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digestive vocab
med term word parts
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus, ring |
| chol/e | bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestines |
| -emisis | vomiting |
| enter/o | small intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach, belly |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -lithaisis | presence of stones |
| -pepsia | digest, digestion |
| -phagia | eating, to swallow |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum, straight |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| ABD | abdomen |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BMI | body mass index |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| NG tube | nasogastric tube |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |