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Gastrointestinal / Musculoskeletal with abbreves
Question | Answer |
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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 |