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Digestive
Body system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| cholecyst/o | Gall bladder |
| col/o | colon |
| duoden/o | first part intestine |
| jejun/o | second part intestine |
| ile/o | third part intestine |
| proct/o | anus &rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sigmoid/o | the S-shaped bend in the final portion of the large intestine that leads to the rectum |
| or/o | mouth |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition gallstones |
| cirrhosis | chronic disease with degeneration of liver cells |
| colonic polyposis | polyps pertrude from mucous membrane lining of colon |
| polyps | projecting growth from a mucous surface, as of the nose, being either a tumor or a hypertrophy of the mucous membrane |
| diverticulosis | An abnormal presence of diverticula, particularly through the muscular portion of the sigmoid colon |
| diverticulum | A circumscribed pouch or sac of variable size developing normally or created by herniation through the muscular wall of a tubular organ |
| GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease | condition contents of stomach back flow into esophagus |
| IBD inflammatory bowel disease | infl, o last portion of ileum or infl. of colon |
| Crohn disease | A chronic inflammatory bowel disease, usually affects the ileum, colon, or other parts of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| ulcerative colitis | Chronic inflammatory ulceration of the colon, primarily affecting the mucosa and submucosa. Characterized by diarrhea, abdominal pain, and rectal bleeding. |
| mucosa | Tunica mucosa, or mucous membrane |
| tunica | tissue forming a layer or covering of an organ or part, such as any of the tissue layers of a blood vessel wall |
| IBS irritable bowel syndrome | cramping, abdominal bloating, constipation and diarrhea |
| hepatocellular carcinoma | liver cancer |
| jaundice | yellow/orange color of skin and other tissues high level bilirubin in bloodstream |
| hyperbilirubinemia | excessive bilirubin in blood |
| bilirubin | The orange-yellow bile pigment, primarily the product of the breakdown of hemoglobin in erythrocytes at the end of their normal lifespan |
| LFTs liver function test | measurement of liver enzymes and other substances in blood |
| abdominal computed tomography CT scan | series of cross-sectional x-ray images show abdominal organs |
| cholangiography | x-ray of bile ducts |
| stool culture | feces are placed in growth medium/ tested for microorganisms |
| GI (gastrointestinal) endoscopy | colonoscopy |
| hemoccult test | feces are tested for blood, stool guaiac test |
| barium test | x-ray images of GI tract obtained after introduction of a radiopaque lipuid into rectum or mouth |
| abdominal MRI | magnetic waves create images of abdominal organs in three planes of body |
| anastomosis | surgical opening between two gastrointestinal organs |
| laparoscopic surgery | minimal invasive surgery |
| appendic | appendix |
| Colon/o | colon |
| stoma | an opening created to relieve blockages |
| ileostomy | is the surgical creation of a new opening from the ileum |
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