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Ch 6Digestive System
Digestive System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Exocrine '' Exo (out) crine (secrete)'' | Secretes substance thru ducts into tissue Not into blood (Salivary, Mammary, Sebaceous, Sudoriferous glands) |
| Endocrine ''Endo (within) crine (secrete)'' | Secretes hormones directly into blood instead of ducts (Pancreas/insulin) |
| Or/o and Stomat/o (Oral/stomat/itis) | Mouth |
| Gloss/o (Gloss/ectomy) | Tongue |
| Bucc/o (Bucc/al) | Cheek |
| Dent/o and Odont/o (Dent/ist---Ortho/dont/ist) | Teeth |
| Gingiv/o (Gingiv/itis) | Gums |
| Esophag/o (Esophag/us) | Food tube in throat |
| Gastr/o (Gastr/algia) | Stomach |
| Duoden/o (Duoden/o/scopy) | First part of small intestine |
| Enter/o (Enter/o/pathy) | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| Append/o (Append/ectomy) | Appendix |
| Col/o or Colon/o (Col/o/stomy---Colon/o/scopy) | the colon (part of the large intestine) |
| Hepat/o (Hepat/o/megaly) | Liver |
| Pancreat/o (Pancreat/itis) | Pancreas (gland for digestion and insulin) |
| Chol/e (Chole/lith) | Bile, gall |
| Emesis (Hemat/emesis) | Suffix for vomiting |
| Lith (Chole/lith/iasis) | Stone |
| Orexia (An/orexia) | Appetite |
| Pepsia ''Dys/pepsia (Indigestion)'' | Digestion |
| Phagia (Dysphagia) | Swallowing |
| Asymptomatic (A/symtoma/tic) | Without symptoms |
| Anastomosis | Surgical connection of ducts, vessels or bowel |
| Invasive | Surgery (penetrating skin, enter cavity) |
| Non-invasive | Non-surgical (no penetrating of skin) |
| Constipate (Con/stip/ate) | To crowd (constipation) |
| Bulimia | Ravenous hunger ''bing and purg'' (eat and vomit) |
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