Digestive System Flashcards
anorexia
lack of appetite
antiemetic
against vomiting
biliary
bile
carnivorous
eating flesh
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
colitis
inflammation of the colon
coprophagia
process of eating feces
defecation
defecating
duodenal
pertaining to the duodenum (between the small intestine and stomach)
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing or eating
enteritis
inflammation of intestines
enterotomy
cutting into the intestines
eructation
belching
esophagitis
inflammation of the esophagus
gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
gastropexy
Sx for stomach to not rotate on it’s axis
glossal
related to the tongue
hematemesis
bloody vomit
hematochezia
blood on feces
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
herbivorous
planter eater!
icteric
icterus (jejunal)
ileocecal
ileum and cecum
lingual
“toward” the tongue
mastication
chewing
megaesophagus
dilation of the esophagus
monogastric
carnivore/omnivore style of digestion
omnivore
digests plants and meat
oropharynx
where the back of the throat attaches the mouth to the esophagus
pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
peristalsis
rhythmic traction of any smooth muscle to more material in a propulsive direction
peritonitis
inflammation of lining inside the stomach
pharyngeal
the throat
postprandial
the time period after a meal
pyloric
outflow section of the stomach
stomatitis
inflammation of the mouth
visceral
anything inside the abdominal cavity
