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chapter 11
gastrointestinal system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| dent/o, odont/o | tooth |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tounge |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| enter/o | intestines |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| col/o, colon/o | colon (large intestines) |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| bil/i, chol/e | bile (gall) |
| abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| doch/o | duct |
| hepat/o, hepatic/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| aer | air |
| dent | tooth |
| peps | digestion |
| emesis | vomiting |
| jaundice | yellowing of skin |
| clasis | break |
| bar | heavy |
| iatr | doctor |
| frice | rub |
| inguin | groin |
| umbilic | belly button |
| flux | back / flow |
| al fistula | pertaining to pipe |
| diverticul | diverticulum |
| ile | ileum |
| mal | bad |
| ative | characterized |
| celio | abdomen |
| BE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| CCE | cholecystectomy |
| EGD | esophagogastroduoendoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic fluid |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| HAV, HBV, HCV | hepatitis A, B, & C virus |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| LFT | liver function |
| NGT | nasogastric tube |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| PEJ | percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |