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Digestive

Terms to know about the Alimentary System

TermDefinition
GLOSSAL tongue
LINGUAL tongue
BUCCAL cheek
LABIAL lip
PALATAL palate
PERIODONTAL around the teeth
GINGIVAL gums
ESOPHAGEAL esophagus
GASTRIC stomach
PYLORIC the opening from the stomach into the duodenum
ENTERIC intestines
DUODENAL duodenum
JEJUNAL jejunum
ILEOCECAL ileum and the cecum
HEPATIC liver
BILARY bile
PANCREATIC pancreas
PERITONEAL membrane lining the cavity of the abdomen and covering the abdominal organs.
PERISTALSIS around contraction
HAUSTRATION small pouches found in the colon and rectum
DEGLUTITION the act of swallowing
DEFECATION a bowel movement
POSTPRANDIAL after a meal
MUCUS the presence of slime
MUCOSAL mucus
MUCOID resembling mucus
SUBMUCOSAL beneath mucus
LACTEAL milky
LIPASE an enzyme of fat
AMYLASE an enzyme of starch
COPROPHAGIA fecal eating
HEMATOCHEZIA bloody feces
MELENIC black feces
STEATORRHEIC loose, fatty feces
LIPEMIA fatty blood
HYPERSIALOSIS excessive saliva
GASTROENTERITIS inflammation of the stomach and intestines
COLITIS inflammation of the colon
PERITONITIS inflammation of the peritoneum
ICTERIC jaundice
BILIRUBINEMIA a yellow-pigmented by-product of hemoglobin breakdown
DYSPHAGIA difficulty eating
STOMATITIS inflammation of the stomach
ANOREXIA a state without appetite
NECROTIC death
CHYLOTHORAX milky, fat-laden fluid in the chest
OROGASTRIC administration of food or meds by the passage of a tube from the mouth to the stomach
ANTIEMETIC against vomiting
ANTIDIARRHEAL against diarrhea
LAPAROTOMY an abdominal surgery
ENTEROTOMY to surgically cut into the intestines
COLECTOMY to surgically remove part or all of the colon
GASTROSTOMY to surgically create an opening into the stomach
OMENTOPEXY to surgically suture the omentum to the abdominal wall
GASTROPEXY to surgically suture the stomach to the abdominal wall
GASTROSCOPY viewing the stomach through an endoscope
PALATOSCHISIS cleft palate
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