An-/A-

without, absent

Anti-

against

Dys-

painful, difficult

Endo-

within, inner

Epi-

above, upon

Ex-/Exo-

out, away from

Hyper-

excessive. above normal

Hypo-

deficient, below normal

intra-

inside, within

mal-

bad, poor

para-

beside, near

peri-

around

poly-

many, much

post-

after, behind

retro-

behind, backward.

-al

pertaining to

-algia

pain

-ase

enzyme

-cele

hernia, protrusion

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

=-chezia

elimination of waste

-ectasis

dilation, expansion

-ectomy

surgical removal

-emesis

vomiting

-emia

blood condition

-flux

flow

-genesis

producing, forming

-gram

x-ray image

-graphy

process of recording

-ia

condition

-iasis

abnormal

-ic

pertaining to

-ism

condition, state

-itis

inflammation

-lith

stone, calculus

-logy

study of

-lysis

destruction, heartbreak, seperate

-megaly

enlargement

-oid

resembling

-oma

tumor, mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-pexy

surgical fixation

-phagia

eating, swollowing

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, prolapse

-rrhagia

bursting forth of blood

-rrhaphy

suture, repair

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-scopy

visual examination

-stomy

surgical creation of an opening

abdomin/o

abdomen

An/o

anus

Append/o

appendix

bil/i

bile

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

abdomen3

cheli/o

lip

chol/e

bile, gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

col/o

colon, large intestine

dent/i

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gastro/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

lapar/o

abdomen, abdominal wall

lingu/o

tongue

odont/o

tooth

or/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

pharyng/o

pharynx, throat

proct/o

anus and rectum

pylor/o

pylorus

rect/o

rectum

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

azot/o

nitrogen, urea

cyst/o

bladder, sac

glomerul/o

glomerulus

glycos/o

glucose, sugar

lith/o

stone, calculus

meat/o

meatus, opening

nephr/o

kidney

noct/i

night

olig/o

scanty, few

py/o

pus

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ren/o

kidney

ur/o

urine, urinary tract

ureter/o

urethra

vesic/o

urinary bladder

BM

Bowel movement

GI

gastrointestinal

GERD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

IBD

Inflammatory bowel syndrome

IBS

irritable bowel syndrome

LFT

liver function test

N&V

Nausea and vomiting

NG

nasogastric

NPO

nothing by mouth

PEG

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

UA

urinalysis

UTI

urinary tract infection

CKD

chronic kidney disease

ESRD

end-stage renal disease

BUN

blood urea nitrogen

GFR

Glomerular filtration rate

IVP

Intravenous pyelogram

KUB

kidneys, ureters, and bladder3

CAPD

continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis

HD

hemodialysis

GU

genitourinary

CrCI

creatinine clearance

CYSTO

cystoscopy

crohn's disease

chronic inflammatory bowel disease