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