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The Digestive System
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an/o- | anus, ring |
| bar/o | pressure, weight |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| col/o | colon, large intestine |
| colon/o | colon, large intestine |
| dent/o | tooth, teeth |
| dont/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum (part of small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | iluem (part of small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (part of small intestine) |
| lingu/o | toungue |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| phag/o | swallow |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lithiasis | formation of stones in body |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallow |
| aerophagia | swallowing too much air |
| amebic dysentery | infection of the intestines caused by the parasite Entamoeba histolytica |
| anastomosis | surgical connection between two structures |
| anorexia nervosa | eating disorder that makes people lose more weight than is considered healthy for their age and height |
| antiemetic | drug that is effective against vomiting and nausea |
| aphthous ulcers | type of mouth ulcer that presents as a painful open sore inside the mouth |
| ascites | accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| bariatrics | branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity |
| borborymus | rumbling or gurgling noise that occurs from the movements of fluid and gas in the intestines |
| bulimia nervosa | illness in which a person binges on food or has regular episodes of overeating and feels a loss of control |
| cachexia | wasting syndrome is loss of weight, muscle atrophy, fatigue, weakness, and significant loss of appetite in someone who is not actively trying to lose weight. |
| cheilosis | fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips and angles of the mouth |
| cholagiography | imaging of the bile duct (also known as the biliary tree) by x-rays |
| cholangitis | Cholangitis is an infection of the common bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| cholecystitis | sudden inflammation of the gallbladder that causes severe abdominal pain. |
| cholecystitis | incision into common bile duct for stone removal |
| cholelithiasis | Gallstones |
| cholera | infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea |
| cirrhosis | scarring of the liver and poor liver function |
| colonoscopy | endoscopic examination of the large bowel and the distal part of the small bowel with a CCD camera or a fiber optic camera on a flexible tube passed through the anus |
| crohn's disease | Crohn's disease is a form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). It usually affects the intestines, but may occur anywhere from the mouth to the end of the rectum (anus) |
| diverticulosis | condition of having diverticula in the colon |
| dyspepsia | upset stomach or indigestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| emesis | vomiting |
| enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
| eructation | The act or an instance of belching |
| esophageal varices | extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | diagnostic endoscopic procedure that visualizes the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract up to the duodenum. |
| gastroduodenostomy | surgical procedure where the doctor creates a new connection between the stomach and the duodenum |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus |
| gastronomy tube | device used to provide nutrition to patients who cannot obtain nutrition by swallowing |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| hemooccult test | test for blood in stool |
| hepatitis | swelling and inflammation of the liver |
| herpes labialis | infection of the lips, mouth, or gums due to the herpes simplex virus |
| hiatal hernia | condition in which part of the stomach sticks upward into the chest, through an opening in the diaphragm |
| hyperemesis | severe form of nausea and vomiting |
| ileus | partial or complete blockage of the bowel that prevents the contents of the intestine from passing through |
| inguinal hernia | sac formed by the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum). |
| jaundice | yellow color of the skin, mucus membranes, or eyes |
| melena | black, "tarry" feces that are associated with gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
| morbid obesity | patients who are 50 - 100% -- or 100 pounds above -- their ideal body weight. |
| nasogastric obesity | medical process involving the insertion of a plastic tube (nasogastric tube or NG tube) through the nose, past the throat, and down into the stomach. |
| obesity | having too much body fat |
| periodontium | specialized tissues that both surround and support the teeth, maintaining them in the maxillary and mandibular bones |
| peristalsis | radially symmetrical contraction and relaxation of muscles which propagates in a wave down the muscular tube, in an anterograde fashion |
| proctopexy | surgical fixation of the rectum |
| regurgitation | expulsion of material from the mouth, pharynx, or esophagus, usually characterized by the presence of undigested food or blood |
| salmonellosis | infection in the lining of the small intestine caused by Salmonella bacteria. |
| sigmoidoscopy | the minimally invasive medical examination of the large intestine from the rectum through the last part of the colon |
| stomatorrhagia | hemorrhage from the mouth |
| trismus | inability to normally open the mouth due to one of many causes |
| ulcerative coilitis | type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects the lining of the large intestine (colon) and rectum |
| volvulus | bowel obstruction with a loop of bowel whose nose has abnormally twisted on itself |
| xerostomia | medical term for the subjective complaint of dry mouth which may or may not be associated with a lack of saliva |
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