Words Oftenly Used Flashcards
choledochography
radiography of the bile duct.
diverticulitis
Inflammation of the diverticulum
Sigmoid
resembling sigma
Sigmoid colon
the last part of the colon before it ends in the rectum.
uvula
fleshy extension of the soft palate hanging over the throat
polyp
any mass of tissue that bulges or projects outward or
upward from a normal surface level (Polyps bleed easily and are commonly found in the nose, rectum, colon and uterus)
amblygeustia
dullness of taste
dysgeusia
impairment/perversion of taste
hypergeusia
excessive acuteness of taste
hypogeusia
diminished sense of taste
oxygeusia
abnormally keen sense of taste
oxyosmia
unusual acuity of the sense of smell
oxyosphresia
abnormal acuity of the sense of smell
cardiac sphincter
a muscle around the opening of the oesophagus
into the stomach
sphincter ani
sphincter closing the anus