Chapter 2 Spelling & Abbreviations
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NJCheyla on May 18, 2010
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Medical Terminology, gastrointestinal system
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Filipino | English |
|---|---|
| ABD |  Abdomen |
| ac | Before meals (ante cibum) |
| BE | Barium enema |
| BM | Bowel movement |
| BRP | Bathroom privileges |
| BS | Bowel sounds (also breath sounds) |
| CBD | Common bile duct |
| CLD | Chronic liver disease |
| D5W | 5% dextrose in water |
| E | Enema |
| EGD | Esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | Endoscopic ultrasound |
| GB | Gallbladder |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| HAV | Hepatitis A virus |
| HBV | Hepatitis B virus |
| HCV | Hepatitis C virus |
| HCl | Hydrochloric acid |
| H2O | Water |
| H. pylori | Helicobacter pylori |
| IBD | Inflammatory bowel disease |
| IBS | Irritable bowel syndrome |
| I & D | Incision and drainage |
| IVC | Intravenous cholangiogram |
| LFT | Liver function test |
| LLQ | Left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | Left upper quadrant |
| MOM | Milk of magnesia |
| NG | Nasogastric |
| N & V | Nausea and vomiting |
| NPO | Nothing by mouth (nil per os) |
| pc | After meals (post cibum) |
| po | By mouth (per os) |
| PRN | Whenever necessary or as needed |
| RLQ | Right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | Right upper quadrant |
| SSE | Soap suds enema |
| TWE | Tap water enema |
| TPN | Total parenteral nutrition |
| UGI | Upper gastrointestinal series |
| dyspepsia | Disturbed digestion; indigestion |
| diverticulitis | Inflammation of a diverticulum or of diverticula in the intestinal tract |
| gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums, characterized by redness and swelling |
| adhesion | A condition in which body tissues that are normally separate grow together |
| polyp | any growth or mass protruding from a mucous membrane |
| colostomy | surgical procedure used to create an opening for urine and feces to be released from the body |
| anastomosis | surgical, traumatic, or pathological formation of an opening between two normally distinct spaces or organs |
| emesis | The act or process of vomiting |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| cirrhosis | chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
| sigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| dysphagia | difficult or painful swallowing |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritoneum |
| ascites | accumulation of ascitic fluid in the abdominopelvic cavitiy |
| diarrhea | frequent and watery bowel movements |
| dysentery | bacterial infection of the large intestine |
| nausea | feeling of sickness and desire to vomit; disgust |
| laparoscope | instrument used for visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gall bladder |
| hemorrhoids | Swollen, painful rectal veins |
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