Gastrointestinal System Flashcards
an/o
anus
antr/o
antrum
cec/o
cecum
col/o
colon
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
intestines
esopha/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
proct/o, rect/o
rectum
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
stomat/o, or/o
mouth
appendic/o
appendix
chiel/o
lip
chol/e
gall, bile
cholangi/o
bile duct
choledoch/o
common bile duct
diverticul/o
diverticulum, or blind pouch extending from a hollow organ (pl. diverticula)
gingiv/o
gum
gloss/o, lingu/o
tongue
hepato/o
liver
herni/o
hernia, or protrusion of an organ through a body wall. The layman’s term for hernia is rupture. Types include abdominal hernia, hiatal or diaphragmatic hernia, inguinal hernia, and umbilical hernia
lapar/o, abdomin/o, celi/o
abdomen (abdominal cavity)
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
peritone/o
peritoneum
pylor/o
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
polyp/o
polyp, small growth
sial/o
saliva
uvul/o
uvula
appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix
cholangioma
tumor of the bile duct
cholecystitiis
inflammation of the gallbladder
choledocholithiasis
condition of stones in the common bile duct
cholelithiasis
condition of gallstones
diverticulitis
inflammation of the diverticulum
diverticulosis
abnormal condition of having diverticula