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Digestive System Abbreviations
Digestive System Abbreviations
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02/17/2013
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Term
ac
 Definition
before meals




(ante cibum)
Term
ALT
 Definition
alanine transaminase
Term
AST
 Definition
aspartate transaminase
Term
Ba
 Definition
barium
Term
BE
 Definition
barium enema
Term
BM
 Definition
bowel movement
Term
BS
 Definition
bowel sounds
Term
CBD
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
EGD
 Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy

esophago-gastro-duodeno-scopy
Term
ERCP
 Definition
endoscopic retrograde cholangio-pancreatography
Term
FOBT
 Definition
fecal occult blood test
Term
GB
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
Gerd
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
Term
HAV
 Definition
hepatitis A virus
Term
HBV
 Definition
hepatitis B virus
Term
HCL
 Definition
hydrochloric acid
Term
HCV
 Definition
hepatitis C virus
Term
HDV
 Definition
hepatitis D virus
Term
HEV
 Definition
hepatitis E virus
Term
HSV-1
 Definition
herpes simplex virus type 1
Term
IBD
 Definition
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Term
IBS
 Definition
IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME
Term
IVC
 Definition
INTRAVENOUS CHOLANGIOGRAPHY
Term
n&v
 Definition
nausea and vomiting
Term
NG
 Definition
nasogastric (tube)
Term
NPO

(Nil per os)
 Definition
nothing by mouth
Term
O&P
 Definition
ova and parasites
Term
pc

(post cibum)
 Definition
after meals
Term
PO

(per oral)
 Definition
by mouth
Term
pp
 Definition
postprandial
Term
PTC
 Definition
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
Term
PUD
 Definition
peptic ulcer disease
Term
TPN
 Definition
total parenteral nutrition

Parenteral nutrition refers to providing nutrition via the veins.
Term
UGI
 Definition
upper gastrointestinal series
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