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HLHS Chap 11

TermDefinition
or/o mouth
stomat/o mouth
dent/o tooth
odont/o tooth
gingiv/o gums
gloss/o tongue
lingu/o tongue
gastr/o stomach
esophag/o esophagus
enter/o intestines
duoden/o duodenum
jejun/o jejunum
ile/o ileum
col/o colon
colon/o colon
sigmoid/o sigmoid colon
rect/o rectum
an/o anus
proct/o anus and rectum
sial/o saliva
bil/i bile (gall)
chol/e bile (gall)
abdomin/o abdomen
celi/o abdomen
lapar/o abdomen
cyst/o bladder
doch/o duct
hepat/o liver
hepatic/o liver
pancreat/o pancreas
peritone/o peritoneum
peps/o digestion
-emesis vomiting
icterus another name for jaundice
-rrhea excessive discharge
-clasis break
-phony sound
flatus medical term for passing gas
bariatrics branch of medicine dealing with weight issues
dentifrice toothpaste
trich/o hair
pyloric stenosis narrowing of the sphincter at the base of the stomach
fistula any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn't be there
doch/o duct
cirrhosis liver disease named for the change of color in the liver
antiemetic agent that prevents or relieves nausea or vomiting
cathartic agent that produces bowel movements
sialagogic agent that causes salivation
-pexy fixation
-rrhaphy suture
anastomosis creation of an opening; a surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes
BE barium enema
BM bowel movement
CCE cholecystectomy
EGD esophagogastroduodenoscopy
ERCP endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
EUS endoscopic ultrasound
FOBT fecal occult blood test
GERD gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI gastrointestinal
HAV hepatitis A virus
HBV hepatitis B virus
HCV hepatitis C virus
IBD inflammatory bowel disease
IBS irritable bowel syndrome
LFT liver function test
NGT nasogastric tube
NPO nothing by mouth (nihil per os)
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
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