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Foundations terminology > Lesson 7 - Digestion > Flashcards

Lesson 7 - Digestion Flashcards

1
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Bucc/o

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Cheek

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Dent/o, dent/i, odont/o

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tooth, teeth

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Gingiv/o

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Gum

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Gloss/o, lingu/o

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Tongue

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Gnath/o

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Jaw

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Labi/o

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Lip

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Or/o, stoma, stoat/o

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Mouth

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Palat/o

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Palate

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Sial/o

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Saliva, salivary duct, salivary gland

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Bili

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Bile

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Chol/e, chol/o

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bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Pancreat/o

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pancrea

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Esophag/o

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Esophagus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon

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Rect/o, proct/o

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Rectum

20
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Anorexia

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Loss of appetite; induced refusal or inability to eat

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Aphagia

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Inability or difficulty in swallowing

22
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Ascites

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Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

23
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Bruxism

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Clenching & grinding of teeth; usually during sleep

24
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Bulimia

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Excessive insatiable appetite, overeating followed by induced vomiting, diarrhea or fasting

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Cachexia

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Profound ill health, malnutrition and wasting

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Celiac disease

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Inability to absorb foods containing gluten

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Cholecystitis

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Inflammation of the gallbladder

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Cirrhosis

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Chronic liver disease w/ degeneration of liver tissue

29
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Crohn’s disease

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A chronic inflammatory disease of the GI tract usually involving the ileum and colon, causing pain, diarrhea, abscess & often formation of a fistula

30
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Diarrhea

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Frequent passage of watery bowel movements

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Diverticulitis

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Inflammation of diverticula (small pouches) in wall of the digestive tract, especially the colon

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Emesis

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Vomiting

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Fistula

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Abnormal passageway between 2 organs OR from an organ to the body surface

34
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Gastroenteritits

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Inflammation of the stomach & intestines

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Gastroesphageal reflux disease (GERD)

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Condition caused by reflux of gastric juices into the esophagus resulting in heartburn, regurgitation, inflammation & possible damage to esophagus; caused by weakness of the lower esophageal sphincter

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Hemorrhoids

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Varicose veins in the rectum associated with pain, bleeding & sometimes prolapse of the rectum

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Hepatitis

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Inflammation of the liver; most commonly viral

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Hiatal hernia

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A protrusion of the stomach through the opening (hiatus) in the diaphragm through which the esophagus passes

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Irritable bowel syndrome

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chronic stress-related disease characterized by diarrhea, constipation & pain associated w/ rhythmic intestinal contractions; mucous colitis; spastic colon

40
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Occult blood

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Blood present in such small amounts can only be detected microscopically or chemically; in feces, a sign of intestinal bleeding

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Peptic ulcer

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A lesion in the mucus membrane of the esophagus, stomach, or duodenum caused by the action of gastric juice

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Peritonitis

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Inflammation of membrane lining abdominal cavity & covering abdominal organs; from perforated ulcer, ruptured appendix or reproductive tract infection

43
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Pernicious anemia

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Caused by the stomach’s failure to secrete intrinsic factor, a substance needed for absorption of B12

44
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Polyp

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A tumour that grows on a stalk and bleeds easily

45
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Thrush

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Fungal infection of mouth and/or throat caused by Candida; appears as mucosal white patches or ulcers

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Ulcerative colitis

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Chronic ulceration of rectum and colon; cause unknown but may involve autoimmunity

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