Unit 11 Digestive System Flashcards
a.c.
before meals
NG
nasogastric
NPO
nothing by mouth
p.c.
after meals
p.o.
by mouth
BE
barium enema
GB
gallbladder
GI
gastrointestinal
BM
bowel movement
BMI
body mass index
BS
bowel sounds
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
oral cavity
mouth
or/o and stomat/o
mouth
uvul/o or uvula
soft mass that hangs in back of mouth
pharynx or pharyng/o
throat
esophagus
transports food from pharynx to stomach
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach; breaks down food and mixes with digestive juices
enter/o
small intestine; completes digestion and absorption of most nutrients
ileum
ilium
part of small intestine
the hip bone
col/o or colon/o
large intestine/colon; absorbs excess water and prepares solid waste
proct/o and rect/o
rectum; controls secretion of solid waste
an/o
anus
`hepat/o
liver
cholecyst/o
gallbladder; stores bile for later use
lapar/o and abdomin/o
abdomen
periton/o
peritoneum; membrane that lines the abdominal cavity
cheil/o
lips
- itis
- rrhaphy
- oma
gloss/o and lingu/o
tongue
- pathy
- dynia
-pepsia and pet/o
dyspepsia
digestion painful digestion (indigestion)
pyr/o
fever, fire; pyrosis “heartburn”
jaundice
yellow discoloration of the skin
gingivitis
gingiv/o
inflammation of the gums
gums
aphagia
-phagia
the loss of the ability to swallow
swallowing
append/o and appendic/o
appendix
herni/o
hernia; protrusion through the bodywall
lavage
to wash out (a body cavity)
regurgitate
the return of swallowed food into the mouth
emesis or -emesis
vomiting; expelling the contents of the stomach
dysentery
an infection of the digestive system, causes severe diarrhea and bleeding
CT or CAT
computed (axial) tomography
Abdominal ultrasound
high frequency sound waves used to visualize internal organs
Anoscopy
visual examination of the anus
Barium Swallow
use of barium to see upper portion of digestive system
Enema
solution placed in rectum and colon to empty the contents via a bowel movement
Barium enema
use of barium to view lover digestive system
anoplasty
surgical repair of the anus
colectomy
surgical removal of all or part of colon
colotomy
surgical incision of the colon
colonoscopy
visual examination of the colon
colostomy
creating an artificial opening to the colon
