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12/02/2025
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Term
AKI-
 Definition
Acute Kidney Injury
Term
Addison Disease-
 Definition
Adrenal Condition Affecting Digestion
Term
BUN-
 Definition
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Term
CD-
 Definition
Crohn Disease
Term
CKD-
 Definition
Chronic Kidney Disease
Term
Cr-
 Definition
Creatine
Term
Crohn Disease-
 Definition
Named after Burril Crohn
Term
EGD-
 Definition
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
ESRD-
 Definition
End Stage Renal Disease
Term
GERD-
 Definition
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Term
GFR-
 Definition
Glomerular filtration Rate
Term
GI-
 Definition
Gastrointestinal
Term
HD-
 Definition
Hemodialysis
Term
Hodgkin Lymphoma-
 Definition
Can involve Abdominal organs; named after Thomas Hodkin
Term
IBD-
 Definition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Term
IBS-
 Definition
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Term
IVP-
 Definition
Intravenous Pyelogram
Term
KUB-
 Definition
Kidney, Ureter, Bladder (X-ray)
Term
LFTs-
 Definition
Liver Function Test
Term
LGI-
 Definition
Lower Gastrointestinal
Term
NG-
 Definition
Nasogastric
Term
NPO-
 Definition
Nothing by mouth
Term
PD-
 Definition
Peritoneal dialysis
Term
PEG-
 Definition
Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastronomy
Term
RLQ/LLQ/LUQ-
 Definition
Abdominal quadrant
Term
RUQ-
 Definition
Right Upper Quadrant (abdominal pain location)
Term
TPN-
 Definition
Total Parental Nutrition
Term
UA-
 Definition
Urinalysis
Term
UC-
 Definition
Ulcerative Colitis
Term
UGU-
 Definition
Upper Gastrointestinal
Term
UTI-
 Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
Term
a-/an
 Definition
without, not
Term
albumin/o-
 Definition
protein in urine
Term
an/o-
 Definition
anua
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
appendic/o-
 Definition
appendix
Term
azot/o-
 Definition
nitrogen
Term
bacteri/o-
 Definition
bacteria (found in urine test)
Term
calci/o-
 Definition
calcium (kidney stones)
Term
cec/o-
 Definition
cecum
Term
cele-
 Definition
hernia/protrusion
Term
cheil/o-
 Definition
lip
Term
chezia-
 Definition
defecation
Term
chol/e-
 Definition
bile
Term
cholangi/o-
 Definition
bile duct
Term
cholecyst/o-
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
col/o,colon/o-
 Definition
colon
Term
cyst/o-
 Definition
bladder
Term
diur/o-
 Definition
increased urine
Term
duoden/o-
 Definition
duodenum
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful,difficult,abnormal
Term
ectomy-
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
emesis-
 Definition
vomiting
Term
enter/o-
 Definition
intestine
Term
esophag/o-
 Definition
esophagus
Term
flux/-reflux-
 Definition
flow back
Term
gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
Term
genic-
 Definition
producing
Term
gingiv/o-
 Definition
gums
Term
glomer/o-
 Definition
small ball (glomerulus)
Term
glomeru/o-
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
gloss/o,lingu/o-
 Definition
tongue
Term
gram-
 Definition
record/picture
Term
graph-
 Definition
instrument that records
Term
graphy-
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
hemat/o,hem/o-
 Definition
blood (used in urinalysis terms)
Term
hepat/o-
 Definition
liver
Term
hydr/o-
 Definition
water(often used in urinary conditions)
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below, deficient
Term
ile/o-
 Definition
ileum(smallintestine)
Term
inter-
 Definition
between
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
itis-
 Definition
inflammation
Term
jejun/o-
 Definition
jejunum
Term
keton/o-
 Definition
ketones
Term
lith-
 Definition
stone
Term
lith/o-
 Definition
stone (gallstones)
Term
lith/o-
 Definition
stone (also used in urinary stones)
Term
lysis-
 Definition
breakdown/destruction
Term
malacia-
 Definition
softening
Term
megaly-
 Definition
enlargement
Term
meter-
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
metry-
 Definition
process of measuring
Term
natri/o-
 Definition
sodium,(as in kidney function)
Term
nephr-
 Definition
kidney
Term
noct/i-
 Definition
night (as in nocturia)
Term
odont/o,dent/o-
 Definition
tooth
Term
olig/o-
 Definition
scanty(as in urine output)
Term
oma-
 Definition
tumor /mass
Term
or/o-
 Definition
mouth
Term
osis-
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
ostomy-
 Definition
surgical opening
Term
otomy-
 Definition
cutting into/incision
Term
pancreat/o-
 Definition
pancreas
Term
pathy-
 Definition
disease
Term
pepsia-
 Definition
digestion
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
pexy-
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
phagia-
 Definition
eating/swallowing
Term
pharyng/o-
 Definition
throat
Term
plasty-
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
pnea-
 Definition
breathing (included because digestion affects
diaphragm)
Term
poly-
 Definition
many, much
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
proct/o-
 Definition
rectum/anus
Term
protein/o-
 Definition
protein
Term
py/o-
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o-
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
rect/o-
 Definition
rectum
Term
ren/o-
 Definition
kidney
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
rrhage/rrhagia-
 Definition
excessive flow (bleeding)
Term
rrhapy-
 Definition
suturing
Term
scope-
 Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
scopy-
 Definition
visual examination
Term
spasm-
 Definition
involuntary contraction
Term
stenosis-
 Definition
narrowing
Term
stomat/o-
 Definition
mouth
Term
sub-
 Definition
under, below
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
tox/o,toxic/o-
 Definition
poison (renal toxin terms)
Term
trans-
 Definition
across, through
Term
tripsy-
 Definition
crushing (usually stones)
Term
ur/o,urin/o-
 Definition
urine
Term
uresis-
 Definition
urination
Term
ureter/o-
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o-
 Definition
urethra
Term
urua-
 Definition
urine condition
Term
vesic/o-
 Definition
bladder
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