GIT Flashcards
Stomach and intestinal science
Gatroenterology
Mouth
oral cavity
stoma
Inflammation of mouth
stomat/itits
Tongue
gloss/o
Lingu/o
Inflammation of tongue
glossitits
excision of the tongue
gloss/ectomy
pertaining to the tongue
lingu/al
Under the tongue
sun/lingu/al
Hypo/gloss/al
Lips
Cheil/o
Inflammation of the lips
cheil/itis
gums
gingiv/o
inflammation of gums
gingiv/itits
Teeth + pertaining to teeth
dent/o + odont/o
denal
cavities
dental caries
Esophagus + pertaining to the esophagus
esophag/o
esophag/eal
difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia
stomach
gastr/o
inflammation of stomach
gastr/itis
surgical removal of part or whole stomach
gastrectomy
small intestine/ intestine + pertaining to intestine
Enter/o
Enter/ic
Inflammation of the intestine
Enter/itis
Colon + pertaining to the colon
col/o
Col/ic + colonic
making a new opening in the colon
Col/ostomy
sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o
An instrument used to examine the sigmoid colon
sigmoid/o/scope
Rectum + pertaining to the rectum
rect/o
Rect/al
Herniation of the rectum
rect/o/cele
Anus and rectum
proct/o
studying the diseases of anus and rectum
Proct/o/logy
A device used to visualize the rectum and anal canal
Proct/o/scope