Chapter 7: Applied Digestive Terminology Flashcards
Abdominocentesis
Puncture the abdomen
Anorexia
Without Appetite
Antiemetic
Against vomiting
Buccal
Cheeks
Colitis
Inflammation of the colon
Coprophagia
Feces eating
Dysphagia
Difficulty Eating
Enteritis
Inflammation of the intestines
Eructation
Belching
Esophagitis
Inflammation of the Esophagus
Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastropexy
Fixation of the stomach
Gingivitis
Inflammation of the Gingiva
Hematochezia
Blood in the feces
Hepatomegaly
Inflammation of the Liver
Intussusception
Within recieving
Labial
Lips
Laparoscopy
Viewing of the Abdomen
Lingual
Tongue
Lipemia
Fat in the blood
Megaesophagus
Enlarged Esophagus
Nasogastric
Nose and stomach
Necrotic
Death
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
Postprandial
After eating
Somatitis
Inflammation of the mouth
Sublingual
Beneath the tongue
Visceral
Pertaining to the organs