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Med Vocb Ch 10
Digestive System combining forms & review
| 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 |
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