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Radiology Chapter 6
Digestive System
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07/09/2010
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Term
a.c.
 Definition
before meals
Term
ABC
 Definition
Aspiration Biopsy Cytology
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
alk phos
 Definition
alkaline phosphatase
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
 Definition
appendix
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appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
b.i.d.
 Definition
twice a day
Term
BaE or BE
 Definition
Barium Enema; Below the Elbow
Term
BM
 Definition
Bowel Movement
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
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bx
 Definition
biopsy
Term
CF
 Definition
Cystic Fibrosis
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip
Term
chol/e
 Definition
bile, gall
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
Gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
bile duct
Term
CT Scan
 Definition
Computed Tomography
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dia-
 Definition
through, across
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duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
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dys-
 Definition
bad, painful, difficult
Term
EGD
 Definition
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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enter/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
ERCP
 Definition
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
GBS
 Definition
Gallbladder Series (X-Ray studies)
Term
GERD
 Definition
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
h.s.
 Definition
at bedtime
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
Term
IBS
 Definition
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
-ist
 Definition
specialist
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
LFT's
 Definition
Liver Functional Test
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
-lith
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
NG
 Definition
Nasogastric
Term
npo
 Definition
Nothing by mouth
Term
odont/o
 Definition
teeth
Term
-ole
 Definition
small, minute
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-orexia
 Definition
appetite
Term
orth/o
 Definition
straight
Term
p.c.
 Definition
after meals
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p.o.
 Definition
by mouth
Term
p.r.n.
 Definition
as required
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
PE
 Definition
Physical Examination, Pulmonary Embolism, Pressure Equalizing (tube)
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing, eating
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
post-
 Definition
after, behind
Term
-prandial
 Definition
meal
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus, rectum
Term
PUD
 Definition
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
Term
q.2h.
 Definition
Every 2 hours
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q.d.
 Definition
every day
Term
q.h.
 Definition
every hour
Term
q.i.d.
 Definition
four times a day
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q.o.d.
 Definition
every other day
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qAM.
 Definition
every morning
Term
qPM.
 Definition
every evening
Term
R/O
 Definition
Rule Out
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for examining
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary gland
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction, twitching
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
-stomy
 Definition
forming an opening (mouth)
Term
t.i.d.
 Definition
three times a day
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-tomy
 Definition
incision
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tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsils
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US
 Definition
Ultrasound, Ultrasonography
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