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DigestiveSystem Ch8
The digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an/o- | anus ,ring |
| bar/o- | pressure, weight |
| chol/e- | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o- | gallbladder |
| col/o- | colon, large intestine |
| dent/o- | teeth |
| dont/o- | give |
| duoden/o- | first part of small intestine |
| enter/o- | small intestine |
| esophag/o- | esophagus |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| hepat/o- | liver |
| ile/o- | illeum, small intestine |
| jejun/o- | jejunum |
| lingu/o- | tongue |
| lith/o- | stone |
| or/o- | mouth, oral cavity |
| pancreat/o- | pancreas |
| phag/o- | eat, swallow |
| proct/o- | anus, rectum |
| rect/o- | rectum, straight |
| sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o- | oral cavity |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lithiasis | presence of stones |
| -pepsia | digest, digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| aerophagia | the excessive swallowing of air or gas. |
| amebic dysentry | severe intestinal infection of humans. |
| anastomosis | the joining together of two blood vessels or other tubular structures to furnish a direct or indirect communication between the two structures. |
| anorexia nervosa | An eating disorder usually occurring in young women, characterized by fear of becoming obese, a persistent aversion to food, and severe weight loss, often causing amenorrhea and other physiological . |
| antiemetic | preventing or eliminating nausea and vomiting. |
| aphthous ulcers | a small painful ulcer of the mouth. |
| ascites | abnormal accumalation of fluids in the abdomen. |
| bariatrics | pertaining to study, prevention, or treatment of overweight. |
| borborygmus | rumbling noise caused by propulsion of gas through the intestines. |
| botulism | a severe type of food poisoning due to neurotoxic. |
| bulimia nervosa | a eating disorder occuring mainly in girls and young women. |
| cachexia | A condition of general ill health, malnutrition, undesired weight loss, and hysical weakness. |
| cheilosis | fissuring and dry scaling of the vermilion surface of the lips. |
| cholangiography | radiography examination of the bile ducts. |
| cholangitis | inflammtion if a bile duct. |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder. |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladders wall. |
| choledocholithotomy | incision into common bile duct for stone removal. |
| cholelithiasis | the presence or formation of gallstones. |
| cholera | an acute infectious disease. |
| cirrhosis | Chronic interstitial inflammation of any tissue or organ. |
| colonoscopy | examination of the colon with a colonoscope |
| crohns disease | a chronic inflammatory bowel disease of an unknown orgin. |
| diverticulitis | inflammation of the diverticulum. |
| diverticulosis | the presence of diverticula in the abscence of inflammation. |
| dyspepsia | disturbed digestion, difficult digestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing. |
| emesis | vomiting |
| enteritis | inflammation of the intestine, mostly the small intestine. |
| eructation | belching, casting up of wind through the mouth. |
| esophageal varices | distended veins at the gastric cardia causing dysphagia. |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | endoscopic examination of the esophagus stomach and duodenem. |
| gastroduodenostomy | The surgical formation of a communication between the stomach and the duodenum |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | A disorder of the lower end of the esophagus, caused by stomach acid flowing backward into the esophagus and irritating the tissues. |
| gastrostomy tube | stomach tube for feeding. |
| hematemesis | the vomiting of blood. |
| hemmocult test | a test for hidden blood in the stools. |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver. |
| herpes labialis | affecting the vermilion border of the lips. |
| hiatal hernia | a condition in which part of the stomach extends through the diaphram into the chest cavity. |
| hyeperemesis | excessive vomiting. |
| ileus | intestinal obstruction. |
| inguinal hernia | a protrusion of the intestines into an opening between the deep epigastric artery and the edge of the rectus muscle |
| jaundice | a yellow discoloration in the skin. |
| melena | the passage of dark stools stained with altered blood. |
| morbid obesity | the condition of weighing at least twice the ideal weight. |
| nasogastric intubation | the placement of a nasogastric tube through the nose into the stomach to relieve gastric distension by removing gas, gastric secretions, or food; to instill medication, food, or fluids; or to obtain a specimen for laboratory analysis |
| obesity | an increase in body weight caused by excessive fat. |
| peridontium | the bone and soft tissues that surround and support the teeth. |
| peristalsis | wave like muscular contractions of the intestine. |
| proctopexy | surgical fixation of a prolapsed rectum. |
| regurgitation | the flow of material back up the esophagus and into the throat or lungs. |
| salmonellosis | food poisoning, infection with bacteria of the genus. |
| sigmoidoscopy | direct examination of the interior of the sigmoid colon. |
| stomatorrhagia | bleeding from any part of the oral cavity, hemorrhage of the mouth. |
| trismus | a prolonged tonic muscle spasm of the jaw. |
| ulerative colitis | a chronic episodic inflammatory disease of the large intestine and rectum. |
| volvulus | abnormal twisting of the intestine causing obstruction. |
| xerostomia | abnormal dryness of the mouth. |
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trevian delaney
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