Digestive System Flashcards
The formation of scar tissue between organs and abdominal tissues, which causes them to fuse together.
Adhesion - Adherencia
Connecting two parts of the intestine, or other tubes or channels, after the removal of a piece of one of the structures.
Anastomosis - Anastomosis
The inability to swallow; also, a refusal to swallow foods or liquids.
Aphagia - Afagia
This is the surgical removal of the appendix, the tube-like structure at the end of the large intestine.
Appendectomy/Appendicectomy - Apendectomía
Inflammation of the appendix, which is usually accompanied by severe pain.
Appendicitis - Apendicitis
Buildup of fluid in the cavity that surrounds the abdominal organs, leading to swelling.
Ascites - Ascitis
An x-ray exam of the abdominal cavity after the injection of barium contrast dye into the rectum; used to look for abnormalities in the large intestine.
Barium enema - Enema de bario
The fluid, orange-yellow pigment created in the liver as a result of hemoglobin mixing with excreted bile from the gallbladder.
Bilirubin - Bilirrubina
To burn the skin at the site of a wound using a chemical caustic substance or heating instrument to stop the bleeding or prevent infection.
Cauterize - Cauterizar
A surgical operation to remove the gallbladder, the organ located just under the liver.
Cholecystectomy - Colecistectomía
The formation or presence of gallstones, which may block the bile duct and the removal of bile from the system, putting an individual at risk for infection.
Cholelithiasis - Colelitiasis
Liver disease marked by cell degeneration, thickening of liver tissues, and inflammation; typically, it is the result of hepatitis or chronic alcoholism.
Cirrhosis - Cirrosis
Commonly known as the large intestine, its primary function is to remove wastes from the body. It is composed of four parts: the descending, ascending, transverse, and sigmoid colon.
Colon - Colon
A noninvasive procedure involving insertion of a tube into the rectum with a camera at the end of it to look for any abnormalities in the large intestine.
Colonoscopy - Colonoscopía
A surgical procedure that creates an opening in the abdominal wall to divert a piece of healthy colon to bypass a damaged portion of the colon so that fecal matter does not leak into the bloodstream.
Colostomy - Colostomía
This is a form of inflammatory bowel disease marked by digestive tract inflammation, severe abdominal pain, fatigue, diarrhea, malnutrition, and weight loss.
Crohn’s disease - Enfermedad de Crohn
A condition marked by multiple small pouches, or diverticula, in the intestine, without any inflammation.
Diverticulosis - Diverticulosis
A pouch or sac that is formed on the wall of the digestive tract at a weak point of tissue.
Divertriculum - Divertículo
This is the first and shortest part of the small intestine, which receives digested food from the stomach and helps prepare those chemicals for absorption.
Duodenum - Duodeno
An intestinal infection marked by severe diarrhea and blood or mucus in the stool.
Dysentery - Disentería
Another word for indigestion, which is difficult or painful digestion of food or liquid, leading to heartburn, reflux, vomiting, bloating, or gassiness.
Dyspepsia - Dispepsia
Swallowing discomfort or difficulty, usually a symptom of another disease.
Dysphagia - Disfagia
Vomiting.
Emesis - Vómito
A procedure to look inside the body or organ using a surgical instrument called an endoscope.
Endonoscopy - Endonoscopía
