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Digestive and Urinary System Prefixes
Dys |
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| Painful, Abnormal; Dyspepsia |
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Endo |
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Hemi |
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Hyper |
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| Excessive or above normal; Hypergastrinemia |
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Hypo |
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| Below normal or deficient; Hypogycemia |
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Mal |
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| Bad or poor; Malabsorption |
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Digestive and Urinary System Prefixes
Para |
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| Beside, near, abnormal; Paracolitis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Prefixes
Para |
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| Beside, near, abnormal; Paracolitis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Prefixes
Peri |
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| Around or surrounding; Perigastric |
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Sub |
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Trans |
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| Across or through; Transgastric |
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An-/A- |
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Dia |
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| Through, Complete; Dialysis |
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Dys |
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| Difficult, painful or abnormal; Dysuria |
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Poly |
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| Many, excessive; Polyuria |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-tomy |
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| Incision, cut; Laparotomy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-stomy |
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| Creation of an artificial opening; Colostomy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-scopy |
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| Process of viewing, visualization; Endoscopy |
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-scope |
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| Instrument used for visualization; Colonoscope |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-rrhea
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| Flow, discharge; Diarrhea |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-rrhaphy |
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| Suturing, repairing; Herniorrhaphy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-ptosis |
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| Prolapse, drooping; Gastroptosis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-plasty |
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| Surgical repair; Pyloroplasty |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-phagia |
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| Eating or swallowing; Dysphagia |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-pathy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-ic |
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-itis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-logist |
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| specialist who studies and treats; Gastroenterologist |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-logy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-malacia |
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| Softening; Esophagomalcia |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-megaly |
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| Enlargement; Hepatomegaly |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-oma |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-osis |
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| Abnormal condition; Diverticulosis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-al |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-ary |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-cele |
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| Hernia, protrusion; Cystocele |
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-esis |
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-emia |
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-lysis |
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| Loosing, dissolution, separating; Hemodialysis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-oma |
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| Tumor, swelling; Hydronephrosis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-pexy |
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| Surgical fixation, suspension; Nephropexy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-ptosiis |
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| Drooping, sagging, prolapse; Nephroptosis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-rrhapy |
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| Suturing, repairing; Cystorrhapy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-scope |
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Definition
| Instrument used for visual exam; Cystoscope |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-scopic |
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| pertaining to visual exams; Urethroscopic |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-scopy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-stomy |
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| Creation of an artificial opening; Urostomy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-tripsy |
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| surgical crushing; Lithotripsy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Suffixes
-uria |
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| Urine, urination; Hematuria5 |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Bucc/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Chiel/o, labi/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Dent/o, odont/o |
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| tooth; Dentist, Orthodontist |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Gingiv/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Gloss/o, lingu/o |
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| tongue; glossitis, sublingual |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Palat/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Uvul/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Tonsill/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Or/o, Stomat/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Pharyng/o |
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| Throat, Pharynx; Pharyngitis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Esophag/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Gastr/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Pylor/o |
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| Pylorus, lower stomach; Pylorospasm |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Enter/o |
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| Small Intestine; Enteritis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Duoden/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Jejun/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Ile/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Col/o, Colon/o |
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| Colon; Colitis, Colonoscopy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Sigmoid
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| sigmoid colon; Sigmoidoscopy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Rect/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Proct/o |
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| Rectum, Anus; Proctologist |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
An/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Hepat/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Chol/e, Chol/o |
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| Bile, gall; Cholelithiasis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Pancreat/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Ren/o, Nephr/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Glomerul/o |
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| Glomerulus; Glomerulopathy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Pyel/o |
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| Renal pelvis; Pyelonephritis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Cortic/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Medull/o |
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| Medulla; Medullary Pyramids |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Ureter/o |
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Cyst/o, Vesic/o |
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| Bladder; Cystitis, Vesicoureteral |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Trigon/o |
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Definition
| Trigone of Bladder; Trigonitis |
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Urethr/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Meat/o |
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| Opening, meatus; Meatotomy |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Ur/o, Urin/o |
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| Urine; Urology, Urinalysis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Olig/o |
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Poly |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Dips/o |
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Albumin/o |
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Azot/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Keton/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Hydr/o |
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| Water, fluid; Hydronephrosis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Lith/o |
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Definition
| Stone, calculus; Nephrolithiasis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Noct/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Enur/o |
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Glomer/o |
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| Ball, cluster; Glomerulonephritis |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Nutrí/o |
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Digestive and Urinary System Root Words
Kal/i |
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Vesícul/o |
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| Seminal Vesicle; Links with urinary/reproductive, vesicuitis |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
GI |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
UGI |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
LGI |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
GERD |
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Definition
| Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
IBD |
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Definition
| Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
IBS |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
PUD |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
EGD |
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Definition
| Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
ERCP |
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Definition
| Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
NG Tube |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
TPN |
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Definition
| Total Parenteral Nutrition |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
NPO |
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Definition
| Nil per os; Nothing by mouth |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
BRAT Diet |
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Definition
| Bananas, rice, applesauce, toast; used for GI upset |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
Crohn’s Disease |
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Definition
| Eponym for Burrill B. Crohn |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
Whipped Procedure |
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Definition
| Eponym; Pancreaticoduodenectomy for Pancreatic Cancer |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
Meckels Diverticulum |
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Definition
| Eponym; Johann Meckel, congenital small intestine pouch |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
BPH |
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Definition
| Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
CKD |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
AKI |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
UTI |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
ESRD |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
HD |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
PD |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
KUB |
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Definition
| Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder; X-Ray |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
IVP |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
GFR |
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| Glomerular Filtration Rate |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
UA |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
VCUG |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
PSA |
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Definition
| Prostate-Specific Antigen; Test for prostate disease |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
Foley Catheter |
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Definition
| Eponym for Dr. Frederic FOley |
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Abbreviations, Acronyms, and Eponyms
Henle’s loop |
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Definition
| Eponym for Friedrich Gustav Jakob Henle; Nephron Structure |
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