Gastrointestinal or GI Words/Terms For Medical Transcriptionists
achalasia
air-fluid level
ampulla of Vater
amylase
anastomoses
anorexia
antral gastropathy
antrum of stomach
appendiceal orifice
ascending colon
ascites
atresia
Barrett esophagus
bile
biliary atresia
bilirubin
Billroth I
Billroth II
bowel
Calot triangle
cardia of stomach
cardiac sphincter
cecal volvulus
cholangiectasis
cholecystectomy
cholecystitis
choledochojejunostomy
choledocholithiasis
cholelithiasis
cholescintigraphy
cirrhosis
colectomy
colon
colonic polyposis
colonoscopy
colorectal cancer
colostomy
common bile duct
Crohn disease
cystic duct
descending colon
diarrhea
diverticula
diverticulum
duodenal bulb
duodenum
dyspepsia
dysphagia
E. coli (Escherichia coli)
endoscope
enteric duplication
enterocolitis
epicardia
epigastric
ERCP or endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
eructation
esophagogastric junction
esophagogastroduodenoscopy or EGD
flatus
fluid wave
gallbladder
gastric emptying scan
gastroenteritis
gastrojejunostomy
GERD or gastroesophageal reflux disease
greater omentum
Hartmann operation
hematemesis
hemoptysis
hemorrhoids
hepatic flexure
hepatomegaly
hepatosplenomegaly
hiatal hernia
high-fiber diet
HJR or hepatojugular reflux
hyperbilirubinemia
ileitis
ileocecal sphincter
ileocecal valve
ileostomy
ileum
ileus
inflammatory bowel disease
inguinal hernia
intestinal obstruction
intussusception
irregular Z-line
irritable bowel syndrome or IBS
jaundice
jejunum
laparoscopy
large bowel
laxative
lesser curvature of the stomach
lipase
McBurney point
melena
nasogastric tube
nausea
nutcracker esophagus
PEG or percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
PEG tube
perianal
peristalsis
postprandial
pouchitis
proctologist
proctosigmoidoscopy
pyloric sphincter
pyloric stenosis
pylorus
rectum
reflux esophagitis
Roux-en-Y choledochojejunostomy
Roux-en-Y operation
rugae
rugal fold
Schatzki ring
sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy
sphincter
splenic flexure
splenomegaly
suppository
terminal ileum
Toupet fundoplication
tongues of salmon-colored epithelium
tracheoesophageal fistula
transverse colon
ulcerative colitis
upper GI series
villi
villous papilloma
volvulus
well-rugated stomach
Whipple operation
white line of Toldt
