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Module 6
ch 6 digestive system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | relating to the abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| bucc/o | pertaining to the cheek |
| chol/e | pertaining to bile |
| cholecyst/o | pertaining to the gallbladder |
| col- colo- colon/o- | colon |
| duodeno- | pertaining to the duodenum |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| enter/o | pertaining to the intestines |
| esophago/eal | referring to the esophagus |
| gastr/o | pertaining to the stomach |
| gingiv- | pertaining to the gums |
| gloss/o glott/o | pertaining to the tongue |
| hepat- hepatic- | pertaining to the liver |
| ileo | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o cheil/o | pertaining to the lip |
| lapar/o | pertaining to the abdomen-wall flank |
| lingu/a- lingu/o | pertaining to the tongue |
| or/o | pertaining to the mouth |
| -pepsia | relating to digestion or the digestive tract |
| -phage -phagia | relating to eating or ingestion |
| -phago | eating, devouring |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid, sigmoid colon |
| stom/a | mouth |
| stomat/o | pertaining to the mouth |
| dent/o odont/o | pertaining to teeth |
| gingiv | pertaining to gums |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| intestin/ | intestine |
| enter/o | intestine |
| append/o appendic/o | appendix |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| megaly | enlargement |
| orexia | appetite |
| swallowing, eating | phagia |
| open sore on the skin or mucous membrane | ulcer |
| protrusion of any organ, tissue, or structure through the wall of the cavity in which it should be contained. | hernia |
| small blister like pockets that develop in the inner lining of the large intestine | diverticula |
| abnormal accumulation of the fluid in the abdominal cavity | ascites |
| rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage or gas through the liquid contents of the intestine | borborygmas |
| spasm in a hollow organ especially the colon accompanied by pain | colic |
| inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon) caused by ingesting toxins, irritants, or pathogens | dysentery |
| peristalsis | progressive, wavelike, involuntary movements in the G I tract |
| ulcerative colitis | chronic inflammatory disease of the colon leading to damage if the mucosa |
| inflammation of the peritoneum | peritonitis |
| surgical repair of a hernia | hernioplasty |
| enlarged veins in the mucosa of the anal canal | hemorrhoids |
| condition involving gallstones | cholelithiasis |
| surgical procedure to crush a stone using ultrasonic waves | lithotripsy |
| dysphagia | inability or difficulty swallowing |
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