Week 6 Digestive Terms Flashcards by Jennifer Jablonski

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abdomin/o-

A

abdomen

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an/o-

A

anus

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appendic/o-

A

appendix

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bucc/o-

A

cheek

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cheil/o-

A

lip

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chol/e-

A

bile; gall

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cholecyst/o-

A

gall bladder

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col/o-

A

colon

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colon/o-

A

colon

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dent/i-

A

tooth

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digest/o-

A

digestion; breakdown

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duoden/o-

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duodenum; first section of small intestine

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-emesis

A

vomiting

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enter/o-

A

intestines - usually small

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epi-

A

above; upon; on

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espophag/o-

A

esophagus

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gastr/o-

A

stomach

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gingiv/o-

A

gum

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gloss/o-

A

tongue

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hepat/o-

A

liver

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ile/o-

A

ileum - 3rd section of the small intestine

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jejun/o-

A

jejunum - 2nd section of the small intestine

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lapar/o-

A

abdominal wall; abdomen

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lingu/o-

A

tongue

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-lith

A

stone; calculus

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odont/o-

A

tooth

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or/o-

A

mouth

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-ous

A

pertaining to

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pancreat/o-

A

pancreas

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-pepsia

A

digestion

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-phagia

A

eating; swallowing

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pharyng/o-

A

throat; pharynx

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proct/o-

A

anus and rectum

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rect/o-

A

rectum

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-scope

A

instrument for visual exam

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-scopy

A

process of performing a visual exam

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sialaden/o-

A

salivary gland

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stomat/o-

A

mouth

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-stomy

A

new opening to form a mouth

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a.c.

A

before meals

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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N&V

A

nausea & vomiting

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NG

A

nasogastric - feeding tube

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NPO; n.p.o

A

nothing by mouth

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p.c.

A

after meals

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TPN

A

total parenteral nutrition - fed through an IV

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absorption

A

intestinal absorption of food

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drain

A

device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound

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Peristalsis

A

rippling motion of muscle in the digestive tract

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gastric

A

having to do with the stomach