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CHAPTER 6
BUILDING MEDICAL WORDS TEST(digestive system)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pertaining to the mouth | oral |
| inflammation of the mouth | stomatitis |
| removal of all or part of the tongue | glossectomy |
| pertaining to the tongue | lingual |
| pertaining to the cheek | buccal |
| surgical repair of a defective lip | cheiloplasty |
| pertaining to the lips, particulary the lips of the mouth | labial |
| specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases and disorders of teeth | dentist |
| dentist who specializes in correcting and preventing irregularities of abnormally positioned or aligned teeth | orthodontist |
| excision of diseased gingival tissue | gingivectomy |
| calculus formed in a salivary gland or duct | sialolith |
| instrument used to examine the esophagus | esophagoscope |
| inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils | pharyngotonsillitis |
| pain in the stomach; also called stomachache | gastalgia |
| involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as in pyloric stenosis | pylorospasm |
| visual examination of the duodenum | duodenoscopy |
| disease of the intestine | enteropathy |
| suture of the jejunum | jejunorrhaphy |
| creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall | ileostomy |
| excision of the appendix | appendectomy |
| inflammation of the appendix | appendicitis |
| creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall | colostomy |
| visual examination of the colon | colonoscopy |
| incision of the sigmoid colon | sigmoidotomy |
| herniation or protrusion of the rectum | rectocele or proctocele |
| physician who specializes in treating disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus | proctologist |
| pertaining to the area around the anus | perianal |
| enlargment of the liver | hepatomegaly |
| destruction of the pancreas by pancreatic enzymes | pancreatolysis |
| small terminal portion of the bile duct | cholangiole |
| gallstone | cholelith |
| removal of the gallbladder | cholecystectomy |
| surgical repair of the common bile duct | choledochoplasty |
| excessive vomiting | hyperemesis |
| presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct | cholelithiasis |
| enlargment of the liver | hepatomegaly |
| loss of appetite | anorexia |
| epigastric discomfort felt after eating; also called indigestion | dyspepsia |
| swallowing air | aerophagia |
| following a meal | postprandial |
| excessive amount of fat discharged in fecal matter | steatorrhea |
| abnormally frequent discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel | diarrhea |
| inflammation (of peritoneal tissue) around the sigmoid colon | perisigmoiditis |
| pertaining to the area under the tongue | sublingual |
| pain in the esophagus | esophgodynia or esophagalgia |
| spasm of the esophagus | esophgospasm |
| narrowing of the esophagus | esophgostenosis |
| inflammation of the stomach | gastritis |
| pain in the stomach | gastrodynia or gastroalgia |
| disease of the stomach | gastropathy |
| excision of all or part of the jejunum | jejunectomy |
| relating to the duodenum | duodenal |
| inflammation of the ileum | ileitis |
| pertaining to the jejunum and ileum | jejunoileal |
| inflammation of the small intestine | enteritis |
| disease of the small intestine | enteropathy |
| inflammation of the small intestine and colon | enterocolitis |
| inflammation of the colon | colitis |
| pertaining to the colon and rectum | colorectal |
| prolapse or downward displacement of the colon | coloptosis |
| disease of the colon | colopathy |
| narrowing of the rectum | proctostenosis, rectostenosis |
| herniation of the rectum | rectocele, proctocele |
| paralysis of the anus | proctoplegia, proctoparalysis |
| inflammation of the gallbladder | cholecystitis |
| abnormal condition of a gallstone | cholelitiasis |
| tumor of the liver | hepatoma |
| enlargement of the liver | hepatomegaly |
| inflammation of the pancreas | pancreatitis |
| excision of gums (tissue) | gingivectomy |
| partial or complete excision of the tongue | glossectomy |
| repair of the esophagus | esophogoplasty |
| removal of part or all of the stomach | gastrectomy |
| forming an opening between the stomach and jejunum | gastrojejunostomy |
| surgical repair of the small intestine | enteroplasty |
| fixation of the small intestine | enteropexy |
| suture of the bile duct | choledochorrhaphy |
| forming an opening into the colon | colostomy |
| fixation of a movable liver | hepatopexy |
| surgical repair of the anus or rectum | proctoplasty, rectoplasty |
| removal of gallbladder | cholecystectomy |
| surgical repair of the bile duct | choledochoplasty |
| vomiting blood | hematemesis |
| difficulty swallowing or inability to swallow | dysphagia |
| loss of appetite | anorexia |
| poor digestion | dyspepsia |
| degenerative liver disease | cirrhosis |
Created by:
Tina Everett