Digestion Flashcards
1
Q
bucc/o
A
cheek
2
Q
dent/o, dent/i, odont/o
A
tooth,teeth
3
Q
gingiv/o
A
gum
4
Q
gloss/o, lingu/o
A
tongue
5
Q
gnath/o
A
jaw
6
Q
labi/o
A
lip
7
Q
or/o, stoma, stomat/o
A
stomach
8
Q
palat/o
A
palate
9
Q
sial/o
A
saliva, salivary duct, salivary gland
10
Q
bili
A
bile
11
Q
chol/e, chol/o,
A
bile,gall
12
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
13
Q
hepat/o
A
liver
14
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
15
Q
esophag/o
A
esophagus
16
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
17
Q
enter/o
A
intestine
18
Q
col/o, colon/o,
A
colon
19
Q
rect/o, proct/o
A
rectum
20
Q
anorexia
A
loss of appetite
21
Q
aphagia
A
inability or difficulty in swallowing
22
Q
ascites
A
accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
23
Q
bruxism
A
clenching or grinding of teeth; usually during sleep
24
Q
bulimia
A
overeating followed by induced vomiting, diarrhea and fasting
25
cachexia
profound ill health; malnutrition or wasting
26
celiac disease
inability to absorb foods with gluten; caused by an excess immune response to gluten
27
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gall bladder
28
cirrhosis
chronic liver disease with degeneration of liver tissue
29
crohn's disease
chronic inflammation disease of GI tract usually involving the ileum and colon, causing pain, diarrhea, abscess, and often formation of a fistula
30
diarrhea
frequent passage of watery bowel movements
31
diverticulitis
inflammation of diverticula (small pouches) in wall of digestive tract, especially the colon
32
emesis
vomiting
33
fistula
abnormal passageway between 2 organs OR from an organ to the body surface
34
gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
35
gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)
condition caused by reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus resulting in heartburn
36
hemorrhoids
varicose veins in the rectum associated with pain, bleeding, and sometimes prolapse of the rectum
37
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver, most commonly viral
38
hiatal hernia
a protrusion of the stomach through the opening (hiatus) in the diaphragm
39
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)
chronic stress- related disease characterized by diarrhea, constipation and pain associated with rhythmic intestinal contractions: mucous colitis; spastic colon
40
occult blood
blood present in such small amounts, it can only be detected microscopically or chemically: in feces a sign of intestinal bleeding
41
peptic ulcer
a lesion in the mucous membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum caused by the action of gastric juice
42
peritonitis
inflammation of membrane lining abdominal cavity and covering abdominal organs; from perforated ulcer, ruptured appendix, or reproductive tract infection
43
pernicious anemia
caused by stomach's failure to secrete intrinsic factor, a substance needed for absorption of B12
44
polyp
a tumor that grows on a stalk and bleeds easily
45
thrush
fungal infection of mouth and/or throat caused by cadina; appears as mucosal white patches or ulcers
46
ulcerative colitis
chronic ulceration of rectum and colon; cause unknown but may involve autoimmunity
