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digestive & urinary
digestive system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| UTI | urinary tract infection |
| N and V | nausea and vomiting |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| GERD | gastro esophageal reflux disease |
| gastroplasty | surgical repair of the stomach |
| nephroma | tumor of the kidney |
| cystogram | radiographic image of the bladder |
| UA | urinalysis |
| proctologist | physician who studies and treats diseases of the rectum |
| oliguria | scanty (small amount) urine |
| pyloroplasty | surgical repair of pyloris |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| IVP | intravenous pyelogram |
| BUN | blood urea nitrogen |
| urethroscope | instrument used for visual examination of the urethra |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cystolith | stones in the bladder |
| hemi- | half |
| cystectomy | excision of bladder |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdominopelvic cavity, |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| cystorrhaphy | suturing the bladder |
| BE | barium enema |
| cath | catheter |
| enter/o | intestines |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hapat/o | liver |
| lith/o | stone or calculus |
| Cheil/o | lip |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| nephr/o | kidney |
| ureterostomy | creation of opening in the ureter |
| an/o | anus |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -ptosis | prolapsed/ drooping |
| ureter/o | ureter |
| urethr/o | urethra |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon |
| sialolith | stone in salivary gland |
| polyuria | too much urine |
| urethroscopy | visual examination of the urethra |
| dysuria | difficult/ painful urination |
| Nepphrectomy | excision of kidney |
| Hernirrhaphy | suturing of a hernia |
| lapartomy | incision into the abdominal cavity |
| nephrolithiasis | condition of stones in the kidney |