Question | Answer |
amyl(o) | starch |
bil(o),chol(e) | bile or gall |
glyc(o) | sugar |
lact(o) | milk |
lip(o) | fats |
protec(o) | protein |
-dipsia | thirst |
-orexia | appetite |
-pepsia | digestion |
-stalsis | contraction |
or(o), stomat(o) | mouth |
esophag(o) | esophagus |
gastr(o) | stomach |
enter(o) | small intestine |
duoden(o) | duodenum |
jejunum | jejun(o) |
ileum | ile(o) |
large intestine | col(o), colon(o) |
rectum | rect(o) |
anus | an(o) |
gallbladder | cholecyst(o) |
common bile duct | choledoch(o) |
liver | hepat(o) |
pancreas | pancerat(o) |
salivary glands | sialaden(o) |
bucc(o) | cheek |
cheil(o) | lip |
dent(i),dent(o),odont(o) | teeth |
gingiv(o) | gums |
gloss(o), lingu(o) | tongue |
palat(o) | palate |
mandibul(o) | mandible |
maxill(o) | maxilla |
pharyng(o) | pharynx |
sial(o) | saliva, salivary glands |
pylor(o) | pylorus |
vag(o) | vagus nerve |
cec(o) | cecum |
append(o), appendic(o) | appendix |
proct(o) | anus, rectum |
sigmoid(o) | sigmoid colon |
diverticul(o) | diverticula |
cholangiography | bile ducts |
cholecystography | gallbladder |
duodenscopy | duodenum |
esophagram | esophagus |
gastroscope | stomach |
pancreatography | pancreas |
pyloroscopy | lower region of the stomach |
salivary ducts | sialography |
splitting of the lips and angles or the mouth | cheilosis |
dyspepsia | indigestion |
esophageal achalasia | esophageal sphincter fails to relax properly |
esophageal atresia | esophagus ends in a blind pouch or narrows |
inflammation of the stomach | gastritis |
inflammation of the gums | gingivitis |
vomiting blood | hematecmesis |
precancerous change in a mucous membrane | leukoplakia |
excessive hunger | polyphagia |
excessive thirst | polydipsia |
a prulent inflammation of tissue around teeth | pyorrhea |
sialadenitis | inflammation of the salivary gland |
stomatodynia | painful mouth |
stomatomycosis | fungal condition of the mouth |
ascites | accumulation of abdominal fluid |
cholangitis | inflammation of a bile duct |
cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
choledochitis | inflammation of the common bile duct |
choledocholithiasis | calculus in the common bile duct |
cholestasis | stoppage or suppression of bile flow |
cirrhosis | chronic degeneration of the liver cells |
hepatoma | tumor of the liver |
jaundice | yellow discoloration of the sking and increased bilirubin |
cheilorrhaphy | suture of the lip |
cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
colostomy | formation of an artificial anus on the abdominal wall |
esophagogastroplasty | surgical repair of the esphagus and stomach |
gastroectomy | removal of part or all of the stomach |
gastric bypass | type of gastroplasty |
gastropexy | suture of the stomach to the abdominal wall |
lipectomy | excision of subcutaneous fat |
ALT | alanine transferase |
ALP | alkaline phosphatase (liver function test) |
BM | bowel movement |
BMI | body mass index |
DM | diabetes mellitus |
EGD | esophagogastroduodenscopy |
ESWL | extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy |
GB | gallbladder |
GERD | gastroesophageal refulx disease |
GI | gastrointestinal |
HAV | hepatitis A virus |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
HCV | hepatitis C virus |
HDV | hepatitis D virus |
HEV | hepatitis E virus |
HSV | herpes simplex virus |
IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
IC | irriable colon |
lap | laparotomy |
LFT | liver function test |
NG tube | nasogastric tube |
RDA | recommended dieatry allowance |
SGOT | serum glutamic-oxalocetic transaminase (enzyme test of heart and liver function) |
SGPT | serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase (enzyme test of liver function, now called ALT) |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
UGI | upper gastrointestinal (or upper GI) series |
passing nutrient molecules into blood or lymph | absorption |
digestion | mechanically and chemically breaking down food |
elimination | removing waste |
ingestion | eating food |
caries | decay |
fissure | cleft or craklike lesion |
fistula | abnormal passage |
hernia | protrusion of an organ through the wall of a cavity |
malocclusion | improper bite |
ulcer | open sore or lesion |
absence of thirst | adipsia |
any disease of the stomach | gastropathy |
enzyme that breaks down starch | amylase |
excessive voimiting | hyperemesis |
excision of the gallbladder | cholecystectomy |
incision of the vagus nerve | vagotomy |
inflammation of the stomach | gastritis |
pertaining to the throat | pharyngeal |
poor digestion | dyspepsia |
visual inspection of the duodenum | duodenoscopy |
achalasia | pathology |
antiemetics | therapy |
cholecystogram | diganostic test or procedure |
choledochal | anatomy |
diverticulosis | pathology |
esophagogram | diagnostic test or procedure |
esphagoduodenostomy | surgery |
gingivoglossitis | pathology |
jaundice | pathology |
sialolithiasis | pathology |