Abdominal vocabulary

Question 1

GI

Answer 1

gastrointestinal

Question 2

LUQ

Answer 2

left upper quadrant

Question 3

LLQ

Answer 3

left lower quadrant

Question 4

RUQ

Answer 4

right upper quadrant

Question 5

RLQ

Answer 5

right lower quadrant

Question 6

BM

Answer 6

bowel movement

Question 7

PEG-tube

Answer 7

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (feeding tube surgically placed through the abdominal wall into the stomach)

Question 8

NG-tube

Answer 8

nasogastric tube (feeding tube placed from the nose to the stomach)

Question 9

J-tube

Answer 9

jejunostomy tube (feeding tube placed into the small intestine or jejunum)

Question 10

G-tube

Answer 10

gastrostomy tube (feeding tube placed in the stomach)

Question 11

PID

Answer 11

pelvic inflammatory disease

Question 12

N/V/D

Answer 12

nausea/vomiting/diarrhea

Question 13

PUD

Answer 13

peptic ulcer disease

Question 14

GU

Answer 14

genitourinary

Question 15

IBS

Answer 15

irritable bowel syndrome

Question 16

IBD

Answer 16

inflammatory bowel disease

Question 17

AAA

Answer 17

abdominal aortic aneurism

Question 18

NASH

Answer 18

non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

Question 19

Apepsia

Answer 19

cessation of digestion

Question 20

Dyspepsia

Answer 20

poor digestion

Question 21

Polydipsia

Answer 21

condition of excessive thirst

Question 22

Ascites

Answer 22

the presence of ascitic fluid within the abdominal cavity

Question 23

Cholecystitis

Answer 23

inflammation of the gallbladder

Question 24

Cholelithiasis

Answer 24

infestation with gallstones

Question 25

Melena

Answer 25

passage of black, tarry stools (indicates upper intestinal bleeding)

Question 26

Hematochezia

Answer 26

passage of red, bloody stools (indicates lower intestinal bleeding)

Question 27

Diverticulitis

Answer 27

inflammation of a colonic diverticulum (the sac like pouches of the colon)

Question 28

Dysuria

Answer 28

painful or difficult urination

Question 29

Nocturia

Answer 29

urinary frequency at night

Question 30

Polyuria

Answer 30

significant increase in urinary output (>3 L/day)

Question 31

Hematuria

Answer 31

blood in the urine

Question 32

Pyelonephritis

Answer 32

inflammation of the kidney

Question 33

Caput Medusa

Answer 33

collateral pathways of recanalized umbilical veins that radiate up the abdomen (created to relieve portal vein hypertension)

Question 34

Striae

Answer 34

stretch marks; caused by fast growth under the skin

Question 35

Flatus

Answer 35

passing excessive gas

Question 36

Steatorrhea

Answer 36

passage of oily/greasy stools (generally due to malabsorption of fat)

Question 37

Amenorrhea

Answer 37

absence of mentruation

Question 38

Dysmenorrhea

Answer 38

painful menstruation

Question 39

Cirrhosis

Answer 39

chronic inflammation of the liver marked by tissue fibrosis

Question 40

Jaundice/Icterus

Answer 40

yellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissue, and bodily fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments in the blood