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digestive vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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