Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
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NG
A
nasogastic
3
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
4
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p.c.
A
after meals
5
Q
p.o.
A
by mouth
6
Q
BE
A
barium emema
7
Q
GB
A
gallbladder
8
Q
GI
A
gastrointestinal
9
Q
BM
A
bowel movement
10
Q
BMI
A
body mass index
11
Q
BS
A
bowel sounds
12
Q
GERD
A
gastroesophageal reflux disease
13
Q
or/o
A
mouth
14
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stomat/o
A
mouth
15
Q
Uvul/o
A
uvula-soft mass in the throat
16
Q
pharynx or pharyng/o
A
throat
17
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
-us noun ending
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine-absorb nutrients
20
Q
ileum
A
part of sm. intestine
21
Q
ilium
A
hip bone
22
Q
col/o colon/o
A
large intestine-absorbs water
23
Q
proct/o rect/o
A
rectum
24
Q
an/o
A
anus
25
hepat/o
liver
26
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
27
lapar/o abdomin/o
abdomen
28
peritonium
periton/o
29
cheil/o
lips
30
gloss/o
tongue
31
lingu/o
tongue
32
-pepsia, pepto
digestion
33
dyspepsia
painful digestion
34
pyrosis
heartburn
35
pyr/o
fever
36
h2o
water
37
jaundice
yellow skin coloration(liver)
38
gingivitis
inflammation of gum
39
gingiv/o
gums
40
aphagia
without ability to swallow
41
append/o appendic/o
appendix
42
herni/o
hernia
43
lavage
to wash out a body cavity
44
regurgitate
the return of swallowed food into the mouth
45
emisis or -emesis
vomiting
46
dysentery
an infection of the digestive system
47
CT CAT
computed tomography (slices of the body)
48
abdominal ultrasound
high frequency sound wave to see internal organs
49
anoscopy
visual exam of anus
50
barium swallow upper GI series
use barium to make digestive tract glow
51
enema
solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via bowel movement
52
Barium enema
use barium to view lower digestive tract
53
Anoplasty
surgical repair of the anus
54
Colectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the colon
55
colotomy
surgical incision in the colon
56
colonoscopy
view of colon
57
colostomy
creating artificial opening in the colon
