digestive system 5+6

cholecystectomy

removal of the gallbladder

perianal

pertaining to surrounding the “hole”

dentibuccal

pertaining to the tooth and cheek

enterocolitis

inflammation of the large and small intestines

choledochojejunostomy

new opening between the common bile duct and the jejunum

palatopharyngoplasty

surgical repair of the palate and pharynx

hematochezia

elimination of red blood in the feces

cholecystolithiasis

abnormal condition of gallstones

rectocele

hernia of the rectum

cholangiectasis

dilaton of the bile vessels

abd

abdomen

BaE, BE

barium enema

BMR

basal metabolic rate

DM

diabetes mellitus

GI

gastrointestinal

IBD

inflammatory bowel disease

LFTs

liver function tests

NG tube

nasogastric tube

NPO

nothing by mouth

TPN

total parenteral nutrition

UGI

upper gastrointestinal

an/o

anus

append/o or appendic/o

appendix

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

belly, abdomen

cheil/o

lip

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

col/o or colon/o

colon

dent/i

tooth

duoden/o

duodenum

enter/o

intestines (small)

esophag/o

esophagus

faci/o

face

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum

jejun/o

jejunum

labi/o

lip

lapar/o

abdomen

lingu/o

tongue

mandibul/o

lower jaw, mandible

odont/o

tooth

or/o

mouth

palat/o

palate

pancreat/o

pancreas

peritone/o

peritoneum

pharyng/o

throat

proct/o

anus and rectum

pylor/o

pyloric sphincter

rect/o

rectum

sialaden/o

salivary gland

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

stomat/o

mouth

uvul/o

uvula

amyl/o

starch

bil/i

gall, bile

bilirubin/o

bilirubin (bile pigment)

chol/e

gall or bile

chlorhydr/o

hydrochloric acid

gluc/o or glyc/o

sugar

glycogen/o

glycogen, animal starch

lip/o

fat

lith/o

stone

prote/o

protein

py/o

pus

sial/o

saliva, salivary

steat/o

fat

-ase

enzyme

-chezia

defecation, elimination of waste

-iasis

abnormal condition

-prandial

meal

-ectasis or -ectasia

dilation, widening

-emesis

vomiting

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage or -rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-spasm

involuntary contraction of muscles

-stasis

stopping, controlling

-stenosis

narrowing, tightening

-tresia

opening

alk phos

alkaline phosphatase

ALT, AST

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

BM

bowel movement

BRBPR

bright red cell per rectum

CD

celiac disease

EGD

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ERCP

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

EUS

endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

fecal occult blood test

G tube

gastrostomy tube

GB

galbladder

HBV

hepatitis B virus