Digestive System Flashcards
Aphagia
Inability to swallow
Bariatric
Pertaining to the prevention and control of obesity
Biliary
Pertaining to bile
Buccal
Pertaining to the cheek
Cholecystectomy
Surgical excision of the gallbladder
Cholecystitis
Inflammation of the gallbladder
Colectomy
Excision of part of the colon
Colonoscopy
Examination of the colon; may include examination of of the terminal ileum with an endoscope
Diverticulitis
Inflammation of one or more diverticulum
Diverticulosis
Presence of a number of diverticula of the intestine
Diverticulum
Small pouches that protrude from the wall of a hollow organ or structure; most common in the lower portion of the intestinal tract; increasingly common with age
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Epigastric
Region above the stomach
Esophageal
Pertaining to the esophagus
Gastralgia
Pain in the stomach
Gastroenterologist
Physician who specializes in gastrointestinal system
Hematemesis
Vomiting blood
Herniotomy
Incision into a hernia
Ileostomy
Creating an opening through the abdominal wall into the ileum
Laparotomy
Surgical incision into the abdomen
Pancreatitis
Inflammation of the pancreas
Pharyngeal
Pertaining to the pharynx
Rectocele
Herniation of the rectum into the vagina
Sigmoidoscope
Instrument used to view the sigmoid
Sphincter
A muscular ring around a lumen or hollow structure
Splenomegaly
Enlarged spleen
Splenorrhaphy
Repair of the spleen
Stomatitis
Inflammation of the mucous membranes of the mouth
Sublingual
Hypoglossal; below or beneath the tongue
Transoral
Through the mouth
Warthin’s tumor
A tumor found in the salivary gland
