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| a-, acr/o, aden/o, adren/o, adrenal/o, calc/i, cortic/o, dips/o, endocrin/o, gluc/o, glyc/o, kal/i, natr/o, parathyroid/o, pituitar/o, thyr/o, thyroid/o, eu-, hyper-, hypo-, para- |
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| 21 reproductive system prefixes |
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| a-, an- (absence), cervic/o (cervix), colp/o (vagina), cyst/o (bladder), ecto- (outer), endo- (inner), episi/o (vulva), galact/o (milk), genit/o (genitals), gynec/o (woman), hem/o, hemat/o (blood), hyster/o, metr/o (uterus), mamm/o, mast/o (breast), men/o (menstruation), my/o (muscle), o/o (ovum), oophor/o (ovary), phall/o (penis), and salping/o (fallopian tube). |
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| 38 endocrine and reproductive system suffixes |
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al: pertaining to
-algia: pain
-ar: pertaining to
-atresia: occlusion, closure
-ation: process; condition
-arche: beginning
-cele: hernia; swelling; protrusion
-centesis: surgical puncture to remove fluid
-cision: processing of cutting
-cleisis: surgical closure
-crine: to secrete
-cyesis: state of pregnancy
-dipsia: thirst
-drome: run, running together
-ectomy: excision or surgical removal
-emia: in the blood, blood condition
-genesis: beginning, development, or production
-gram: record, radiographic image
-graphy: process of recording, radiographic imaging
-gravida: pregnant
-ia: condition of, abnormal state, diseased state
-ic: pertaining to
-in: substance
-ine: substance
-ion: process; state; condition
-ism: state of, condition
-itis: inflammation
-logist: specialist or physician who studies and treats
-logy: study of
-lysis: loosening, dissolution, separating
-megaly: enlarged, enlargement
-oid: resembling
-oma: tumor, mass
-osis: abnormal condition
-ous: pertaining to
-pathy: disease
-pexy: surgical fixation, suspension
-physis: to grow |
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Endocrine system
Acr/o: Extremity or extremities
Aden/o: Gland
Adren/o: Adrenal gland
Adrenal/o: Adrenal gland
Calc/i: Calcium
Cortic/o: Cortex
-Crine: To secrete
Dips/o: Thirst
End/o: Within
Endocrin/o: Endocrine
Gluc/o: Sugar
Glyc/o: Sugar
Kal/i: Potassium
Natr/o: Sodium
Pancreat/o: Pancreas
Parathyroid/o: Parathyroid gland
Pineal/o: Pineal gland
Pituit/o: Pituitary gland
Thym/o: Thymus gland
Thyr/o: Thyroid gland
Thyroid/o: Thyroid gland
Insul/o: Pancreatic islets
Home/o: Sameness
Myx/o: Mucus
Phys/o: Growing
Somat/o: Body
Hypophys/o: Pituitary gland (hypophysis)
Reproductive system (female)
Arche/o: First, beginning
Cervic/o: Cervix
Colp/o: Vagina
Culd/o: Retrouterine pouch (cul-de-sac)
Cyes/o, cyes/i: Pregnancy
Embry/o: Embryo
Endometri/o: Endometrium
Episi/o: Vulva
Fet/o: Fetus
Galact/o: Milk
Genit/o: Genitalia
Gonad/o: Ovaries
Gravida: Pregnancy
Gyn/o: Woman, female
Gynec/o: Woman, female
Hymen/o: Hymen
Hyster/o: Uterus
Lact/o: Milk
Mamm/o: Breast
Mast/o: Breast
Men/o: Menstruation
Metr/o: Uterus
Metr/i: Uterus
My/o: Muscle
Oophor/o: Ovary
Ov/o, ov/i, ovul/o: Egg, ovum
Pelv/i: Pelvis, pelvic bones, pelvic cavity
Perine/o: Perineum |
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| 34 endocrine and reproductive system abbreviations, acronyms, and eponyms |
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ACTH: Adrenocorticotropic hormone.
ADH: Antidiuretic hormone.
DI: Diabetes Insipidus.
DKA: Diabetic Ketoacidosis.
DM: Diabetes Mellitus.
FBS: Fasting Blood Sugar.
FNA: Fine Needle Aspiration.
FSH: Follicle-Stimulating Hormone.
GH: Growth Hormone.
HbA1C: Glycosylated Hemoglobin.
LH: Luteinizing Hormone.
PRL: Prolactin.
RAIU: Radioactive Iodine Uptake.
TSH: Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone.
T3: Triiodothyronine level.
T4: Thyroxine level.
Addison's Disease: An endocrine disorder.
Cushing Syndrome: A condition resulting from prolonged exposure to high levels of cortisol.
Graves' Disease: An autoimmune disorder that causes hyperthyroidism.
Hashimoto's Disease: An autoimmune disease affecting the thyroid gland, leading to hypothyroidism.
Reproductive system:
BC: Birth control.
Cx: Cervix.
D&C: Dilation and Curettage.
GYN: Gynecology.
HPV: Human Papillomavirus.
HRT: Hormone Replacement Therapy.
HSG: Hysterosalpingogram.
IUD: Intrauterine Device.
LAVH: Laparoscopically Assisted Vaginal Hysterectomy.
PCOS: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome.
PID: Pelvic Inflammatory Disease.
PMS: Premenstrual Syndrome.
TAH/BSO: Total Abdominal Hysterectomy/Bilateral Salpingo-oophorectomy.
IVF: In Vitro Fertilization. |
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