Short List Terminology Review
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| abdomin/o | abdomen
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| acid/o | acid
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| acr/o | extremities
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| aer/o | air
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| an/o | anus
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| append/o | appendix
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| appendic/o | appendix
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| bil/i | bile, gall
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| bucc/o | cheek
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| cec/o | cecum
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| cheil/o | lip
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| chol/e | bile, gall
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| cholangi/o | bile vessel
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| cholecyst/o | gallbladder
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| choledoch/o | bile duct
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| chrom/o | colour
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| col/o | colon
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| colon/o | colon
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| cyan/o | blue
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| dent/o | teeth
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| duoden/o | duodenum
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| enter/o | intestine
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| esophag/o | esophagus
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| eti/o | cause
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gingiv/o | gum (s)
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| gloss/o | tongue
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| glott/o | glottis
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hist/o | tissue
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| idi/o | unknown, peculiar
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| ile/o | ileum
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| inguin/o | groin
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| jejun/o | jejunum
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| labi/o | lip
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| leuk/o | white
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| lingu/o | tongue
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| lip/o | fat
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| lipid/o | fat
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| lith/o | stone, calculus
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| maxill/o | maxilla
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| morph/o | form, shape, structure
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| myx/o | mucus
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| odent/o | teeth
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| odont/o | teeth
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| or/o | mouth
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| orth/o | straight
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| palat/o | palate
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| pancreat/o | pancreas
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| path/o | disease
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| pelv/i | pelvis
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| pelv/o | pelvis
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| peritone/o | peritoneum
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| pharmaceutic/o | drug, medicine
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| pharyng/o | pharnyx
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| polyp/o | small growth
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| proct/o | anus, rectum
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| proxim/o | near, nearest
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| ptyal/o | saliva
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| pylor/o | pylorus
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| rect/o | rectum
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| sial/o | saliva, saliva gland
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| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon
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| steat/o | fat
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| stomat/o | mouth
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| therm/o | heat
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| tonsill/o | tonsils
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| uvul/o | uvula
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| ventr/o | belly, belly side
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| viscer/o | internal oragns
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -algia | pain
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -cele | hernia, swelling
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| -cyte | cell
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| -duction | act of leading, bringing, conducting
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| -ectomy | excision, removal
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| -emesis | vomiting
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| -genesis | forming, producing, origin
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| -gnosis | knowing
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| -gram | record, writing
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ice | noun ending
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -ism | condition
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| -ist | specialist
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -listhesis | slipping
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| -lith | stone, calculus
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| -logist | specialist in the study of
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | separation, destruction, loosening
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | act of measuring
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| -ole | small, minute
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| -oma | tumor
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| -opia | vision
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| -orexia | appetite
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -pathy | disease
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| -pepsia | digestion
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| -phagia | swallowing,e ating
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| -plakia | plaque
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| -plasia | formation, growth
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -prandial | meal
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -scope | instrument for examining
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| -scopy | visual examination
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| -spasm | involuntary contractions, twitching
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| -stomy | forming an opening
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -tomy | incision
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| a-, an- | without, not
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| ab- | from, away from
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| ad- | toward
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| dia- | through, across
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| dys- | bad, painful, difficult
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| hetero- | different
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| homeo- | same, alike
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| hyper- | excessive, above normal
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| hypo- | under, below, deficient
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| infra- | below, under
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| orth- | straight
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| peri- | around
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| post- | after, behind
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| sub- | under, below
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| super- | above, excessive
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| trans- | across, through
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| ultra- | excess, beyond
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| ALT | alanine aminotransferase
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| AST | aspartate aminotransferase
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| Ba | barium
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| BaE, BE | barium enema
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| BM | bowel movement
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| BMI | body mass index
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| Bx, bx | biopsy
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| CAH | chronic active hepatitis
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| CF | cystic fibrosis
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| CT | computed tomography
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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| ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
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| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography
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| GB | gall bladder
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| GBP | gastric bypass
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| GBS | gallbladder series
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| GER | gastroesophageal reflux
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| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease
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| GI | gastrointestinal
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| HAV | hepatitis A virus
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| HBV | hepatitis B virus
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| HCV | hepatitis C virus
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| HDV | hepatitis D virus
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| HEV | hepatitis E virus
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| I&D | incision and drainage
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| IBD | irritable bowel disease
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| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome
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| IVC | intravenous cholangiogram
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| LES | lower esophageal sphincter
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| LFT | liver function test
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| LPR | laryngopharyngeal reflux
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| MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography
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| NG | nasogastric
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| OCG | oral cholecystography
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| PET | positron emission tomography
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| PUD | peptic ulcer disease
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| R/O | rule out
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| SPECT | single photon emission computed tomography
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| Sx | symptom
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| Tx | treatment
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| UGI | upper gastrointestinal
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| UGIS | upper gastrointestinal series
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| UPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
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| US | ultrasound, ultrasonography
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