Week 1G Flashcards
emesis
vomiting
occult
hidden
phagia
eating, swallowing
plakia
a plate or flat plane
peps, pept
digest, digestion
emia
blood
cirrh/o
yellow, orange
chol/e
bile, gall
gastr/o
stomach, abdomen
gingiv/a
gums
hiat/a
openingi
inguin
groin
hyperemesis
excessive vomiting
hemoccult
test to detect fecal occult blood
dysphagia
difficulty in swallowing
leukoplakia
a disorder of a mucous membrane characterized by one or more white patches
pepsin, peptic ulcer disease
a digestive enzyme found in gastric juices, a break in the lining of the stomach/small intestines
anemia
without blood (low blood count)
cholecystectomy
removal of the gallbladder
cirrhosis
a disease of the liver
gastritis
inflammation of the stomach
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
hiatal hernia
an abnormal condition in which part of the stomach protrudes upward through the esophageal cleft in the diaphragm
inguinal
of, relating to, or situated in the groin
pc
after food (post cibum)
CHO
carbohydrate
EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
B.M.
bowel movement
cib
Food
cal.
calorie
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
FBS
fasting blood sugar