an/o
anus
antr/o
antrum
cec/o
cecum
col/o colon/o
colon
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
or/o stomat/o
mouth
proct/o rect/o
rectum
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
abdomin/o celi/o larpar/o
abdomen
append/o appendic/o
appendix
cheil/o
lip
cholangi/o
bile duct
chol/e
gall, bile
choledoch/o
common bile duct
diverticul/o
diverticulum, or blind pouch, extending from a hollow organ
gingiv/o
gum
gloss/o lingu/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
peritone/o
peritoneum
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
steat/o
fat
uvul/o
uvula
hemi-
half
-pepsia
digestion
A&P resection
abdominoperineal resection
BE
barium enema
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
gastrointestinal
H. phylori
helicobacter pylori
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
N&V
nausea and vomiting
PEG
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
UPPP
uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
diarrhea
frequent discharge of liquid stool
emesis
expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth (vomiting)
gavage
process of feeding a person through a nasogastric tube
hematemeis
vomiting of blood
hematochezia
passage of bloody feces
peristalsis
involuntary wavelike contractions that propel food along the digestive tract
reflux
abnormal backward flow. In esophageal reflux, the stomach contents flow back into the esophagus
stoma
surgical opening between and organ and the surface of the body
bariatric surgery
surgical reduction of gastric capacity to treat morbid obesity causing serious illness
anorexia nervosa
eating disorder characterized by a prolonged refusal to eat, psychological in nature
bulimia nervosa
an eating disorder involving gorging with food, followed by induced vomiting or laxative abuse