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HHS Digestive System
Medical Word Elements & Abbreviations
Question | Answer |
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bilirubin | yellowish breakdown product of red blood cells |
bolus | Mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed |
sphincter | Circular band of muscles that secretes is products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel |
or/o; stomat/o | mouth |
gloss/o;lingu/o | tongue |
bucc/o | cheek |
cheil/o; labi/o | lip |
dent/o; odont/o | teeth |
gingiv/o | gum(s) |
sial/o | saliva |
esophag/o | esophagus |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
gastr/o | stomach |
pylor/o | pylorus |
duoden/o | duodenum(first part of small intestine) |
enter/o | intestine(usually small intestine) |
jejun/o | jejunum(second part of small intestine) |
ile/o | ileum(third part of small intestine) |
append/o; appendic/o | appendix |
col/o; colon/o | colon |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
rect/o | rectum |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
an/o | anus |
hepat/o | liver |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
cholangi/o | bile vessel |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | bile duct |
-emesis | vomit |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-megaly | enlargement |
-orexia | appetite |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | swallowing, eating |
-prandial | meal |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
dia- | thorugh, across |
peri- | around |
sub- | under, below |
BM | bowel movement |
CT | computed tomography |
HDV | hepatitis D virus |
HEV | hepatitis E virus |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
LFT | liver function test |
STAT | immediately |
R/O | rule out |
a.c. | before meals |
b.i.d. | twice a day |
hs | half strength |
h.s. | at bedtime |
NPO; n.p.o. | nothing by mouth |
pc, p.c. | after meals |
p.o. | by mouth |
p.r.n. | as required |
qAM | every morning |
q.d. | every day |
q.h. | every hour |
q.2h. | every two hours |
q.i.d. | four times a day |
q.o.d. | every other day |
qPM | every evening |
t.i.d. | three times a day |