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08/11/2026
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a-/an-
 Definition
without;not
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anti-
 Definition
against
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful; abnormal
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endo-
 Definition
within
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epi-
 Definition
upon; above
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eu-
 Definition
good; normal
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive; above normal
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hypo-
 Definition
deficient; below normal
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intra-
 Definition
within
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peri-
 Definition
around
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poly-
 Definition
many
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retro-
 Definition
backward; behind
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sub-
 Definition
under; below
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supra-
 Definition
above
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algia
 Definition
pain
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- cele
 Definition
hernia; protrusion
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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- emia
 Definition
blood condition
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- emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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- iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition; formation or pressure of
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- itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-lith
 Definition
stone; calculus
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- lithiasis
 Definition
stone formation
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- lysis
 Definition
breakdown; destruction; separation
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- megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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- orrhagia
 Definition
excessive flow or bleeding
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- orrhea
 Definition
flow; discharge
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- osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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- pathy
 Definition
disease
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- pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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- phagia
 Definition
eating; swallowing
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- phasia
 Definition
speech
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- plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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- ptosis
 Definition
drooping; prolapse
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- rrhaphy
 Definition
surgical suturing
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- rrhea
 Definition
flow; discharge
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- scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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- scope
 Definition
instrument for visual examination
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- stasis
 Definition
stopping; controlling
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- stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
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- stomy
 Definition
surgically created opening
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- tomy
 Definition
incision; cutting into
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- tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
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- uria
 Definition
urine condition
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- dipsia
 Definition
thirst
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- uresis
 Definition
urination
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- pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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- sclerosis
 Definition
abnormal hardening
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- spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction
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abdomin / o
 Definition
abdomen
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an/ o
 Definition
anus
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append / o
 Definition
appendix
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cholangi / o
 Definition
bile vessle; bile duct
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cholecyst/ o
 Definition
gallbladder
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chol/ e
 Definition
bile; gall
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col/ o
 Definition
colon
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cyst/ o
 Definition
urinary bladder; cyst
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dent/ o
 Definition
tooth
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine, usually 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; gingiva
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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ile/o
 Definition
ileum
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen; abdominal wall
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lith/o
 Definition
stone; calculus
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meat/o
 Definition
meatus; opening
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nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
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pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx; throat
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proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
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pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
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pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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ren/o
 Definition
kidney
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sial/o
 Definition
saliva; salivary gland
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sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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splen/o
 Definition
spleen
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
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urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
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ur/o
 Definition
urine; urinary tract
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urin/o
 Definition
urine; urinary tract
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vesic/o
 Definition
urinary bladder
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mictur/o
 Definition
urination
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calic/o
 Definition
calyx of the kidney
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cystolith/o
 Definition
bladder stone
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odont/o
 Definition
tooth
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
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ileocec/o
 Definition
ileum and cecum
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ureterolith/o
 Definition
ureteral stone
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nephrolith/o
 Definition
kidney stone
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pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis; renal pelvis
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GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
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GERD
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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IBS
 Definition
irritable bowel syndrome
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IBD
 Definition
inflammatory bowel disease
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N/V
 Definition
nausea and vomiting
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NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth
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NG
 Definition
nasogastric
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PEG
 Definition
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
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EGD
 Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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ERCP
 Definition
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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BM
 Definition
bowel movement
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FOBT
 Definition
fecal occult blood test
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LFTs
 Definition
liver function tests
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KUB
 Definition
kidneys, ureters, bladder
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UTI
 Definition
urinary tract infection
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UA
 Definition
urinalysis
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BUN
 Definition
blood urea nitrogen
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Cr
 Definition
creatinine
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GFR
 Definition
glomerular filtration rate
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TURP
 Definition
transurethral resection of the prostate
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BPH
 Definition
benign prostatic hyperplasia
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CKD
 Definition
chronic kidney disease
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ESRD
 Definition
end stage renal disease
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Chron disease
 Definition
chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract
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Hirschsprung disease
 Definition
congenital absense of enteric nerve cells causing difficulty passing stool
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Meckel diverticulum
 Definition
congenital pouch of the small intestine caused by persistence of the vitelline duct
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whipple disease
 Definition
rare bacterial infection that can affect the small intestine and cause malabsorption
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murphy sign
 Definition
right upper quadrant pain or inspiratory arrest during palpation, associated with acute cholecystitis
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mcburney point
 Definition
point in the right lower abdomen where tenderness may occur with appendicitis
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rovsing sign
 Definition
right lower quadrant pain produced by palpation of the left lower abdomen, associated with appendicitis
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courvoisier sign
 Definition
painless jaundice with an enlarged, palpable gallbladder, suggesting biliary obstruction
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