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Dig Voc f23
Dig Vocab Flash
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Referring to being under the tongue | sublingual |
| Dentist specializing in gum disease (around tooth specialist) | periodontist |
| Back flow/medically back flow of stomach contents into esophagus | reflux |
| Painful swallowing/sore throat | odynophagia |
| Inflammation of salivary gland | sialoadenitis |
| Dentist specializing in straightening the teeth | orthodontist |
| Incision into stomach | gastrotomy |
| Presence of stones in salivary system | sialolithiasis |
| stomach hernia | gastrocele |
| heart burn | pyrosis |
| inflammation of abnormal pouches in intestines | diverticulitis |
| incision to remove stones | lithotomy |
| enzyme to digest sugar/starches | amylase |
| blood in stool | hematochezia |
| instrument to examine large intestines | colonoscope |
| can't swallow | aphagia |
| examination of abdominal cavity | laparoscopy |
| rupture of vessel | angiorrhexis |
| resembling fat | lipoid |
| cholecystectomy | removal of gallbladder |
| inflammation of common bile duct | choledochitis |
| difficulty digesting | dyspepsia |
| agent to stop vomiting | antiemetic |
| going backward | retrograde |
| crushing of gall stones | cholelithotripsy |
| presence of gall stones | cholelithiasis |