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digestive vocab

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Term
Definition
abdomin/o   abdomen  
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an/o   anus  
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append/o, appendic/o   appendix  
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bil/i   bile; gall  
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cec/o   cecum (first part of large intestine  
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chol/e   gall; bile  
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cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
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cirrh/o   orange-yellow  
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col/o, colon/o   colon; large intestine  
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cyst/o   cyst, fluid sac, bladder  
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dent/i   tooth  
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duoden/o   duodenum (first part of small intestine)  
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esophag/o   esophagus  
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gastr/o   stomach  
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gingiv/o   gums  
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gloss/o   tongue  
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gluc/o, glyc/o   sugar; glucose  
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hemat/o   blood  
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hepat/o   liver  
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ile/o   ileum (third part of small intestine)  
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inguin/o   groin  
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jaund/o   yellow  
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jejun/o   jejunum (second part of small intestine)  
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labi/o   lip  
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lapar/o   abdominal wall; abdomen  
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ling/o   tongue  
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lith/o   stone; calculus  
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odont/o   tooth  
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or/o   mouth  
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pancreat/o   pancreas  
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peritone/o   peritoneum (membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the abdominal organs)  
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phag/o   eat, swallow, engulf  
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pharyng/o   pharynx; throat  
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proct/o   rectum; anus  
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rect/o   rectum  
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sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon, sigmoid  
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splen/o   spleen  
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a-. an-   not; without  
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de-   lack of; down; less; removal of  
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dia-   through, complete  
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dys-   painful; difficult  
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endo-   in; within  
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epi-   on; over; upon  
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peri-   around; surrounding  
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post-   after; behind  
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pre-   before; in front of  
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sub-   below; under  
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ultra-   beyond; excess  
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-ac, -al, -eal, -ic   pertaining to  
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-ase   enzyme  
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-ation   process; condition  
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-chezia   defecation; elimination of waste  
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-clysis   irrigation; washing  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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-emesis   vomiting  
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-gen   substance that produces  
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-ia   condition  
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-iasis   abnormal condition  
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-ist   specialist  
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itis-   inflammation  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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-orexia   appetite  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-phagia   eating; swallowing  
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-prandial   meal  
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-rrhea   flow; excessive discharge  
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-scope   instrument used to view  
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-stalsis   contraction  
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-stomy   surgical opening  
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-tripsy   crushing  
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-um, -us   structure, tissue, thing  
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abd   abdominal  
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a.c, ac   before meals  
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mg   milligrams  
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ATT PHYS   attending physician  
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NG   nasogastric  
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BP   blood pressure  
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NPO   nothing by mouth  
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CAT   computerized axial topography  
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NS   nonsmoker  
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CBC   complete blood count  
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pc/p.c.   after meal  
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CC   chief complaint  
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PO   by mouth  
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CT   computerized tomography  
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PRN   as needed  
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CV   cardiovascular  
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EGD   esophagogastroduodenoscopy  
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Q4H   every four hours  
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GERD   gastroesophageal reflux disease  
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SOB   shortness of breath  
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GI   gastrointestinal  
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UGI   upper gastrointestinal  
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IBS   irritable bowel syndrome  
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enter/o   intestines  
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