| A | B |
|---|
| -iasis, (-osis) | abnormal condition |
| cholelithotripsy | smashing gall stones with sound waves |
| diarrhea | excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder |
| cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones causing symptoms |
| emesis | vomiting |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Crohn's Disease | chronic inflammation of the bowel |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the lining of the abdominal cavity |
| gastroenterologist | a doctor who specializes in the digestive system |
| proctologist | a doctor who specializes in diseases of the rectum and anus |
| liver scan | imaging tumors in the liver using radioactive element |
| Guaiac Test (hemoccult, fecult) | test to identify blood in stool |
| GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
| Gastroesophegeal Reflux Disease | severe heartburn |
| jaundice | yellowing of skin and whites of eyes |
| diverticulosis / diverticulitits | small pouches formed along the wall of the large intestine |
| cirrhosis | literally, "orange - yellow", degenerative disease of the liver |
| GI tract | gastrointestinal tract |
| upper GI series | patient swallows barium for x-ray of esophagus, stomach, and small intestines |
| lower GI series | series of x-rays using a barium enima to show the large intestine and rectum |
| endoscopy | visually examine the esophagus, stomach and large bowel |
| colonoscopy | visually examine the large intetine |
| ultrasonography / ultrasound | using high frequency sound waves to visualize internal organs |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| emes/o | vomit |
| lith/o | stone |
| lapar/o | abdominal wall |
| -centesis | to puncture |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -iasis(-osis) | abnormal condition |
| cholelithotripsy | smashing gall stones with sound waves |
| diarrhea | excessive and frequent evacuation of watery feces, usually indicating gastrointestinal distress or disorder |
| cholelithiasis | presence of gall stones causing symptoms |
| emesis | vomiting |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach(part of the stomach) |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gall bladder |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of thegall bladder |
| cholelithotomy | removal of gall stones |
| laparotomy | cutting into the abdomen |
| abdominocentesis | puncturing and draining |
| emetic | stimulating vomiting |
| antiemetic | stopping vomiting |
