Chapter 12 The Digestive System Flashcards
amyl/o
starch
append/o
appendix
appendic/o
appendix
-ase
enzyme
bil/i
bile
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
pertaining to the abdomen
-centesis
surgical puncture
cheil/o
lips
chol/e
bile
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
cirrh/o
yellow, tawny
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
dent/o
tooth
duoden/o
duodenum
-ectasia
stretching or dilatation
-ectomy
surgical removal
-emesis
to vomit
enter/o
intestine
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tounge
gluc/o
sugar, sweet
glyc/o
sugar, sweet
hepat/o
liver
-iasis
presence of an abnormal condition
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
lapar/o
abdominal wall
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
-lysis
destruction, detachment
mandibul/o
mandible
odont/o
teeth
or/o
mouth
pancreat/o
pancreas
-pepsia
state of digestion
-phagia
to eat
pharyng/o
pharynx
peritone/o
peritoneum
-plasty
surgical repair
proct/o
anus
rect/o
rectum
-rrhagia
excessive flow
-rrhaphy
suturing
sial/o
saliva
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
-spasm
twitching
splen/o
spleen
steat/o
fat
stomat/o
mouth
-tresia
perforation
-tripsy
intentional crushing
achlorhydria
absence of hydronchloric acid
adhesions
fibrous bands which form in the abdoninal cavity
anorexia
lack or loss of appetite, inability to eat
aphagia
loss of the ability to swallow as a result of organic or psychological causes