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 |