Word List 7- Digestive System Flashcards
1
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an/o
A
anus
2
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append/o
A
appendix
3
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appendic/o
A
appendix
4
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chol/e
A
bile, gall
5
Q
cholangi/o
A
bile vessel
6
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gall bladder
7
Q
choledonch/o
A
bile duct
8
Q
col/o
A
colon
9
Q
colon/o
A
colon
10
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dent/o
A
teeth
11
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duoden/o
A
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
12
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enter/o
A
intestine (usually refers to small intestine)
13
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esaphag/o
A
esophagus
14
Q
gastr/o
A
stomach
15
Q
gingiv/o
A
gums
16
Q
gloss/o
A
tongue
17
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hepat/o
A
liver
18
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ile/o
A
ileum (third part of small intestine)
19
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jejun/o
A
jejunum (second part of small intestine)
20
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lingu/o
A
tongue
21
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odont/o
A
teeth
22
Q
or/o
A
mouth
23
Q
pancreat/o
A
pancreas
24
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pancreat/o
A
pancreas
25
pharyng/o
pharynx
26
proct/o
anus, rectum
27
pytal/o
saliva
28
pylor/o
pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum-first part of small intestine)
29
rect/o
rectum
30
sial/o
saliva, salivary gland
31
sigmoid/o
sigmoid colon
32
stomat/o
mouth
33
-orexia
appetite
34
-pepsia
digestion
35
-phagia
swallowing, eating
36
-prandial
meal
37
hemat-
blood
38
appendectomy
incision/removal of the appendix
39
appendicitis
inflammation of the appendix
40
ascites
accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
41
cholecystectomy
removal/excision of the gallbladder
42
cholecystitis
inflammation of the gall bladder
43
cholodochotomy
incision of a bile vessel
44
cholelithiasis
abnormal condition of a gall stone
45
cirrhosis
chronic degenerative liver disease
46
Crohn's disease
a form of inflammatory bowel disease
47
colectomy
removal/excision of the colon
48
colonoscopy
visual examination of the colon
49
colostomy
forming an opening in the colon
50
diverticulosis
abnormal condition of small pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall
51
diverticulitis
inflammation/infection within diverticula (small pouches in the intestinal wall)
52
dysentery
inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)
53
dyspepsia
bad/painful/difficult digestion (indigestion)
54
dysphagia
bad/painful/difficult swallowing
55
emesis
vomiting
56
endoscopy
visual examination of in/within (usually the stomach, esophagus, duodenum)
57
guarding
contraction of abdominal muscles/ discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen
58
hematemesis
vomiting blood
59
hematochezia
passage of bright red blood in the stool
60
hemorrhoid
mass of enlarge varicose veins internal or external to the rectum
61
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
62
hepatomegaly
enlargement of the liver
63
hypoglossal
pertaining to below/under the tongue
64
jaundice
yellow coloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood
65
laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
66
melena
black "furry" colored stool, a sign of GI bleeding
67
pancreatitis
inflammation of the pancreas
68
postprandial
after a meal
69
proctologist
specialist in the study of the anus/rectum
70
pytalism
overproduction of saliva
71
sialorrhea
discharge, flow of saliva
72
sublingual
below/under the tongue
