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Stack #31176
Stack #31176 Module C Unit III Digestive System
Answer | Question |
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bile | chloe |
gallbladder | cholecyst/o |
colon | col/o |
vomiting | -emesis |
intestine | enter/o |
stomach | gastr/o |
gums | gingiv/o |
tongue | gloss/o |
sugar | gluc/o |
liver | hepat/o |
abnormal condition | -iasis |
inflammation | -itis |
stone | lith/o |
destruction, breakdown | -lysis |
outlet, cutting through | -ostomy |
state of digestion | -pepsia |
to eat or eating | -phagia |
anus, rectum | proct/o |
hemorrhage | -rrhagia |
suturing | -rrhaphy |
mouth | stomat/o |
lack or loss of appitite for food | anorexia |
indegestion | dyspepsia |
difficulty swallowing | dysphagia |
presence of kidney stones or gallstones in gallbladder | cholelithiasis |
inflammation of the liver | hepatitis |
surgical creation of a new opening | colostomy |
partially digested food | chyme |
expelling feces per anus | defecation |
swallowing | deglutition |
process of chemical & physical breakdown of food | digestion |
to disperse a liquid into another liquid | emulsify |
protein produced by cells causing a chemical reaction | enzyme |
area extending from the mouth to the anus | gastrointestinal tract |
yellow discoloraion of skin also known as jaundice | icterus |
chewing | mastication |
wave-like contractions forcing food through digestive tract | peristalsis |
large folds in mucous membrane of a given organ | rugae |
circular band of muscle that with contraction serves to close opening or orifice | sphincter |
disease of the liver causing injury to cells of the liver | cirrhosis |
before meals | a.c. |
gastroesphageal reflux disease | GERD |
gastrointestinal | GI |
liver function test or hepatic function panel | LFT's |
nothing by mouth | NPO |
after meals | p.c. |