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Medical Terminology
Chapter 11: The Gastrointestinal System - Gastroenterology
Term | Definition |
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jejunitis (jejun/itis) | inflammation of the jejunum |
choledocholithiasis (chole/docho/lith/iasis) | presence of a stone in the (common) bile duct |
PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
pyloric stenosis (pylor/ic sten/osis) | narrowing of the sphincter muscle at the base of the stomach |
sigmoidoscopy (sigmoido/scopy) | procedure for looking at the sigmoid colon |
ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
eupepsia (eu/peps/ia) | good digestion |
sial/o | saliva |
pancreatoduodenectomy (pacreato/duoden/ectomy) | surgical removal of the pancreas and duodenum |
fistula (Latin for pipe) | any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn't be there |