digestive Flashcards
1
Q
cirrh-
A
yellow
2
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mal-
A
bad
3
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poly-
A
many, much
4
Q
-emesis
A
vomitting
5
Q
-lith
A
stone
6
Q
-megaly
A
enlargement
7
Q
-orexia
A
appetite
8
Q
-pepsia
A
digestion
9
Q
-pexy
A
surgical fixation (of an organ)
10
Q
-phagia
A
eating, swallowing
11
Q
-prandial
A
meal
12
Q
-ptosis
A
prolapse, drooping
13
Q
abdomin/o
A
abdomen
14
Q
an/o
A
anus
15
Q
append/o, appendic/o
A
appendix
16
Q
cec/o
A
cecum
17
Q
chol/e
A
gall, bile
18
Q
cholangi/o
A
bile vessel
19
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
20
Q
choledoch/o
A
bile duct
21
Q
col/o, colon/o
A
colon
22
Q
cyst/o
A
sac, bladder
23
Q
dent/o
A
tooth
24
Q
diverticul/o
A
diverticulum
25
duoden/o
duodenum
26
enter/o
intestine
27
esophag/o
esophagus
28
gastr/o
stomach
29
gingiv/o
gum
30
hepat/o
liver
31
ile/o
ileum
32
jejun/o
jejunum
33
lapar/o
abdomen
34
masticat/o
chew
35
orex/o
appetite
36
pancreat/o
pancreas
37
peritone/o
peritoneum
38
phren/o
diaphragm
39
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
40
prand/i
meal
41
proct/o, rect/o
rectum
42
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
43
pyr/o
fire
44
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
45
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
46
steat/o
fat
47
verm/i
worm
48
GI
gastrointestinal
49
APR
abdominoperineal resection
50
H. pylori
Helicobacter pylori
51
BE
barium enema
52
IBS
irritable bowel syndrome
53
LFT
liver function tests (blood); checking for liver function/injury
54
N&V
nausea and vomiting
55
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
56
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
57
PEG
percutaneous endoscopic gastrotomy
58
EUS
endoscopic ultrasound
59
UC
ulcerative colitis
60
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
61
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
62
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
63
carbohydrates
the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables, and milk products
64
defensins
the lysozyme enzyme and proteins which have antibacterial properties
65
emulsification
the process of breaking down the fat into smaller pieces which makes it easier for enzymes to function and digest food
66
eructation
the term used for belching
67
exocrine
to secrete externally, directly or through a duct
68
fundus
a part of a hollow organ
69
gastroenterology
medical specialty concerned with disorders of the digestive tract
70
hemorrhoid
varicose veins in the rectal region
71
lacteals
the lymphatic vessels of the small intestine which absorb digested fats
72
malabsorption
a disorder that occurs when people are unable to absorb nutrients from their diets
73
maldigestion
poor breakdown of food
74
omentum
fatty tissue that stretches over the abdomen, plays a role in immune response and the growth of certain cancers
75
papillae
surface elevations on the tongue that perceive taste
76
pyloric sphincter
a band of smooth muscle at the junction between the pylorus of the stomach and the duodenum the small intestine
77
quadrate
a square or rectangular shape
78
