Chapter 8: The Dgestive System Flashcards
an/o
anus
chol/e
bile
col/o
colon
colon/o
colon
enter/o
small intestine
gastr/o
stomach
hepat/o
liver
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
-lithiasis
presence of stones
pancreat/o
pancrease
-pepsia
digestion
pept/o
digestion
proct/o
rectum and anus
rect/o
rectum
straight
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
-emesis
vomiting
-phagia
eat
swallow
stom
mouth
oral cavity
opening
stomat
mouth
oral cavity
opening
halit
breath
emesis
vomiting
dent
teeth
dent/ist
doctor of dental surgery/doctor of medical dentistry
gastr/o/enter/ologist
specialist in diagnosing and treating disease and disorders of stomach and small intestine
orth/odont/ist
dental specialist who straightens teeth
orth
straight
odont
teeth
peri/odont/ist
dental specialist who treats disorders of tissue surrounding the teeth (gums)
end/odont/ist
dental specialist who treats disorders of the tissues inside the teeth
(root canal therapy, etc.)
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
gingiv
gum
dysphagia
difficulty in swallowing
gastr/o/esophag/eal reflux disease
“GERD”
pertaining to acid coming up into the esophagus from the stomach
“pyrosis” (heart burn)
GERD
gastro/esophag/eal reflux disease
gastr/itis
inflammation of the stomach
gastro/enter/itis
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
gastro/rrhagia
bleeding from the stomach
gastro/rrhea
excessive flow of gastric secreations
gastro/rrhexis
rupture of the stomach
anorexia
lack or loss of appetite for food
anorexia nervosa
eating disorder: becomes emaciated; has an intense fear of weight gain; excessive exercise
bulimia nervosa
eating disorder: binge eating; purging
bulimia=continuous, excessive hunger
aero/phagia
excessive swallowing of air during eating or drinking
aero
air
dys/pepsia
indigestion
bad digestion
hemat/emesis
vomiting blood
hyper/emesis
excessive vomiting
colo/rectal cancer
starts as polyps in the colon
polyps are mushroom like growths
diverticul/itis
inflammation of one or more diverticulum/diverticula
diverticulum
pouch/sac in lining of tubular organ
col/itis
inflammation of the colon
enter/itis
inflammation of the small intestine
ile/itis
inflammation of the ilium
ilium is the last part of the small intestine
ile
ilium
ileus
blockage of the intestine due to stopping of peristalsis
hepato/megaly
enlargement of the liver
hepato/rrhexis
rupture or the liver
hepat/itis
inflammation of the liver
-usually caused by a virus, but also toxic materials
hepat/ectomy
surgical removal of all or party of the liver
cirrh/osis
degenerative disease of liver
scars make it look yellow/orange
cholecystalgia
pain in gallbladder
cholecyst/itis
inflammation of the gallbladder
chole/lithiasis
gallstones in the gallbladder or bile ducts
chole
bile
gall
cholecyst/ectomy
surgical removal of gallbladder
hem/occult
lab test for hidden blood in the stools
occult
hidden
difficult to see
endo/scope
instrument used to visually examine internal structures
esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy
“EGO”
visual exam of the esophagus, stomach and duodenum
colono/scopy
direct visual examination of the inner surface of the colon
procto/scopy
visual exam of the rectum and anus
proct/ologist
specialist in the disorders of the colon, rectum and anus
gastr/otomy
surgical incision of the stomach
gastr/ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening (stoma), into the stomach
-usually done to place a permanent feeding tube
col/ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening (stoma), between the colon and body surface
gastr/ectomy
surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
xer/o/stom/ia
dry mouth (not enough saliva)
halit/osis
abnormal condition of the breath
“bad breath”
