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med term c9 wpa
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen |
| aliment | nourishment; nutrition |
| an | anus |
| append, appendic | appendix |
| bil | bile; gall |
| bucc | cheek |
| cec | cecum |
| cheil | lip |
| cholangi | bile; vessel |
| chol | gall; bile |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| choledoch | common bile duct |
| cirrh | orange-yellow |
| col, colon | colon; large intestine |
| cyst | cyst; fluid sac; bladder |
| dent, dont | tooth |
| dips | thirst |
| duoden | duodenum |
| diverticul | diverticulum |
| enter | intestines |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gums |
| gloss | tongue |
| gluc, glyc | sugar; glucose |
| hemat, hem | blood |
| hepat | liver |
| herni | hernia |
| ile | ileum |
| inguin | groin |
| jaund | yellow |
| jejun | jejunum |
| labi | lip |
| lapar | abdominal wall; abdomen |
| ling | tongue |
| lith | stone; calculus |
| odont | tooth |
| or | mouth |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| peritone | peritoneum |
| phag | eat; swallow; engulf |
| pharyng | pharynx; throat |
| proct | rectum; anus |
| rect | rectum |
| sial | saliva; salivary gland |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon; sigmoid |
| splen | spleen |
| stomat | mouth |
| a, an | not; without |
| de | lack of; down; less; removal of |
| dia | through; complete |
| dys | painful; difficult |
| endo | in; within |
| epi | on; over; upon |
| hypo | below; below normal; deficient |
| peri | around; surrounding |
| poly | many; much |
| post | after; behind |
| pre | before; in front of |
| sub | below; under |
| ultra | beyond; excess |
| ac, al ,art, eal, ic | pertaining to |
| ase | enzyme |
| ation | process; condition |
| chezia | defecation; elimination of waste |
| clysis | irrigation; washing |
| ectomy | surgical removal; excision |
| emesis | vomitting |
| gen | substance that produces |
| ia | condition |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| ist | specialist |
| itis | inflammation |
| megaly | enlargement |
| orexia | appetite |
| osis | process; abnormal condition |
| pepsia | digestion |
| pexy | surgical fixation |
| phagia | eating; swallowing |
| prandial | meal |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| rrhea | flow; excessive discharge |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| stalsis | contraction |
| stomy | surgical opening |
| tripsy | crushing |
| um, us | structure, tissue, thing |
| a.c, ac | before meals |
| abd | abdominal |
| ATT PHYS | attending physician |
| BM | bowel movement |
| BP | blood pressure |
| CV | cardiovascular |
| DM | diabetes mellitus |
| EGB | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| HAV | hepatitis A |
| HBV | hepatitis B |
| HCV | hepatitis C |
| K | potassium |
| LGI | lower gastrointestinal |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| mg | milligrams |
| Na | sodium |
| BS | blood sugar; bowel sounds; breath sounds |
| CAT | computerized axial tomography |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CC | chief complaint |
| CT | computed tomography; computerized tomography |
| NG, ng | nasogastric |
| NPO; n.p.o | nothing by mouth |
| NS | nonsmoker |
| N/V | nausea and vomiting |
| p.c., pc | after meals |
| PO; p.o. | by mouth |
| PRN, p.r.n. | as needed |
| Pt, pt. | patient |
| Q4H | every four hours |
| R | rectal |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| SOB | shortness of breath |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| y/o | years old; year-old |
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