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Digestive system
Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| triglycerides | true fat 1 glycerol and three fatty acids |
| 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 small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second part of the small intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of the small intestine) |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | 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/oiasis | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity |
| borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noises from the stomach |
| cachexia | wasting away |
| Crohn disease | form of inflammatory bowel disease IBD, |
| halitosis | foul-smelling breath |
| melena | dark feces (usually from internal bleeding) |
| obstipation | severe constipation which may be caused by and obstruction |
| paracentesis | procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen |
| Ba | barium |
| BaE, BE | barium enema |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ESWL | extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography (x-ray studies) |
| GBS | gallbladder series |
| GER | gastroesophageal reflux |
| HAV | hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | hepatitis C virus |
| HDV | hepatitis D virus |
| HEV | hepatitis E virus |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| LFT | liver function test |
| MRCP | magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography |
| NG | nasogastric |
| OCG | oral cholecystography |
| PE | physical examination, pulmonary embolism, pressure-equalizing |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| R/O | rule out |
| RGB | Roux-en-Y gastric bypass |
| UGIS | upper gastrointestinal series |
| US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |
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