Digestive Flashcards
duodenum
the uppermost segment, which is approximately 10 inches long.
jejunum
which is approximately 8 feet long
ileum
which is approximately 12 feet long
hard palate (anterior portion)
The two structures forming the roof of the mouth
soft palate (posterior portion)
forms a partion between the mouth and the nasopharynx, is continuous with the hard palate.
pharyn
throat
or/o
stomat/o
mouth
gloss/o
lingu/o
tongue
bucc/o
cheek
cheil/o
labi/o
lip
dent/o
odont/o
teeth
gingiv/o
gum(s)
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
esophag/o
esophagus
pharyng/o
pharynx (throat)
gastr/o
stomach
pylor/o
pylorus
duoden/o
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
enter/o
intestine (usually small intestine)
jejun/o
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
ile/o
ileum (third part of small intestine)
append/o
appendic/o
appendix
col/o
colon/o
colon
rect/o
rectum
proct/o
anus, rectum
an/o
anus
hepat/o
liver
pancreat/o
pancreas
cholangi/o
bile vessel
chol/e
bile, gall
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
choledoch/o
bile duct
-emesis
vomit
-iasis
abnormal condition
-megaly
enlargement
-orexia
appetite
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
swallowing and eating
-prandial
meal
-rrhea
discharge, flow
dia-
through, across
peri-
around
sub-
under, below
oral
pertaining to the mouth
stomatitis
Inflammation of the mouth
glossectomy
excision of the tongue
lingual
pertaining to the tongue
buccal
pertaining to the cheek
cheiloplasty
surgical repair of the lip
labial
pertaining to the lip
dentist
specialist of teeth
orth
straight
orthodontist
specialist for straight teeth
gingiectomy
excision of the gums
sialolith
calculus formed in a salivary gland on ductl
lith
stone or calculus
esophagoscope
instrument for examining the esophagus
pharyngotonsillitis
inflammation of the pharaynx
gastralgia
stomach pain
pylorospasm
involuntary contraction of the pylorus
spasm
involuntary contraction
duodenoscopy
visual examination of the duodenum
enteropathy
disease of the intestine
jejunorrhaphy
suture of the jejunum
ileostomy
forming an opening of the ileum
rrhaphy
suture
-stomy
forming an opening
appendectomy
removal of the appendix
spprndicitits
inflammation of the apendix
colostomy
forming an opening of the colon
colonoscopy
visual examination of the colon
sigmoidotomy
incision of the sigmoid colon
rectocele
swelling of the rectum
proctologist
specialist in the study of anus
perianal
pertaining to around the anus
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
pancreatolysis
destruction of the pancreas
cholangiole
small bile vessel
-ole
small, minute
choledochoplasty
surgical repair of the bile duct
cholelith
gall stone
cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbader
hyperemesis
excessive vomit
cholelithiasia
abnormal condition of gallstones
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
anorexia
without appetite
dyspepsia
painful digestion
aerophagia
swallowing air
postprandial
after meal
steaorrhea
discharge of fat
diarrhea
discharge of fat
rrhea
discharge
steat/o
fat
aer/o
air