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jfrane
Digestive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asymptomatic | Without symptoms |
| defecation | Elimination of feces from the gastrointestinal tract thru the rectum. |
| duodenal bulb | Upper duodenal area just beyond the pylorus. |
| endoscope | Instrument consisting of a rigid or flexible fiberoptic tube and optical system for observing the inside of a hollow organ or cavity. |
| exocrine | Gland that secretes outwardly thru the excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel. |
| friable | Easiy broken or pulverized |
| pepsin | Enzyme secreted in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins. |
| punctuate | Having pinpoint punctures or depressions on the surface; marked with dots. |
| Varices | Tortuous dilations of a vein. |
| sphincter | Circular muscle constricting an orifice. |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o | Tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| duoden/o | duodenum ( first part of the intestine) |
| enter/o | intestine |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second part of the intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of the intestine) |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbaldder |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified) |
| -megaly | enlargment |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| dia- | through, across |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, below |
| anorexia | Lack or loss of appetite, resulting in the inability to eat |
| appendicitis | Inflamation of the appendix |
| ascites | Accumluation of serous fluid |
| borborygmus | Rumbling or gurgling noises caused by passage of gas or liquid through the intestine |
| cachexia | General lack of nutrition and wasting occurring in the course of a chronic disease or emotional disturbance. |
| cholelithiasis | Gallstones |
| Chron's disease, regional enteritis | Chronic, inflamation, usually of the ileum, but possibly affecting any portion of the intestional tract. |
| cirrhosis | Chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver. |
| colic | Spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain, especially in the colon. |
| deglutition | Act of swallowing |
| desentery | Inflamation of the intestine, possibly caused by ingesting water or food containing chemicals, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites. |
| dyspepsia | Epigastric discomfort felt after eating, Indigestion. |
| dysphagia | Inability or difficulty in swallowing. |
| eructation | Producing gas, belching |
| fecalith | Fecal concretion |
| flatus | Gas in the GI tract |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease---GERD | Back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to malfunction of the sphincter muscle. |
| halitosis | Bad breath |
| hematemesis | Vomit of blood |
| irritable bowel syndrome---IBS | Abdomenal pain, diarrhea, constipation for which no organic cause can be determined. |
| obstipation | Intestional obstruction, severe constipation |
| malabsorption syndrome | Impaired passage of nutrients in the small intestine, minerals,or fluids through intestional villa into the blood or lymph. |
| melena | Passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestional juices. |
| oral leukoplakia | Formation of white spots on the mucus membranes of the tongue, lips, or cheek cause by irritation. |
| peristalsis | Progressive, wavelike movement that occures involuntarily in holow tubes, especially the GI tract. |
| pyloric stenosis | Narrowing of the pyloric orifice, possibly due to the thickening of the pyloric sphincter. |
| regurgitation | Backward flowing, as in the return of solids or liquid from the stomach to the mouth. |
| steatorrhea | Passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it. |
| endoscopy | Visual exam of a cavity using a lighted instrument. |
| hepatitis panel | Panel of blood tests for hepatitis, A(HAV),B(HBV),C(HCV) by testing serum using antibodies to each of the antigens. |
| LFTs liver function test | Test involving measurement of the levels of certain enzymes, bilirubin, and proteins. |
| serum bilirubin | Measurment of the level of bilirubin in the blood. |
| stool culture | Microbiolagical procedure in which microorganisms in feces are grown on media to identify pathogens. |
| stool guaiac | Applying GUAIC to a stool sample to detect the presence of blood. |
| barium enema | Radiographic exam of the rectum and colon following enema of barium sulfate (contrast media). |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography--ERCP | Endoscopic procedure that provides radiographic visualization of the bile and pancreatic ducts. |
| percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography | Radiographic exam of the structure of the bile ducts. |
| sialography | Radiographic exam of the salivary glands and ducts. |
| nasogastric intubation | Insertion of a NG tube through the nose to the stomach |
| anastomosis | Surgical joining of 2 ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another. |
| colostomy | Creation of an opening of some portion of the colon to divert fecal flow. |
| lithotripsy | Procedure for crushing a stone |
| extracorporeal shockwave | Use of shockwaves to break up stones. |
| polypectomy | Excision of a polyp |
| pyloromyotomy | Incision of the pylorus to treat hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. |
| antiemetics | Control nausea and vomiting. |
| ABC | aspiration biopsy cytology |
| alk phos | alkaline phosphatase |
| ALT | alanine aminotransferase |
| AST | angiotensin sensitivity test |
| Ba | barium |
| BaE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| CT or CAT scan | computed tomography (scan) |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GBS | gallbladder series |
| GER (GERD) | gastroesophageal reflux (disease) |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HAV, HBV, HCV | hepatitis A,B,C |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| NG | nasogastric |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| R/O | rule out |
| ac | before meals |
| bid | twice a day |
| npo | nothing by mouth |
| pc,pp | after meals (postprandial) |
| po | by mouth |
| prn | as required |
| qam,qm | every morning |
| qh | every hour |
| q2h | every 2 hours |
| qui | 4 times a day |
| qod | every other day |
| qpm | every night |
| stat | immediately |
| tid | three times a day |
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