Diseases
Digestive System
Abbreviations
Prefixes and Suffixes
Integumentary
100

A common, OTC treatment for GERD

Antacids (Ex: Tums)

100

This organ can hold up to 2 liters of liquid

Stomach

100

BMI

Body mass index

100
-Plasty

Surgical repair (Ex: Rhinoplasty)

100

The very outer layer of the skin

Epidermis

200

A cause for urticaria

Stress, allergic reactions, infection, scratching the skin, exercise, autoimmune conditions

200

The three colons in the large intestine

Ascending, transverse, descending

200

GERD

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

200

-Ectomy

Excision, Removal (Ex: Durotomy, Appendectomy, Lobectomy)

200

The parts of the body with the thickest skin

Palms and soles of the feet
300

A skin disorder that causes itching, flaking, bumpy skin, and can cause pustules to form

Eczema

300

Organ that stores bile

Gallbladder

300

NPO

Nil Per Os -OR- Nothing by mouth

300

Syn-

Union, together, joined (Ex: Syndesis, Synaesthesia)

300

The layer of skin a 3rd degree burn penetrates

Dermis

400

Vomiting blood

Hematemesis

400

The final section of the small intestine

Ileum

400

CT

Computed tomography

400

Tachy and Brady

Tachy = Rapid, Brady = Slow

400

Langerhan cells

Microphage in the skin

500

The main, chronic form of IBD that comes and goes in cycles

Crohn's Disease

500

Hormone that neutralizes acidic chyme

Secretin


500

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

500
-Centresis

Surgical Puncture (Ex: Cystocentesis)

500

The acronym CLGSB

stratum Corneum, stratum Lucidum, stratum Granulosum, stratum Spinosum, stratum Basale