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JAM002
The digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| oesophag/o | oesophagus (gullet) |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hepat/o | liver |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| pancreat/o | pancreas (secretes insulin and turns sugar to glucose) |
| pylor/o | pylorus (part of the stomach) |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| duoden/o | duodenum (part of the small intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (part of the small intestine) |
| appendic/o | appendix (blind end in the large intestine) |
| caec/o | caecum (where the small intestine enters the large intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (part of the small intestine) |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon (part of the large intestine) |
| sphincter muscles | a ring of circular muscle which guards the entrance of exit of certain structures of the body |
| acholia | absence of bile |
| adhesions | fibrous tissue formation |
| ascites | free fluid in the peritoneal cavity |
| choledocholithiasis | condition of stones in the bile duct |
| cholelithiasis | condition of stones in the gallbladder |
| cirrhosis | hardening of an organ |
| cholangi/o | bile/biliary vessel |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| phag/o | swallow/eat |
| diverticulitis | inflammation of a pouch formation in the lining of the intestine |
| diverticulum | an abnormal pouch formation in the lining of a hollow organ |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| haematemesis | vomiting of blood from the stomach |
| intussusception | the pushing of part of the intestine into the space of another part of the intestine |
| malocclusion | badly aligned teeth |
| melaena | black tarry stools |
| occult blood | not visible to the naked eye |
| paralytic ileus | no bowel sounds heard with a stethoscope |
| peristalisis | movement of food through the intestine by contracting/relaxing of the muscle wall |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach |
| pyorrhoea | discharge of pus from the tooth cavity |
| steatorrhoea | abnormal fatty stools |
| volvulus | twisting of intestine upon itself |
| ABC | ASPIRATION, BIOPSY, CYTOLOGY |
| Ba E | BARIUM ENEMA |
| Ba M | BARIUM MEAL |
| DU | DUODENAL ULCER |
| ERCP | ENDOSCOPIC RETROGRADE CHOLANGIPANCREATOGRPAHY |
| IBS | IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME |
| LIF | LEFT ILIAC FOSSA |
| LIH | LEFT INGUINAL HERNIA |
| OGD | OESOPHAGOGASTRODUODENOSCOPY |
| RIF | RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA |
| RIH | RIGHT INGUINAL HERNIA |
| anastomosis | surgical joining of two hollow organs |
| UGI | Upper Gastrointestinal |
| Cirrhosis | hardening of an organ |
| Peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| Peritoneum | The membrane covering and nourishing the abdominal organs |
| Stomatitis | Inflammation of the mouth |
| Crohn's Disease | Chronic inflammation of the ileum |
| Fistula | Abnormal communication between two organs or an organ and the skin |
| Helminthiasis | infestation with intestinal worms |
| Hernia | abnormal protrustion of an organ or structure due to a weakness in the muscle |
| Anastomosis | Joining together two hollow organs |
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Julie35y
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