Prefixes
end/o-
What is in, within?
-ectomy
What is surgical excision or removal?
What is liver?
Appendicitis
What is inflammation of the appendix
BM
What is a bowel movement?
Dys-
What is abnormal, painful, difficult?
-itis
Bili
What is bile?
Celiac Disease
What is the inability to absorb foods containing gluten?
NG
What is a nasogastric (tube)?
Hemi-
What is half, on side?
-centesis
What is puncture, tap?
Cholescyst/o
What is gallbladder?
Cholelithiasis
What is the condition of having stones in the gallbladder?
CBD
What is common bile duct?
Sub-
What is below, under?
-scopy
What is examination of?
Gnath/o
What is jaw?
Leukoplakia
What is white patches on the mucous membranes?
EGD
What is esophagogastroduodenoscopy?
Per-
What is through?
-lith
What is stone?
Sial/o
What is saliva, salivary gland, salivary duct?
Volvulus
ERCP
What is endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography?