Chapter 4 - Digestive System - Words Flashcards
lip/ase
enzyme that breaks down fat
lact/ase
enzyme breaks down lactose
pancre/ase
enzyme secreted by pancreas
amyl/ase
enzyme that breaks down starch
chol/e/lith/iasis
disease condition; presence of stone in gallbladder
trich/o/monon/iasis
infestation with trichomonads (STD)
monialiasis
infestation with yeast
elephantiasis
infestation with filarial worms causing enlargement and thickening of tissue
obese
having excessive body fat
lipid
substance that includes fats, waxes, phospholipids, and related compounds
diverticul/osis
condition of pouches that develop in colon wall
gastr/o/stomy
opening in stomach through abdomen for feeding
colon/o/stomy
create an opening into the colon from the abdominal wall
dys/pepsia
poor digestion
pep/tic
relating to the action of digestive juices
dys/phagia
difficult swallowing
aer/o/phagy
air swallowing
cyt/o/phagy
ingestion of cells by phagocytes
onych/o/phagia
nail biting
brady/phagia
eating slowly
tachy/phagia
eating fast
trich/o/phagy
hair swallowing
proct/o/plegia
paralysis of rectum and anus
gastr/o/rrhagia
stomach hemorrhage
encephal/o/rrhagia
brain hemorrhage
proct/o/rrhaphy
suture of rectum and anus
arteri/o/rrhaphy
suturing of an artery
ureter/o/rrhaphy
suturing of a ureter
dia/rrhea
discharge flow
stomat/o/rrhea
discharge from the mouth
enter/o/rrhexis
rupture of intestine
crani/o/tomy
cut hole in skull
derm/a/tome
surgical instrument for cutting thin slices of skin
gastr/o/duoden/o/stomy
form new opening between stomach and duodenum
neur/o/tripsy
surgical crushing of nerve
eu/pepsia
easy digesting
eu/kinesi/a
painless movement
eu/esthesi/a
good sensation
mal/odor/ous
having a bad odor
mal/nutrition
poor nutrition
mal/position
poor placement or placement
mal/absorption
poor absorption of nutrients
mal/aise
general feeling of illness or poor
mal/formation
poorly formed
an/al
pertaining to anus
an/o/rect/al
pertaining to anus and rectum
appendic/itis
inflammation of the appendix
append/ectomy
surgical removal of the appendix
bar/iatrics
medical practice that specializes in obesity
bil/i/rubin
yellow bile pigment from breakdown of worn out red blood cells
bil/i/ary
carry bile
carb/o/hydrates
contain carbon, hydrogen, oxygen
gluc/ose
most simple carbohydrate
cheil/itis
inflammation fo the lips
cheil/o/plasty
surgical repair of the lips
chole/cyst/o/gram
x-ray of gallbladder
cholecyst/o/graphy
process of taking x-ray of gallbladder
cholecyst/itis
inflammation of gallbladder
cholescyst/ostomy
incision into gallbladder
cholecyst/ectomy
removal of gallbladder
col/ic
pertaining to colon
col/itis
inflammation of colon
col/o/stomy
opening into colon from abdominal wall where fecal matter passes into a bag
colon/o/scopy
a complete exam of colon with scope
col/ectomy
surgical removal of part/all of colon
col/o/rrhexis
rupture of colon
cyst/o/scopy
examination of the bladder
cyst/itis
inflammation of the bladder
cyst/o/rrhaphy
suture of a wound, injury or rupture in the bladder
esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy
examination of esophagus, stomach, and duodenum with a scope
duoden/o/tomy
incision into duodenum
gastr/o/duoden/ostomy or duoden/ostomy
new opening between stomach and duodenum
esophag/o/duoden/o/stomy
new opening between esophagus and the duodenum
enter/itis
inflammation of the intestine
gastr/o/enter/o/logy
study of diseases of stomach/intestine (internal medicine)
dys/enter/y
disorder of intestine with inflammation, pain and diarrhea
enter/o/cele
hernia of intestine
enter/ic
pertaining to small intestine
enter/o/scope
instrument used to examine small intestine
enter/o/rrhagia
hemorrhage of small intestine
esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus
esophag/o/gastr/ic or gastr/o/esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
hyper/esthesi/a
condition of heightened sensation
esthesi/o/meter
an instrument for measuring sensory discrimination
esophag/o/gastr/ic
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
gastr/o/esophag/eal
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
gastr/itis
inflammation in the stomach
gastr/algia
stomach pain
gastr/o/tomy
incision into stomach
gastr/ectomy
surgical removal of the stomach
gastr/ic
pertaining to the stomach
gastr/o/enter/ic
pertaining to the stomach and small intestine
gingiv/al
pertaining to the gums
gingiv/itis
inflammation of the gums
gingiv/algia
gum pain
gingiv/o/plasty
surgical repair of the gums
gloss/itis
inflammation of the tongue
gloss/ectomy
excision of the tongue
gloss/algia
pain in tongue
gloss/al
pertaining to the tongue
hypo/gloss/al
pertaining to located under the tongue
gloss/o/plegia
paralysis of the tongue
hepat/o/rrhagia
hemorrhage of the liver
hepat/ic
pertaining to liver
hepat/o/megaly
enlarged liver
hepat/o/pathy
disease of liver
hepat/o/tomy
incision into liver
hepat/ectomy
removal of portion of liver
hepat/o/cele
hernia of liver
hepat/itis
inflammation of the liver
hepat/o/scopy
processof using a scope to examine the liver
hepat/o/rrhaphy
suture of the liver
ile/o/cec/al
valve between ileum and ascending colon
ile/itis
inflammation of the ileum
ile/o/col/itis
inflammation of the ileum and colon (Crohn’s disease)
jejun/o/ile/itis
inflammation of the jejunum and the ileum
pancreat/o/lith
stone in pancreas
hepat/o/lith
stone in liver
lith/o/logy
study of calculi or stones
lith/o/genesis
producing or forming stones
lith/o/genic
pertaining to develop of stones
lith/o/tomy
incision to remove stone
lith/o/meter
instrument to measure size of stone
lith/iasis
formation of stony concretions in teh body
lith/o/tripsy
surgical crushing of a stone
chol/e/lith
gall stones
cholelith/otomy
incision into gallbladder
lingu/al
adjective form of tongue
sub/lingu/al
under teh tongue
obes/ity
quality of being overweight
pancreat/ic
pertaining to pancreas
pancreat/o/lysis
destruction of the pancreatic tissue
pancreat/o/pathy
disease of pancreas
pancreat/otomy
incision into pancreas
pancreatectomy
excision of pancreas
phag/o/cyte
cell that eats microorganisms
phag/o/cyt/osis
condition of cells eating microorganisms
pharyng/itis
inflammation of pharynx
dys/phoria
a state of feeling unwell or unhappy
eu/phor/ia
feeling good
proct/o/log/ist
one who studies diseases of rectal area
proct/o/logy
study of disease of rectal area
proct/o/scope
instrument used to examine the rectum
proct/o/scopy
examination of rectum with scope
hemorrhoids
dilated veins in the rectum
hemorrhoid/ectomy
surgical removal of hemorrhoids
rect/al
pertaining to rectum
rect/o/cele
hernia of rectum
rect/o/scope
instrument used to examine rectum
rect/o/scopy
process of examining rectum
rect/o/scopic
type of rectal exam (adj)
rect/o/plasty
surgical repair of rectum
rect/o/rrhaphy
suturing of the rectum
sigmoid/o/scopy
exam of sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o/scope
instrument used for viewing the colon
splen/ectomy
removal of spleen
splen/o/megaly
enlarged spleen
splen/o/pathy
disease of spleen
splen/o/rrhaphy
suture of spleen
splen/algia
pain in spleen
splen/ic
pertaining to the spleen
stomat/agia
pain in mouth
stomat/itis
inflammation of the mouth
stomat/o/plasty
surgical repair of the mouth
stomat/o/scope
instrument used to examine the mouth
stomat/o/scopy
process of examining the mouth
stomatorrhea
discharge from the mouth
trichophagy or trich/o/phagia
hair eating/swallowing
