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Med Term - Lesson 8
Digestive System
| Prefix, Word Root, Suffix | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin | abdomen (abdominal cavity or abdominal wall) |
| append; appendic | appendix |
| chol | gall; bile |
| col; colon | colon (usually the large intestine) |
| duoden | duodenum |
| enter | intestines (usually the small intestine) |
| esophag | esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| gingiv | gums |
| gloss | tongue |
| hepat | liver |
| ile | ileum |
| jejun | jejunum |
| lapar | abdomen (abdominal cavity or abdominal wall) |
| lingu | tongue |
| or | mouth |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| peps | digestion |
| phag | swallowing; eating |
| proct | rectum |
| rect | rectum |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| -algia | pain |
| abdominal ultrasonography | a diagnostic procedure that is the process of recording images of the internal organs using high-frequency sound waves produced by a transducer placed directly on the skin covering the abdominal cavity |
| bariatric surgery | surgical reduction of gastric capacity to effect significant weight loss in extremely obese individuals |
| barium enema | diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the large intestine after a barium enema has been administered rectally (also called lower GI series) |
| barium enema abbreviation | BE |
| Crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract usually affecting the ileum and characterized by cobblestone ulcerations and the formation of scar tissue that may lead to intestinal obstruction |
| diarrhea | abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | ragiographic examination of the biliary tract & pancreatic ducts with contrast media, fluoroscopy & endoscopy |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography abbreviation | ERCP |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | disorder characterized by the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease abbreviation | GERD |
| hemorrhoid | varicose vein in the rectal area, which may be internal or external |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
| peptic ulcer | eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum associated with increased secretion of acid from the stomach |
| polyp | tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane |
| ulcerative colitis | a disease characterized by inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers |
| upper GI series | a diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the stomach & duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed (also called a barium swallow) |
| upper GI series abbreviation | UGI series |
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