Digestive System 8/1 Flashcards
Gastr/o
Stomach, belly
Or/o
Mouth, oral cavity
-emesis
Vomiting
An/o
Anus, ring
Col/o
Colon, large intestine
Rect/o
Rectum, straight
Bolus
A mass of masticated food ready to be swallowed
Fecal
Pertaining to feces
Incontinent
Unable to control the bladder or bowel
Nausea
An inclination to vomit
Varices
Enlarged twisted veins
Colostomy
Incision of the colon for the purpose of making a more or less permanent opening
Colon/o
Colon, large intestine
-pepsia
Digest, digestion
Sigmoid/o
Sigmoid colon
Chyme
The mixture of partially digested food and digestive secretions found in the stomach and small intestines during digestion of a meal
Peristalsis
Progressive wavelike muscular movement that occurs involuntarily in the digestive system
Impaction
Collection of hardened feces in the rectum that cannot be expelled
Stomat/o
Mouth, oral cavity
Enter/o
Small intestine
-phagia
Eating,swallowing
Chol/e
Bile, gall
-lithiasis
Presence of stones
Alimentary canal
The intestinal tract from the esophagus to the rectum and accessory organs
Defecate
To pass stool or move bowels
Villi
Villi of the small intestine that absorb nutrients during the process of digestion
Ascending
Portion of the colon that ascends from the lower right quadrant to the upper right quadrant
Pruritus ani
Itching around anus
Hydrochloric acid
A digestive juice found in the stomach
Cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
Hepat/o
Liver
Proct/o
Anus rectum
Anus
External opening of the anal canal
Transverse
Lying across; the segment of the large intestine that lies across the abdomen
Flatus
Intestinal gas
