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digestive vocab
Term | Definition |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
an/o | anus |
append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
bil/i | bile; gall |
cec/o | cecum (first part of large intestine |
chol/e | gall; bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
cirrh/o | orange-yellow |
col/o, colon/o | colon; large intestine |
cyst/o | cyst, fluid sac, bladder |
dent/i | tooth |
duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
gluc/o, glyc/o | sugar; glucose |
hemat/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
inguin/o | groin |
jaund/o | yellow |
jejun/o | jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
labi/o | lip |
lapar/o | abdominal wall; abdomen |
ling/o | tongue |
lith/o | stone; calculus |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs) |
phag/o | eat, swallow, engulf |
pharyng/o | pharynx; throat |
proct/o | rectum; anus |
rect/o | rectum |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon, sigmoid |
splen/o | spleen |
a-. an- | not; without |
de- | lack of; down; less; removal of |
dia- | through, complete |
dys- | painful; difficult |
endo- | in; within |
epi- | on; over; upon |
peri- | around; surrounding |
post- | after; behind |
pre- | before; in front of |
sub- | below; under |
ultra- | beyond; excess |
-ac, -al, -eal, -ic | pertaining to |
-ase | enzyme |
-ation | process; condition |
-chezia | defecation; elimination of waste |
-clysis | irrigation; washing |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emesis | vomiting |
-gen | substance that produces |
-ia | condition |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ist | specialist |
itis- | inflammation |
-megaly | enlargement |
-orexia | appetite |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | eating; swallowing |
-prandial | meal |
-rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
-scope | instrument used to view |
-stalsis | contraction |
-stomy | surgical opening |
-tripsy | crushing |
-um, -us | structure, tissue, thing |
abd | abdominal |
a.c, ac | before meals |
mg | milligrams |
ATT PHYS | attending physician |
NG | nasogastric |
BP | blood pressure |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
CAT | computerized axial topography |
NS | nonsmoker |
CBC | complete blood count |
pc/p.c. | after meal |
CC | chief complaint |
PO | by mouth |
CT | computerized tomography |
PRN | as needed |
CV | cardiovascular |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
Q4H | every four hours |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
SOB | shortness of breath |
GI | gastrointestinal |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
enter/o | intestines |