Chapter 9 Combining forms and abbreviations Flashcards by Alisha Beckstrand

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An/o

A

Anus

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Append/o, appendic/o

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Appendix

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Bil/i

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Bile

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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Cec/o

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Cecum

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Cheil/o, labi/o

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Lip

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Choledoch/o

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Common bile duct

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon

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Dent/o, odont/o

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Teeth

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Duoden/o

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Duodenum

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Gingiv/o

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Gums

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Gloss/o, lingu/o

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Tongue

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Ile/o

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Ileum

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Jejun/o

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Jejunum

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Lapar/o

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Abdomen, abdominal wall

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Or/o

A

Mouth

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Pancreat/o

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Pancreas

Pept/o

Digestion

Phag/o

Eating, swallowing

Pharyng/o

Pharynx

Proct/o

Rectum, anus

Pylor/o

Pylorus

Rect/o

Rectum

Sial/o

Saliva, salivary gland

Sigmoid/o

Sigmoid colon

Steat/o

Fat

Stomat/o

Mouth, mouthlike opening

Abd

Abdomen

BM

Bowel movement

BRP

Bathroom privileges

CA

Cancer or carcinoma

EGD

Esophagogastroduonoscopy

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

GI

Gastrointestinal

IBD

Inflammatory bowel disease

IBS

Irritable bowel syndrome

LFT

Liver function test

N&V

Nausea and vomiting

NG

Nasogastric

NPO

Nothing by mouth

PO

By mouth

PR

Per rectum

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

SBO

Small bowel obstruction

UGI

Upper GI X-ray