Definitions Flashcards
Any disease of the mouth due to a fungus
Stomatomycosis
The inability to control the excretion of feces
Bowel incontinence
The substance that liver secretes, which is stored in the gallbladder for later use.
Bile
This travel upwards from the cecum to the undersurface of the liver.
Ascending colon
The process of the building up of the body cells and substances from nutrients
Anabolism
The receptors of taste are located on the dorsum (the back or outer surface of an organ, part, etc)
Tongue
The bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth
Periodontium
The condition characterized by the telescoping of one part of the intestine into another
Intussusception
Characterized by a severe reaction to foods containing “gluten”
Celiac disease
The medical term: “inflammation of the small intestine”
Enteritis
This occurs mostly in hot countries and is spread through food or water contaminated by human feces
Bacterial Infection Dysentery
The surgical removal of all or part of the stomach
Gastrectomy