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Medical Terminology
Chapter 13 - Digestive System
Term | Definition |
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bucc/o | Cheek |
dent/o, dent/i | Tooth, Teeth |
odont/o | Tooth, Teeth |
gingiv/o | Gum (Gingiva) |
gloss/o | Tongue |
lingu/o | Tongue |
gnath/o | Jaw |
labi/o | Lip |
or/o | Mouth |
stoma, stomat/o | Mouth |
palat/o | Palate |
sial/o | Saliva, Salivary Gland, Salivary Duct |
uvul/o | Uvula |
esophag/o | Esophagus |
gastr/o | Stomach |
pylor/o | Pylorus |
enter/o | Intestines |
duoden/o | Duodenum |
jejun/o | Jejunum |
ile/o | Ileum |
cec/o | Cecum |
col/o, colon/o | Colon |
sigmoid/o | Sigmoid Colon |
rect/o | Rectum |
proct/o | Rectum |
an/o | Anus |
hepat/o | Liver |
bili | Bile |
chol/e, chol/o | Bile, Gall |
cholecyst/o | Gallbladder |
cholangi/o | Bile Duct |
choledoch/o | Common Bile Duct |
pancreat/o | Pancreas |
BE | Barium Enema |
BM | Bowel Movement |
CBD | Common Bile Duct |
GERD | Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
GI | Gastrointestinal |
HCI | Hydrochloric Acid |
IBD | Irritable Bowel Disease |
IBS | Irritable Bowel Syndrome |
IVC | Intravenous Cholangiogram |
NG | Nasogastric (Tube) |
n & v | Nausea and Vomiting |
N/V/D | Nausea, Vomiting, Diarrhea |
PONV | Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting |
TPN | Total Parenteral Nutrition |
UGI | Upper Gastrointestinal (X-ray Series) |
Anastomosis | Passage or communication between two vessels or organs |
Fistula | Abnormal passageway between two organs or from one organ to the body surface, such as between the rectum and anus (Anorectal Fistula) |
Ascites | Accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Form of edema. (Can be caused by heart disease, lymphatic or venous obstruction, cirrhosis, or changes in blood plasma) |
Bariatrics | Branch of medicine concerned with prevention and control of obesity and associated diseases |
Bolus | A mass, such as a rounded mass of food that is swallowed |
Cachexia | Profound ill health, malnutrition, and wasting |
Caries | Tooth Decay |
Mastication | Chewing |
Deglutition | Swallowing |
Eructation | Belching |
Emesis | Vomiting |
Regurgitation | Backward Flow |
Gavage | Process of feeding through a nasogastric tube into the stomach |
Lavage | Washing out of a cavity (Irrigation) |
Ileus | Intestinal obstruction. May be caused by lack of peristalsis or by contraction. Intestinal matter and gas may be relieved by insertion of a drainage tube. |
Jaundice | Yellowish coloring of skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes caused by bile pigments in the blood. The main pigment is bilirubin, a by-product of erythrocyte destruction. |
Ostomy | Opening into the body |
Stoma | Surgically created opening to the body surface or between two organs |
Peristalsis | Wavelike contractions of the walls of an organ. Moves material through an organ and duct. |
Polyp | Tumor that grows on a stalk and bleeds easily |
Anorexia | Loss Of Appetite |
Bulimia | Excessive, insatiable appetite. Disorder characterized by overeating, followed by induced vomiting, diarrhea, or fasting. |