| Abbreviations | Meaning |
 | FBD | Forward/backward Bending; Functional Bowel Disorder |
 | GITS | Gastrointestinal Therapeutic System |
 | GIT | Gastrointestinal Tract |
 | CIP | Care Information Provision; Chronic Idiopathic Polyradiculoneuropathy; Chronic Intestinal Pseudo-obstruction; Collection De L'Institut Pasteur |
 | GITSG | Gastrointestinal Tumor Study Group |
 | TEF | Thoraco-epigastric Flap |
 | GIST | Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor |
 | RDG | Retrograde Duodenogastroscopy |
 | NIF | Negative Inspiratory Force; Neutrophil Immobilizing Factor; Nonintestinal Fibroblast |
 | TGE | Theoretical Growth Evaluation; Transmissible Gastroenteritis; Tryptone Glucose Extract |
 | ABCDEFGH | Air Ways, Bones, Cardiac Shadow, Diaphragm, Effusions, Fields (pulmonary), Gastric, Hardware (chest X-ray Reading Mnemonic) |
 | MHI | Malignant Histiocytosis Of Intestine; Mental Health Index; Mental Health Inventory; Minor Head Injury |
 | SI | Small Intestine |
 | BS | Bedside; Bowel Sound; Breath Sound |
 | LBM | Last Bowel Movement; Lean Body Mass; Loose Bowel Movement; Lung Basement Membrane |