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Digestive and Urinary System Prefixes
System Abbreviation acronyms and eponyms
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07/08/2025
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Term
BMI
 Definition
Body Mass Index
Term
EGD
 Definition
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
FTT
 Definition
Failure to Thrive
Term
GERD
 Definition
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Term
GI
 Definition
Gastrointestinal
Term
IH
 Definition
Inguinal Hernia
Term
IBD
 Definition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Term
IBS
 Definition
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Term
NG
 Definition
Nasogastric Tube
Term
NAFLD
 Definition
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Term
PUD
 Definition
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Term
PN
 Definition
Parenteral Nutrition
Term
UC
 Definition
Ulcerative Colitis
Term
Brunner's Glands
 Definition
Named After Johann Conard Brunner, A Swiss anatomist
Term
Crohn's Disease
 Definition
Named After Burril Crohn an American gastroenterologist
Term
Gilbert Syndrome
 Definition
Named After Augustin Gilbert A French Physician
Term
Whipple Procedure
 Definition
Named After Alien Whipple, an American Surgeon
Term
a.c.
 Definition
Before Meals
Term
ALT
 Definition
Alanine aminotransferase
Term
AST
 Definition
Aspartate aminotransferase
Term
BE
 Definition
Barium Enema
Term
b.i.b
 Definition
Twice a day
Term
BM
 Definition
Bowel movement
Term
CFU
 Definition
Colony forming units(use in probiotics)
Term
ERCP
 Definition
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
Term
EUS
 Definition
Endoscopic Ultrasound
Term
FOBT
 Definition
Fecal occult blood test
Term
HAV
 Definition
Hepatitis A Virus
Term
HBV
 Definition
Hepatitis B virus
Term
HCV
 Definition
Hepatitis C virus
Term
LES
 Definition
Lower Esophageal sphincter
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