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Med Term CH 6

Digestive System

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bilirubin orange-yellow pigment formed during destruction of erythrocytes that is taken up by the liver cells and eventually excreted in the feces
bolus mass of masticated food ready for swallowing
exocrine type of gland that secretes its products through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue into a vessel
sphincter circular band of muscular fibers that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening of the body
tryglycerides organic compound, a true fat, that is made of one glycerol and three fatty acids
gloss/o lingu/o tongue
bucc/o cheek
cheil/o labi/o lip
dent/o odont/o teeth
gingiv/o gum(s)
sial/o saliva, salivary gland
pharyng/o pharynx (throat)
pylor/o pylorus
duoden/o duodenum (first part of small intestine)
enter/o intestine (usually small intestine)
jejun/o jejunum (second part of small intestine)
rect/o rectum
proct/o anus, rectum
an/o anus
cholangi/o bile vessel
chol/e bile, gall
cholecyst/o gallbladder
choledoch/o bile duct
-iasis abnormal condition (produced by something specified)
-orexia appetite
-pepsia digestion
-phagia swallowing, eating
-prandial meal
dia- through, across
antacids counteract or neutralize acidity, usually in the stomach EX: calcium carbonate, aluminum hydroxide and magnesium hydroxide
antiemetics control nausea and vomiting by blocking nerve impulses to the vomiting center of the brain EX: prochlorperazine, ondansetron
antispamodics decrease GI spasms by slowing peristalsis and motility throughout GI tract EX: glycopyrrolate, dicyclomine
histamine-2 blockers inhibit secretion of stomach acid from the gastric cells by blocking the H2 receptor EX: ranitidine, famotidine
proton pump inhibitors supress basal and stimulated acid production by inhibiting the acid pump in the gastric cells EX: omeprazole, esomeprazole
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