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Digestive & urinary system abbreviations acronyms & eponyms
Med109-GR
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09/11/2025
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Term
GERD
 Definition
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Term
IBS
 Definition
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Term
IBD
 Definition
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Term
UC
 Definition
Ulcerative Colitis
Term
CD
 Definition
Crohn’s Disease
Term
PUD
 Definition
Peptic Ulcer Disease
Term
EGD
 Definition
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
ERCP
 Definition
Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Term
NG tube
 Definition
Nasogastric tube
Term
TPN
 Definition
Total Parenteral Nutrition
Term
H. pylori
 Definition
Helicobacter pylori (bacterium linked to ulcers)
Term
RUQ / LUQ / RLQ / LLQ
 Definition
Right/Left Upper/Lower Quadrant (abdominal regions)
Term
AST
 Definition
Aspartate Aminotransferase (liver enzyme)
Term
ALT
 Definition
Alanine Aminotransferase (liver enzyme)
Term
CT colonography
 Definition
“Virtual colonoscopy”
Term
BUN
 Definition
Blood Urea Nitrogen
Term
Cr
 Definition
Creatinine
Term
GFR
 Definition
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Term
IVP
 Definition
Intravenous Pyelogram
Term
UTI
 Definition
Urinary Tract Infection
Term
CKD
 Definition
Chronic Kidney Disease
Term
AKI
 Definition
Acute Kidney Injury
Term
ESRD
 Definition
End-Stage Renal Disease
Term
HD
 Definition
Hemodialysis
Term
PD
 Definition
Peritoneal Dialysis
Term
KUB
 Definition
Kidneys, Ureters, Bladder (X-ray)
Term
SP cath
 Definition
Suprapubic Catheter
Term
TURP
 Definition
Transurethral Resection of the Prostate (related to urinary flow)
Term
ADPKD
 Definition
Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
Term
Wilm’s tumor
 Definition

  • Pediatric kidney cancer 

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Term
Bright’s disease
 Definition
Old term for kidney disease
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