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digestive vocab
med term word parts
Term | Definition |
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an/o | anus, ring |
chol/e | bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
col/o, colon/o | colon, large intestines |
-emisis | vomiting |
enter/o | small intestines |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach, belly |
hepat/o | liver |
-lithaisis | presence of stones |
-pepsia | digest, digestion |
-phagia | eating, to swallow |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rect/o | rectum, straight |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
ABD | abdomen |
BM | bowel movement |
BMI | body mass index |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
GI | gastrointestinal |
IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
NG tube | nasogastric tube |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
UC | ulcerative colitis |