| A | B |
|---|
| adhesion | healing of areas that should not be adhered together |
| anorexia nervosa | eating disorder without eating |
| bulimia nervosa | eating disorder with gorging and purging |
| cirrhosis | destruction of liver cells - liver failure |
| Chron's disease | chronic inflammation of ileum with ulcers - revional ileitis |
| duodenal ulcer | ulcer in duodenum |
| gastric ulcer | ulcer in stomach |
| GERD | GastroEsophageal Reflux Disease |
| gastroesophageal reflux | backward flow of acid into esoophagus |
| ileus | obstruction of ileus without peristalsis |
| intussusception | telescoping of intesting into adjacent part |
| irritable bowel syndrome - IBS | syndrome with diarrhea and constipation and pain |
| obesity | excess body weight |
| peptic ulder | ulcer in stomach or duodenum |
| polyp | growth in nose, throat or intestine |
| ulcerative colitis | colon inflammatin with ulcers and diarrhea |
| volvulus | kinking of intestines with obstruction |
| A&P resection | removal of colon thrugh abdomen and perineum |
| anastomosis | joining of tubular structures |
| vagotomy | cutting of vagus nerve |
| barium enema - BE | colon x-rays with Barium as contrast medium |
| upper GI series | x-rays of esophagus / stomach / duodenum with barium |
| ERCP | Endoscopic Retrograde CholangioPancreatography |
| ERCP procedure | injecting contrast media into common bile duct endoscopically |
| endoscopic ultrasound - EUS | ultrasound on end of scope |
| H.Pylori | Helicobactor pylori causing peptic ulcers |
| fecal occult blood test - Guaiac | test for hidden blood in stool |
| ascites | fluid in peritoneum from liver disease |
| diarrhea | to flow through the colon |
| dysentery | inflammation of intestine with diarrhea |
| feces | stool - poop |
| flatus | intestinal gas |
| gastric lavage | washing out the stomach |
| gavage | feeding through gasogastric tube |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| melena | black stools from stomach bleeding |
| nausea | urge to vomit |
| peristalsis | propelling material through GI tract |
| reflux | backward flow |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| melena | black stools from upper GI bleeding |
| nausea | urge to vomit |
| peristalsis | wave of movement through GI tract |
| reflux | backward flow |
| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| UPPP | uvulo palato pharyngo plasty |
