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-ectasis, -ectasia

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dilation, (dilatation), widening

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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cholangi/o

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bile duct (vessel)

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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opening

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emetic

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administered to induce vomiting after a patient swallows poison

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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herni/o

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hernia

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splen/o

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spleen

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amylase and lipase tests

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tests for the level of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood

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liver function tests

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tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

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stool culture

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test for microorganisms present in feces

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stool guaiac test of Hemoccult test

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test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

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lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

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x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

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upper gastrointestinal series

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x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth

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cholangiography
x-ray exam of the biliary system performance after injection of contrast into the bile ducts
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computed tomography (CT)
a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)
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tom/o
cutting
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abdominal ultrasonography
sound waves beamed into the abdomen produces an image of abdominal viscera
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endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
magnetic waves produces images of organs and tissues in all three places of the body
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HIDA scan
radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine
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fecal transplant
transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient
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bariatric surgery
procedures used to achieve weight loss in people with severe obesity
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bar/o
weight
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gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope
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nasogastric intubation
insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
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AFP
alpha-fetoprotein, tumor marker for liver cancer
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alk phos
alkaline phosphatase
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ALT, AST
alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, enxymes measured in blood to evaluate liver function
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BE
barium enema
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BM
bowel movement
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BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum, hematochezia
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CD
celiac disease
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CIC
chronic idiopathic constipation
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CT
computed tomography
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EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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EPI
exocrine pancreatic insufficiency
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ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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ESLD
end-stage liver disease
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EUS
endoscopic ultrasonography
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FOBT
fecal occult blood test
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G tube
gastrostomy tube, feeding tube
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GAVE
gastric antral vascular ectasia, dilated small blood vessels in the antrum (last part of stomach)
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GB
gallbladder
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GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
gastrointestinal
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HBV
hepatitis B virus
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IBD
inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis)
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J-tube
jejunostomy tube, feeding tube
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LAC
laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
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LAP
laparoscopic
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LFTs
liver function tests-alk phos, bilirubin, ASt, ALT
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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NASH
nonalcohlic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)
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NG tube
nasogastric tube
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NPO
nothing by mouth
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PEG tube
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, feeding tube
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PEJ tube
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube, feeding tube
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PTHC
percutaneous transheptic cholangiography
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PUD
peptic ulcer disease
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TPN
total parenteral nutrition, intravenous solutions contain sugar, amino acids, electrolytes, and vitamins
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T-tube
special tube placed into bile duct for drainage into small pouch on the outside of body

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