Digestive System Unit 11 Flashcards
1
Q
a.c.
A
before meals
2
Q
NG
A
nasogastric
3
Q
NPO
A
nothing by mouth
4
Q
p.c.
A
after meal
5
Q
p.o.
A
by mouth
6
Q
BE
A
barium enema
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
Q
stomat/o
A
mouth
15
Q
uvul/o
A
uvula
16
Q
pharyng/o
A
throat
17
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
18
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
19
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
20
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
large intestine
21
Q
proct/o, rect/o
A
rectum
22
Q
an/o
A
anus
23
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
24
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
25
lapar/o
abdomen
26
periton/o
peritoneum
27
cheil/o
lips
28
gloss/o
tonuge
29
-pepsia
digestion
30
pept/o
digestion
31
pyr/o
fever, fire
32
water
h2o
33
jaundice
yellow discoloration of the skin
34
gingivitis
inflamation of the gums
35
gingiv/o
gums
36
aphagia
loss of the ability to swallow
37
append/o, appendic/o
appendix
38
herni/o
hernia
39
lavage
to wash out a body cavity
40
regurgitatie
throw up food in mouth
41
emesis
vomiting
42
dysentery
infection of the digestive system
43
CT or CAT
computed (Axial) tomography
44
Abdominal ultrasound
high frequency sound waves
45
anoscopy
visual examination of the anus
46
Barrium Swallow
use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system
47
enema
put a tube in anus to clean out
48
barium enema
use of barium to view lower digestive system
49
anoplasty
surgical repair of the anus
50
colectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the colon
51
colotomy
surgical incision into the colon
