Chapter 6: Digestive System Flashcards by Abby Dennis

Q

ile/o

A

ileum (third part of small intestines)

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cheil/o, labi/o

A

lip

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pylor/o

A

pylorus

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chol/e

A

bile, gall

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-emesis

A

vomit

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-iasis

A

abnormal condition (produced by something specified)

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-orexia

A

appetite

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enter/o

A

intestine (usually small intestines)

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-phagia

A

swallowing, eating

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dia-

A

through, across

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sub-

A

under, below

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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dent/o, odont/o

A

teeth

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or/o, stomat/o

A

mouth

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gloss/o, lingu/o

A

tongue

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pharyng/o

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pharynx (throat)

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gastr/o

A

stomach

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-scopy

A

visual examination

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eu-

A

good normal

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choledoch/o

A

bile duct

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lith/o

A

stone, calculus

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-stenosis

A

narrowing, stricture

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-cele

A

hernia, swelling

difficultly swallowing

dysphagia

specialist in the study of colon, rectum, and anus

proctologist

pertaining to under the tongue

sublingual

enlarged liver

hepatomegaly

visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and the duodenum

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

pain in the esophagus

- esophagodynia | - esophagalgia

inflammation of the colon

colitis

tumor of the liver

hepatoma

narrowing or constriction of the rectum

- proctostenosis | - rectostenosis

inflammation of the gallbladder

cholecystitis

partial or complete excision of the tongue

glossectomy

surgical puncture of the small intestine

enteroplasty

fixation of a movable liver

hepatopexy

inflammation of the small intestine and colon

- coloenteritis | - enterocolitis

pertaining to the colon and rectum

colorectal

hernia if the rectum

- rectocele | - proctocele

q2h

every two hours

stat

immediately

GI

gastrointestinal

HCV

hepatitis C virus

bid

twice a day

NG

nasogastric

R/O

rule out

pc, pp

after meals (postprandial)

qid

four times a day

po

by mouth (per os)

quam, qm

every hour

tid

three times a day

qod

every other day

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Ba

barium

BM

bowel movement

alk phos

alkaline phosphatase

ac

before meals