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MT 9 Digestive
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o, stomato/o | mouth |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o, labi/o | lips |
| dent/o, odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus (terminal end of stomach) |
| duoden/o | duodenum (1st part of the stomach) |
| enter/o | intestine |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| append/o | appendix |
| col/o, colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid |
| rect/o | rectum |
| proct/o | anus |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating/ swallowing |
| Food Bolus | masticated food ready to be swallowed |
| Anorexia | loss of appetite |
| Appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| Ascites | Abnormal fluid accumulation in the abdomen |
| Cholelithiasis | Abnormal condition of gall stones |
| Cirrhosis | scarring & dysfunction of the liver caused by disease |
| Crohns Disease | chronic inflammation of the intestines |
| Dyspepsia | pain after eating or indigestion |
| Dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| Eructation | belching |
| Hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| Peristalsis | wavelike movements that occur in hollow tubes like the GI tract |
| Pyloric Stenosis | stricture of the pylorus |
| Regurgitation | backward flowing of food/ liquid from stomach up the esophagus |
| Flatus | gas |
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