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Mod C Unit 3 Words Thompson Institute hbg
Words | Definitions |
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chol/e | bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
col/o | colon |
-emesis | to vomit |
enter/o | intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
gluc/o | sugar |
hepat/o | liver |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-itis | inflammation |
lith/o | stone |
-lysis | destruction, breakdown |
-ostomy | outlet |
-pepsia | state of digestion |
-phagia | to eat |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
-rrhagia | hemorrhage |
-rrhapy | suturing |
stomat/o | mouth |
anorexia | loss of appetite |
dyspepsia | indigestion |
dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
cholelithiasis | presence of gallstones |
hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
colostomy | surgical opening which feces will be expelled |
chyme | partially digested food & secretions in the stomach |
defecation | evacuation of bowels |
deglutition | swallowing |
digestion | process of food broken down |
emulsify | to disperse a liquid into another liquid |
enzyme | a protein that causes a chemical reaction |
gastrointestional tract | area from the mouth to the anus |
icterus | yellow discoloration of the skin |
mastication | chewing |
peristalsis | wave-like contractions that pushes food through the digestive tract |
rugae | large folds in the mucous membranes of a given organ |
sphincter | ring-like muscle that tightly constricts the opening of a passageway |
cirrhosis | disease of the liver |
a.c. | before meals |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
GI | gastrointestinal |
LFT's | liver function tests |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
p.c. | after meals |