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Digestive and urinary
MED109 Aileen Vega-Quezada
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12/02/2025
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15 Digestive & Urinary System and Prefixes
 Definition
Term
a-, an-
 Definition
without , absent
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal
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hyper-
 Definition
above normal, excessive
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hypo-
 Definition
below normal,deficient
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intra-
 Definition
within
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peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-
 Definition
many ,much
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sub-
 Definition
under, below
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supra-
 Definition
above
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inter-
 Definition
between
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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trans-
 Definition
across, through
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endo-
 Definition
inside
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36 Digestive & Urinary System Suffixes
 Definition
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-osis
 Definition
condition, usually abnormal
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-scopy
 Definition
viweing , visual examination
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-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
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-stomy
 Definition
surgical opening
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-gram
 Definition
record or picture
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-uria
 Definition
urine condition
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-esis
 Definition
process
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-cele
 Definition
hernia
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-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown
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-lith
 Definition
stone
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-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
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-rrhapy
 Definition
suturing
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-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
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-pexy
 Definition
surrgical
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-ptosis
 Definition
prolapse, drooping
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
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-genic
 Definition
producing
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-phagia
 Definition
eating, swelling
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-phage
 Definition
one that eats
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-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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-tripsy
 Definition
crushing
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-uria
 Definition
urine condition
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-emia
 Definition
blood condition
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-deresis
 Definition
tearing, splitting
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-clysis
 Definition
irrigation, washing
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-cele
 Definition
protrusion
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-lysis
 Definition
loosening, dissolution
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-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdoben
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adren/o
 Definition
adrenal gland
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albumin/o
 Definition
albumin
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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angi/o
 Definition
vessel
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appendic/o , append/o
 Definition
appendix
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arteri/o
 Definition
artery
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balan/o
 Definition
glans penis
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bil/i
 Definition
bile
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bladder/o , cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gail
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
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col/o , colon/o
 Definition
colon
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copr/o
 Definition
feces
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dent/o , odont/o
 Definition
tooth
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
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enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
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gloss/o , lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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hernia/o
 Definition
hernia
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ile/o
 Definition
ileum
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
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nephr/o , ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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or/o , stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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pept/o
 Definition
digestion
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pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
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proct/o
 Definition
rectum
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pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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saliv/o , sial/o
 Definition
saliva
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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ur/o , urin/o
 Definition
urine
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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vesic/o
 Definition
bladdder
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cortic/o
 Definition
cortec (renal)
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glomerul/o
 Definition
glomerulus
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hydr/o
 Definition
water
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ketan/o
 Definition
ketones
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mictur/o
 Definition
urination
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natri/o
 Definition
sodium
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
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py/o
 Definition
pus
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vesicul/o
 Definition
seminal vesicle
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BUN
 Definition
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN
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UTI
 Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
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UA
 Definition
Urinalysis
Term
CKD
 Definition
Chronic Kidney Disease
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ESRD
 Definition
End-stage Renal Disease
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HD
 Definition
Hemodialysis
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PD
 Definition
Peritoneal dialyis
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GFR
 Definition
Glomerular filtration rate
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IVP
 Definition
Intravenous pyelogram
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KUB
 Definition
Kidneys, ureters, bladder x-ray
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GERD
 Definition
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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IBS
 Definition
irritable bowel disease
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IBD
 Definition
inflammation bowel disease
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UC
 Definition
ulcerative colitis
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CD
 Definition
Crohn disease
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EGD
 Definition
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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ERCP
 Definition
endoscopic retrogade cholangiopancreatography
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PEG
 Definition
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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TPN
 Definition
total parenteral nutrition
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NG
 Definition
nasogastric
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NPO
 Definition
Nothing by mouth
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PUD
 Definition
Peptic ulcer disease
Term
h. pylori
 Definition
Helicobacter pylori (eponym: named species)
Term
ALT
 Definition
Alanine transaminase
Term
BILI
 Definition
Bilirubin
Term
GI
 Definition
Gastrointestinal
Term
GU
 Definition
Genitourinary
Term
LDL/HDL
 Definition
lipoproteins
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ORIF
 Definition
Open reduction internal fixation (GI trauma context)
Term
RLQ/LUQ
 Definition
Abdominal quadrants
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