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med term digestive
medical terminology digestive system
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| amyl/o | starch |
| an/o | anus |
| antr/o | relationship to an antrum |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| -ase | enzyme |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bucc/o | cheek (facial) |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly abdomen |
| cheiol/o | saliva |
| chol/e or bil/i | gall or bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o or colon/o | colon |
| dent/o or odont/o | teeth |
| dont/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o glyc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen animal starch |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o or cheil/o | lip |
| lingu/o or gloss/o | tongue |
| lip/o or steat/o | fat lipids |
| or/o | mouth oral |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx throat |
| polyp- | a tumor with a pedicle |
| -prandial | meal |
| proct/o | anus rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| spleen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -clysis | irrigation or washing |
| -flux | flow |
| -gram | record |
| -iasis | abdominal condition |
| -ist | a specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lithiasis | calculus or stone |
| -lytic | destruction or breakdown |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orrhaphy | surgical fixation or suturing |
| -ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -phagia | eating swallowing |
| -prandal | meal |
| -rrhaphy | suturing in place |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary muscle contraction |
| -tomy | cutting incision |
| -tresia | opening |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| Ascites | Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| Borborygmus | Rumbling gurgling sound made by moving of gas in the intestine |
| Bruxism | Grinding the teeth involuntarily often while sleeping |
| Calculus | Stones |
| Cachexia | Generalized poor nutrition |
| Cathartic | Strong laxative |
| Cholelithiasis | Condition of having gallstones |
| Eructation | Act of belching or raising gas from the stomach |
| Esophageal varices | Swollen twisted veins around the distal end of the esophagus |
| Esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus |
| Flatus | Gas expelled through the anus |
| Gallstones | Hard collections of bile that form in the gallbladder and bile ducts |
| Gastric ulcer | Lesion on the wall of the stomach |
| Herpes simplex | Cold sore or fever blister on the lip or nose due to the herpes virus |
| Hiatal hernia | Protrusion of part of the stomach through the esophageal opening into the diaphragm |
| Hyperemesis | Excessive vomiting |
| Ileus | Intestinal obstruction that can be caused by failure of peristalsis following surgery |
| Intussusception | Telescoping of the intestine |
| Laxative | Medication encouraging the movement of feces |
| Leukoplakia | White plaques or patches of mouth mucosa |
| Melena | Black stool orfeces containing blood |
| Nasogastric | Pertaining to the nose and stomach |
| Hepatitis | Inflammation of the liver caused by a virus or damage to the liver |
| Hepatitis A | Acute inflammation of the liver spread by fecal-oral contact |
| Hepatitis B | Inflammation of the liver due to a virus transmitted by blood and body fluids |
| Hepatitis C | Virus affecting the liver spread through blood and body fluids |
| apepsia | Cessation of digestion |
| alimentary tract | The digestive system |
| bowel | Intestine |
| cecum | First part of the large intestine |
| colon | Large intestine – ascending transverse and descending parts |
| common bile duct | Carries bile from the liver and gallbladder to the duodenum |
| duodenum | First part of the small intestine |
| emesis | Vomiting |
| emulsification | Breaking up of large fat molecules |
| enamel | Hard outermost layer of a tooth |
| enzyme | A chemical that speeds up a reaction between substances |
| esophagus | Tube connecting the mouth and the stomach |
| eructation | Producing gas from the stomach belching |
| etiology | Study of the cause of disease |
| feces | Solid wastes stool |
| gallbladder | Small sac under the liver stores bile |
| gavage | Feeding with a stomach tube |
| ileum | Third part of the small intestine |
| incisor | One of four front teeth in the dental arch |
| insulin | Hormone produced by the pancreas |
| jejunum | Second part of the small intestine |
| mastication | Chewing |
| palate | Roof of the mouth |
| pancreas | Organ under the stomach produces insulin |
| peristalsis | Wavelike contractions of the tubes of the alimentary tract |
| pharynx | Throat |
| rectum | End of the colon |
| rugae | Ridges on the hard palate and wall of the stomach |
| sigmoid colon | Lower part of the colon shaped like an “S” |
| sphincter | Ring of muscles |
| appendix | Blind-ended pouch hanging from the cecum |
| villi | Tiny microscopic projections in the walls of the small intestine to absorb nutrients into the blood stream |
| volvulus | twisting of the intestine upon itself |
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