Ch. 08 The Digestive System Flashcards
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-lithiasis
A
presence of stones
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-cele
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hernia
4
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-eal
A
pertaining to
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
6
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-emesis
A
vomiting
7
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-graphy
A
process of recording
8
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-itis
A
inflammation
10
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-megaly
A
abnormal enlargement
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-ologist
A
specialist
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-paresis
A
partial paralysis
14
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-pepsia
A
digest, digestion
15
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-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-rrhea
A
flow, discharge
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-scopy
A
visual examination
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-stomy
A
surgical creation of a new opening
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an /o
A
anus, ring
21
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anastomosis
A
surgical connection between two hollow or tubular structures
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anti-
A
against
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ascending
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upward
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bariatrics
A
field of medicine dealing with the treatment of obesity
25
BMI
body mass index
26
bowel
intestine
27
cheil /o
lips
28
chol /e
bile, gall
29
cholecyst /o
gallbladder
30
cirrh /o
orange-yellow
31
COL
colonoscopy
32
col /o
colon, large intestine
33
colon /o
colon, large intestine
34
deglutition
swallowing
35
dentition
condition of the teeth
36
descending
downward
37
duoden /o
duodenum
38
dys-
difficult, painful
39
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
40
emesis
the act of vomiting
41
enter /o
small intestine
42
eructation
belching or burping
43
esophag /o
esophagus
44
fissure
crack-like sore of the skin
45
flares or flare up
intervals of intensification of active diseases
46
gastr /o
stomach, belly
47
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
48
GI
gastrointestinal
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gingiv /o
gums
50
halit /o
breath
51
hepat /o
liver
52
hernia
protrusion of an organ or part through the tissues that normally contain it
53
hyper-
increased
54
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
55
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
56
IH
inguinal hernia
57
ile /o
ileum
58
lapar /o
abdomen
59
ligation
tying off of blood vessels
60
lingu /o
tongue
61
lith /o
stone, calculus
62
mal-
bad, poor
63
mastication
chewing
64
morbid obesity
condition in which excess body fat has an adverse effect on the person's health
65
NG tube
nasograstric tube
66
occult blood
blood that is not visibly apparent and can be detected only by lab testing
67
or /o
mouth, oral cavity
68
pancreat /o
pancreas
69
parenteral
outside of or bypassing the digestive system
70
pept /o
digestion
71
-plakia
plaque
72
proct /o
rectum and anus
73
proct /o
anus and rectum
74
prolapse
slipping or dropping down of an organ or body part from its normal position
75
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
76
rect /o
rectum, straight
77
reflux
stomach contents flowing backward into the esophagus
78
sigmoid /o
sigmoid colon
79
sphincter
ring of muscles that function to close a body opening
80
stomat /o
mouth, oral cavity
81
sub-
below
82
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
83
transverse
across
84
UC
ulcerative colitis
85
ulcer
open lesion of the skin or mucous membrane resulting in tissue loss around the edges
86
varices
enlarged and swollen veins
87
C, diff
clostridium difficile
88
E. coli
escherichia coli
