GI

Question 1

stomach

Answer 1

estómago

Question 2

pancreas

Answer 2

páncreas

Question 3

kidney(s)

Answer 3

riñón(es)

Question 4

abdominal aorta

Answer 4

aorta abdominal

Question 5

umbilicus

Answer 5

ombligo

Question 6

bladder

Answer 6

vejiga

Question 7

gallbladder

Answer 7

vesícula biliar (people usually just say vesícula)

Question 8

retroperitoneal organs

Answer 8

órganos retroperitoneales

Question 9

small intestine

Answer 9

intestino delgado

Question 10

large intestine

Answer 10

intestino grueso

Question 11

colon

Answer 11

colon

Question 12

ulcerative colitis

Answer 12

colitis (coh-lee-tees) ulcerosa (ool-seh-rosa)

people just say colitis*

Question 13

stomach ache

Answer 13

dolor estomacal or dolor de estómago

Question 14

esophagus

Answer 14

esófago

Question 15

crohn disease

Answer 15

enfermedad de Crohn

Question 16

cholelithiasis

Answer 16

colelitiasis

in clinical practice- people just say “piedras en la vesicula” (rocks inside the gallbladder)

Question 17

cholecystitis

Answer 17

colecistitis

Question 18

gastritis

Answer 18

gastritis

Question 19

appendix

Answer 19

apéndice

Question 20

appendicitis

Answer 20

apendicitis

Question 21

superior/inferior mesenteric artery

Answer 21

Arteria mesentérica superior/inferior

Question 22

duodenum

Answer 22

duodeno

Question 23

ilium

Answer 23

íleon

Question 24

jejunum

Answer 24

yeyuno (yeh-yoo-no)

Question 25

digestive system

Answer 25

sistema digestivo

Question 26

right/left upper quadrant

Answer 26

cuadrante superior derecho/izquierdo

Question 27

right/left lower quadrant

Answer 27

cuadrante inferior derecho/izquierdo

Question 28

hypogastric

Answer 28

hipogástrica(feminine)**
hipogástrico(masculine)

gender used depends on the pathology/disease/gender of the patient/ word used before it.
almost always feminine for example “dolor en LA región (feminine/neutral) hipogástrica” (pain in the hypogastric region) vs. “dolor (masculine) hipogástrico”

Question 29

epigastric

Answer 29

epigástrica(feminine)**
epigástrico(masculine)

gender used depends on the pathology/disease/gender of the patient/ word used before it.
almost always feminine for example “dolor en LA región (feminine/neutral) epigástrica” (pain in the hypogastric region). vs. “dolor (masculine) epigástrico”

Question 30

achalasia

Answer 30

acalasia

Question 31

anal fissure

Answer 31

fisura anal

Question 32

hemorrhoids

Answer 32

hemorroides

Question 33

rectum

Answer 33

recto

Question 34

anus

Answer 34

ano

Question 35

bile

Answer 35

bilis

Question 36

borborygmi

Answer 36

borborigmos

Question 37

bowel movement/ defecation

Answer 37

la evacuación intestinal/

defecación

Question 38

GERD

Answer 38

ERGE - enfermedad por reflujo gastroesofágico

Question 39

celiac disease

Answer 39

enfermedad celíaca

Question 40

endoscopy

Answer 40

endoscopia

Question 41

colonoscopy

Answer 41

colonoscopia

Question 42

striae/stretch marks

Answer 42

estrías

Question 43

constipation

Answer 43

estreñimiento

Question 44

diverticulitis

Answer 44

diverticulitis

Question 45

hernia

Answer 45

hernia (heir-nee-ah)

Question 46

diaphragm

Answer 46

diafragma

Question 47

distention

Answer 47

distensión

Question 48

dysphagia

Answer 48

disfagia

Question 49

meconium

Answer 49

meconio

Question 50

feces

Answer 50

heces (eh-ses)

Question 51

food allergy

Answer 51

alergia a la comida

Question 52

gastroenteritis

Answer 52

gastroenteritis

Question 53

food poisoning

Answer 53

intoxicación alimentaria