Chapter 5: Digestive System Flashcards
an/o
anus
append/o
appendic/o
appendix
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
belly, abdomen
cheil/o
lipc
cholecyst/o
gall bladder
choledoch/o
common bile duct
col/o
colon/o
colon
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
small intestines
esophag/o
esophagus
faci/o
face
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tongue
hepat/o
liver
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
labi/o
lip
lapar/o
abdomen
lingu/o
tongue
mandibul/o
lower jaw, mandible
or/o
mouth
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
peritone/o
peritoneum
pharyng/o
pharyngx (throat)
proct/o
anus and rectump
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
rect/o
rectum
sialaden/o
salivary gland
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
stomat/o
mouth
uvul/o
uvula
bil/i
gall, bile
bilirubin/o
bilirubin (bile pigment)
chol/e
gall, bile
lith/o
stone, calculus
chlorhydr/o
hydrochloric acidg
glyc/o
sugar
lip/o
fat
py/o
pus
sial/o
saliva, salivary
steat/o
fat
anorexia
lack of appetite
ascites
abnormal condition of fluid in abdomen
borborygmi
rumbling or gurgling noises produced by movement by gas, fluid or both in GI tract
constipation
difficulty passing stools
diarrhea
frequent passage of loose, watery stools
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
eructation
gas expelled from stomach through mouth
flatus
gas expelled through anush
hematochezia
passage of fresh, bright red blood from rectum
jaundice
yellow-orangish coloration of skin and whites of eyes caused by hyperbilirubinemia
melena
black tarry stools; feces containing digested blood
nausea
unpleasant sensation in stomach with tendency to vomit
steatorrhea
fat in feces
achalasia
failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax
esophageal cancer
malignant tumor of the esophagus
esophagus varices
swollen varicose veins at lower end of esophagus
gastric cancer
malignant tumor of stomach
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
solids/fluids return to the mouth from stomach
hernia
protrusion of an organ through the tissues and muscles normally containing it
peptic ulcer
open sore in lining of stomach/abdomen
anal fistula
abnormal tube-like passageway near anus
colonic polyps
polyps protrude from mucous membrane of colon
colorectal cancer
adenocarcinoma of colon or rectum
crohn’s disease
chronic inflammation of intestinal tract
diverticulosis
abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of colon
dysentery
painful inflammation of intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection
hemorrhoids
swollen, twisted varicose veins in the rectal region
ileus
loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of intestines
inflammatory bowel disase (IBD)
inflammation of colon and small intestines
intussusception
telescoping of intestines
irritable bowl syndrome (IBS)
group of GI symptomsu
ulcerative colitis
chronic inflammation of colon with presence of liverso
volvulus
twisting of the intestine on itself
cholelithiasis
gallstones in gallbladderc
cirrhosis
chronic degenerative disease of liver
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)
liver cancerp
pancreatic cancer
malignant tumor of pancreasc
pancreatitis
inflammation of pancreasv
viral hepatitis
inflammation of liver caused by a virus
