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Digestive System
Medical Interpreter vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abdominal pain | Dolor abdominal |
| Abdominal ultrasound | Ultrasonido abdominal |
| Abdominal x-ray | Radiografía abdominal |
| Absorption | Absorción |
| Acid reflux | Reflujo, reflujo ácido |
| Adhesions | Adherencias |
| Alimentary canal | Canal alimentario |
| Anal fissure | Fisura anal |
| Antacids | Antiácidos |
| Anus | Ano |
| Appendix | Apéndice |
| Ascending colon | Colon ascendente |
| Barium swallow (barium enema) | Ingesta de bario (enema de bario) |
| Belching | Eructos |
| Bile | Bilis |
| Bloating | Hinchazón |
| Burping | Eructos |
| Celiac disease | Enfermedad celíaca |
| Colectomy | Colectomía |
| Colonoscopy | Colonoscopía |
| Colostomy | Colostomía |
| Constipation | Estreñimiento |
| Crohn’s disease | Enfermedad de Chron |
| Descending colon | Colon descendente |
| Diarrhea | Diarrea |
| Difficulty swallowing | Dificultad para tragar |
| Diverticulitis | Diverticulitis |
| Duodenum | Duodeno |
| Endoscopy | Endoscopía |
| Enzyme | Enzima |
| Esophagus | Esófago |
| Fecal incontinence | Incontinencia fecal |
| Feces | Heces |
| FOBT (Fecal occult blood test) | Prueba de sangre oculta en heces |
| Gallbladder | Vesícula biliar |
| Gallstones | Cálculos biliares |
| Gas | Gas |
| Gastritis | Gastritis |
| Gastroenteritis (stomach flu) | Gastroenteritis (gripe estomacal) |
| Gastroenterologist | Gastroenterologo |
| Gastrointestinal tract (GI tract) | Tracto gastrointestinal |
| GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease) | Enfermedad de reflujo gastroesofágico |
| Gut | Intestinos/Panza/Tripas |
| Hard palate | Paladar duro |
| Hemorrhoids (piles) | Hemorroides (almorranas) |
| Hernia | Hernia |
| Hiccups | Hipo |
| IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome) | Síndrome del intestino irritable |
| Ileum | Ileón |
| Incontinence | Incontinencia |
| Indigestion | Indigestión |
| Intestines | Intestinos |
| Jejunum | Yeyuno |
| Lactose intolerance | Intolerancia a la lactosa |
| Laparoscopy | Laparoscopía |
| Large intestine | Intestino grueso |
| Liver | Hígado |
| Liver biopsy | Biopsia de hígado |
| Loss of appetite | Pérdida del apetito |
| Metabolism | Metabolismo |
| Mouth | Boca |
| Nausea and vomiting | Náusea y vómitos |
| Pancreas | Páncreas |
| Pancreatitis | Pancreatitis |
| PEG tube (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube) | Sonda de gastrostomía endoscópica percutánea |
| Peptic ulcer | Úlcera péptica |
| Pharynx | Faringe |
| Pit of the stomach | Boca del estómago |
| Polyp | Pólipo |
| Rectum | Recto |
| Salivary glands | Glándulas salivales |
| Scar tissue | Tejido cicatricial |
| Sigmoid colon | Colon sigmoide |
| Sigmoidoscopy | Sigmoidoscopia |
| Small intestine | Intestino delgado |
| Stomach | Estómago |
| Stomach ulcer | Úlcera estomacal |
| Stool culture | Cultivo de heces |
| Teeth | Dientes |
| The roof of the mouth | Paladar |
| Tongue | Lengua |
| Ulcerative colitis | Colitis ulcerosa |
| Upper GI series | Radiografía del tracto gastrointestinal superior |
| Urinary incontinence | Incontinencia urinaria |