown |
| labi/o | lip |
| lact/o | milk |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| leuk/o | white |
| lith/o | stone |
| mamm/o | breast |
| mast/o | breast |
| men/o | menses,menstruation,month |
| metr/o | uterus,womb |
| myc/o | fungus |
| nat/o | birth |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| noct/o | night |
| olig/o | scanty |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/i | testes |
| orchi/o | testes |
| orchid/o | testes |
| ov/i | egg |
| ov/o | egg |
| ovari/o | ovary |
| perine/o | perineum |
| prostat/o | prostate gland |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| ren/o | kidney |
| salping/o | fallopian tube, oviduct |
| spermat/o | spermatozoa, sperm cells |
| ur/o | urine, urinary tract |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| urin/o | urine, urinary tract |
| uter/o | uterus, womb |
| vagin/o | vagina |
| vas/o | vas defrens, vessel |
| vesic/o | bladder |
| vesicul/o | semminal vessicle |
| vulv/o | vuvla |
| a- an- | without |
| -al | p2 |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | p2 |
| -arche | beginning |
| -ary | p2 |
| -cele | swelling, protrusion, hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -clasis | to break; surgical fracture |
| -cyesis | pregnancy |
| dys- | bad,painful,difficult |
| -ectasis | dialation,exspansion,stretching |
| -ectomy | excision |
| endo- | in, within |
| epi- | above,upon,on,over |
| -genesis | forming,producing,origin |
| -gram | record,writing,xray,film |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -gravida | pregnant woman |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | under,below |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| inter- | between |
| -ism | c/o |
| -itis | inflammation |
| juxta- | beside, next to |
| lacti- | milk |
| -lysis | seperation, destruction,loosening |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -metry | measuring |
| multi- | many,much |
| -ologist | one who studies a specific study, specialist |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | ab c/o |
| -para | to bear |
| -pathy | disease |
| peri- | around |
| -pexy | fixation.suspension |
| -phobia | fear |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| poly- | many,much |
| primi- | first |
| -ptosis | prolapse, downward displacement |
| -rrhagia | burting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -salpinx | fallopian tube, oviduct |
| -schisis | a spliting |
| -sclerosis | ab c/o hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination, process of examining |
| -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -triptor | instrument to crush |
| -uria | urine |
| -version | act of turning |
| Ab | abortion |
| AIDS | acquired immune deficency syndrome |
| BNO | bladder neck obstruction |
| C & S | culture and sensitivity |
| CS | cesarean section |
| CWP | childbirth without pain |
| D & C | dilation and curettage |
| DUB | dysfunctional uterine bleeding |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| ED | erectile dysfunction |
| ERT | estrogen replacement therapy |
| FECG | fetal electrocardiogram |
| FTND | full term normal delivery |
| FTT | failure to thrive |
| GU | genitourinary |
| GYN | gynecology |
| HRT | hormone replacement therapy |
| HSV | herpes simplex virus |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram/graphy |
| K | potassium |
| LBW | low birth weight |
| LMP | last menstrual period |
| MH | marital history, mental health |
| Na | sodium |
| OB | obstetrics |
| PAP | Papanicolaou's smear/test |
| PMS | premenstrual syndrome |
| PSA | prostate specific antigen |
| SIDS | sudden infant death syndrome |
| STD | sexually transmitted disease |
| STI | sexually trasmitted infection |
| TSS | toxic shock syndrome |
| TVH | total vaginal hysterectomy |
| URI | upper respiratory infection |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| VCUG | voiding cystourethrography |
| VD | veneral disease |
| VMA | vanillylmandelic acid test |
| cyan/o | blue |
| eight | oct/o |
| First | primi- |
| Five | Quinti, penta |
| Four | quadri, quadra |
| mal | bad,poor |
| nine | nona |
| plegia | paralysis |
| poli- | gray matter |
| rose or dawn coloured | eosin/o |
| three | tri- |
| ten | dec-, deca- |
| twitching | -spasm |
| two | bi-, di- |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| jaund/o | yellow |
| anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
| chlor/o | green |
| oid | resembling |
| ante | in front of |
| poiesis | development of |
| Ketone | ketone bodies |
| spadias | slit fissure |
| attraction to | phil/o |
| para- | beside |
| fixation of | -desis, -pexy |
| fissure, binding of | -schisis |
| pain | -algia, -dynia |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing, digesting |
| -penia | decrease, definciency |
| ptysis | spitting |
| PEG tube | percuntaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube |
| black | melan/o, anthrac/o |
| Hcg | Human chorionic gonadotrophin |
| one | mono- |
| TURP | transurethral resection of the prostate |
| GC | gonococcus |
| DRE | digital rectal exam |
| ESRD | end stage renal disease |
| BPH | benign prostatic hyperplasia |
| UA | urinalysis |
| TAH | Total abdominal hysterectomy |
| PID | pelvic inflammatory disease |
| BSE | breast self exam |
| IUD | intrauterine device |
| LH | leutinizing hormone |
| A/G | albumin/globulin ratio |
| AGN | acute glomerlonephritis |
| ATN | acute tubular necrosis |
| SG | specific gravity |
| HB | hepitatis B |
| Inf | Influenza |
| Hib | Haemophilus influnzae type B |
| Var | Varicella |
| Men-C | Meningococcal C |
| DTaP-IPV | Diptheria, tetnus, acellular pertussis and inactivated polio virus |
| BMI | body mass index |
| FSH | follice stimulating hormone |
| stenois | narrowing |
| azot | nitrogenous compound |
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