Chapter 8: The Digestive System Flashcards
1
Q
an/o
A
anus
2
Q
append/o
A
appendix
3
Q
appendic/o
A
appendix
4
Q
bar/o
A
weight
5
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
6
Q
carcin/o
A
cancer
7
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
8
Q
chol/o
A
bile
9
Q
cholangi/o
A
bile duct
10
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
11
Q
choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
12
Q
cirrh/o
A
yellow
13
Q
col/o
A
colon
14
Q
colon/o
A
colon
15
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
16
Q
cyst/o
A
sac
17
Q
dent/o
A
tooth
18
Q
diverticul/o
A
pouch
19
Q
duoden/o
A
duodenum
20
Q
enter/o
A
small intestine
21
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
22
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
23
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
24
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
25
hem/o
blood
26
hemat/o
blood
27
hepat/o
liver
28
ile/o
ileum
29
inguin/o
groin
30
jejun/o
jejunum
31
labi/o
lip
32
lapar/o
abdomen
33
lingu/o
tongue
34
lith/o
stone
35
mandibul/o
mandible
36
nas/o
nose
37
odont/o
tooth
38
or/o
mouth
39
orth/o
straight
40
palat/o
palate
41
pancreat/o
pancreas
42
pharyng/o
pharynx
43
polyp/o
polyp
44
proct/o
anus and rectum
45
pylor/o
pylorus
46
pyr/o
fire
47
rect/o
rectum
48
sialaden/o
salivary gland
49
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
50
ven/o
vein
51
-ac
pertaining to
52
-al
pertaining to
53
-algia
pain
54
-ar
pertaining to
55
-centesis
process of removing fluid
56
-eal
pertaining to
57
-ectomy
surgical removal
58
-emesis
vomiting
59
-emetic
pertaining to vomiting
60
-gram
record
61
-graphy
process of recording
62
-iatric
pertaining to medical treatment
63
-ic
pertaining to
64
-istry
specialty of
65
-itis
inflammation
66
-lithiasis
condition of stones
67
-logy
study of
68
-oma
tumor
69
-orexia
appetite
70
-osis
abnormal condition
71
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
72
-otomy
cutting into
73
-ous
pertaining to
74
-pepsia
digestion
75
-pexy
surgical fixation
76
-phagia
eat, swallow
77
-plasty
surgical repair
78
-plegia
paralysis
79
-prandial
pertaining to a meal
80
-ptosis
drooping
81
-scope
instrument to view
82
-scopic
pertaining to visually examining
83
-scopy
process of viewing
84
-tripsy
surgical crushing
85
a-
without
86
an-
without
87
anti-
against
88
brady-
slow
89
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
90
endo-
within
91
ex-
outward
92
hyper-
excessive
93
in-
inward
93
hypo-
below
94
intra-
within
95
per-
through
96
peri-
around
97
poly-
many
98
post-
after
99
re-
again
100
retro-
backward
101
sub-
under
102
trans-
across
103
ac
before meals
104
ALT
alanine transaminase
105
AST
aspartate transaminase
106
Ba
barium
107
BaE
barium enema
108
BE
barium enema
109
BM
bowel movement
110
BMI
body mass index
111
BS
bowel sounds
112
CBD
common bile duct
113
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
114
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
115
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
116
GB
gallbladder
117
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
118
GI
gastrointestinal
119
H. pylori
Helicobacter pylori
120
HAV
hepatitis A virus
121
HBV
hepatitis B virus
122
HCI
hydrochloric acid
123
HCV
hepatitis C virus
124
HDV
hepatitis D virus
125
HEV
hepatitis E virus
126
HSV-1
herpes simplex virus type 1
127
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
128
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
129
IVC
intravenous cholangiography
130
N&V
nausea and vomiting
131
NG
nasogastric (tube)
132
NPO
nothing by mouth
133
O&P
ova and parasites
134
pc
after meals
135
PO
by mouth
136
pp
postprandial
137
PTC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
138
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
139
q
every
140
qam
every morning
141
qh
every hour
142
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
143
tTG
tissue transglutaminase
144
UGI
upper gastrointestinal series
