Ch. 08 The Digestive System Flashcards
-lithiasis
presence of stones
-al
pertaining to
-cele
hernia
-eal
pertaining to
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emesis
vomiting
-graphy
process of recording
-ic
pertaining to
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
abnormal enlargement
-ologist
specialist
-osis
abnormal condition
-paresis
partial paralysis
-pepsia
digest, digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-scopy
visual examination
-stomy
surgical creation of a new opening
an /o
anus, ring
anastomosis
surgical connection between two hollow or tubular structures
anti-
against
ascending
upward
bariatrics
field of medicine dealing with the treatment of obesity
BMI
body mass index
bowel
intestine
cheil /o
lips
chol /e
bile, gall
cholecyst /o
gallbladder
cirrh /o
orange-yellow
COL
colonoscopy
col /o
colon, large intestine
colon /o
colon, large intestine
deglutition
swallowing
dentition
condition of the teeth