digestion wpa/abv Flashcards
1
Q
CC
A
chief complaint
2
Q
EGD
A
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
3
Q
GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
4
Q
IBS
A
irritable bowel syndrome
5
Q
LGI
A
lower gastrointestinal
6
Q
an/o
A
anus
7
Q
bil/i
A
bile; gall
8
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
9
Q
chol/e
A
gall; bile
10
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
11
Q
cirrh/o
A
orange-yellow
12
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
13
Q
ile/o
A
ileum
14
Q
inguin/o
A
groin
15
Q
jaund/o
A
yellow
16
Q
labi/o
A
lip
16
Q
jejun/o
A
jejunum
17
Q
lith/o
A
stone; calculus
17
Q
lapar/o
A
abdominal wall
18
Q
odont/o
A
tooth
18
Q
peritone/o
A
peritoneum
19
Q
-chezia
A
defication
20
Q
-rrhea
A
flow; excessive discharge
21
Q
-tripsy
A
crushing
22
-emesis
vomiting
23
append/o; appendic/o
appendix
24
col/o; colon/o
colon; large intestine
25
cyst/o
cyst; fluid sac; bladder
26
dent/i
tooth
27
duoden/o
duodenum
28
esophag/o
esophagus
29
gingiv/o
gums
30
or/o
mouth
31
pancreat/o
pancreas
32
pharyng/o
pharynx
33
proct/o
rectum; anus
34
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
35
splen/o
spleen
36
-ase
enzyme
37
-clysis
irrigation; washing
38
-gen
substance that produces
39
-megaly
enlargement
40
-orexia
appetite
41
-pepsia
digestion
42
-phagia
eating; swallowing
43
-prandial
meal
44
-scope
instrument used to view
45
-stalsis
contraction
46
ac
before meals
47
ATT PHYS
attending physician
48
CAT
computerized axial tomography
49
CBC
complete blood (cell) count
50
PRN
as needed
51
Q4H
every four hours
52
CT
computerized tomography
53
CV
cardiovascular
54
GI
gastrointestinal
55
NG
nasogastric
56
NPO
nothing by mouth
57
PO
by mouth
58
SOB
shortness of breath
59
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
60
pc
after meals
