medical terminology 12-16

-salpinx

tube

-tocia

childbirth, labor

-version

turning

ante-

before, in front of

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

endo-

in, within

multi-

many, much

post-

after

primi-

first

AUB

abnormal uterine bleedin

C-section,CS

cesarean section

CVS

chorionic villus sampling

D&C

dilatation and curettage

DUB

dysfunctional uterine bleeding

GYN

gynecology

HRT

hormone replacement therapy

IUD

intrauterine device

LMP

last menstrual period

OB

obstetrics

OCPs

oral contraceptive pills

Pap

papanicolaou (test)

para 1,2,3 and so on

uniparar, bipara, tripara

PUBS

percutaneous umbilical blood samplin

PID

pelvic inflammatory disease

STI

sexually transmitted infection

TRAM

transverse rectus abdominis muscle

TVUS

transvaginal ultrasonography

andr/o

male

balan/o

glans penis

crypt/o

hidden

epididym/o

epididymis

genit/o

genitalia

gonad/o

gonads, sex glands

gon/o

seed (ovum or spermatozoon)

olig/o

scanty

orch/o

testis

orchi/o

testis

orchid/o

testis

test/o

testis

perine/o

perineum (area between scrotum [or vulva in the female] and anus)

prostat/o

prostate gland

spermat/o

spermatozoa, sperm cells

sperm/o

spermatozoa, sperm cells

varic/o

dilated vein

vas/o

vessel; vas deferens; duct

vesicul/o

seminal vesicle

-cide

killing

-genesis

forming, producing, origin

-ism

condition

-spadias

slit, fissure

brachy-

short

epi-

above,upon

ADT

androgen deprivation therapy

BPH

benign prostatic hyperplasia; benign prostatic hypertrophy

DRE

digital rectal examination

EBRT

external beam radiation therapy

EBT

external beam therapy

ED

erectile dysfunction; emergency department

HIV

human immunodeficiency virus

HPV

human papilomavirus

HSV

herpes simplex virus

PSA

prostate-specfic antigen

STD

sexually transmitted disease

STI

sexually transmitted infection

TRUS

transrectal ultrasound

TSE

testicular self examination

TURP

transurethral resection of the prostate

US

ultrasound; ultrasonography

adren/o

adrenal glands

adrenal/o

adrenal grands

calc/o

calcium

crin/o

secrete

gluc/o

sugar, sweetness

glyc/o

sugar, sweetness

glycos/o

sugar, sweetness

home/o

same, alike

kal/i

potassium

pancreat/o

pancreas

parathyroid/o

parathyroid

thym/o

thymus gland

thyr/o

thyroid gland

thyroid/o

thyroid gland

toxic/o

poison

-crine

secrete

-dipsia

thirst

-gen

forming, producing, origin

-toxic

pertaining to posion

-uria

urine

eu-

good

exo-

outside

poly

many

ACTH

adrenocorticotropic stimulating hormone

ADH

antidiuretic home

DI

diabetes insipidus

DKA

diabetic ketoacidosis

DM

diabetes mellitus

FBS

fasting blood sugar

FSH

follicle stimulating hormone

GH

growth hormone

GTT

glucose tolerance test