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chapter 5

QuestionAnswer
append/o appendix
ectomy "excision" or "surgical removal"
orexia appetite
bile digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder.
celi/o belly, abdomen
cholecyst/o gallbladder
choledoch/o common bile duct
-iasis abnormal condition
lith/o stone or calculus
iasis abnormal condition
col/o colon
Emulsification the process of mixing two immiscible phases(e.g., oil and water) with the aid of a surface active agent (emulsifier) into homogeneous dispersion or emulsion.
Duodenum first part of the small intestine, Duo =2, den =10; the duodenum measures 12 inches long
stomat/o mouth
hepat/o liver
gloss/o tongue
Jaundice also known as hyperbilirubinemia
Mastication chewing
palat/o palate
plasty surgical repair
par apart from
enter/o intestines, usually small intestine.
Peristalsis a series of involuntary muscle contractions that move food and fluids through the digestive tract.
pharyng/o throat
geal pertaining to/relating to/resembling
prandial meal
post after
pyloric gatekeeper
sphincter circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening
Crohn Disease a form of inflammatory bowel disease.
Villi microscopic projections in the wall of the small intestine that absorb nutrients into the bloodstream.
Volvulus twisting of the intestine
lingu/o tongue
Ascites abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen
Cirrhosis chronic degenerative disease of the liver
Cirrh/o yellow-orange
Dysphagia difficulty swallowing
dys bad, difficult, abnormal or painful
phagia eating or devouring
eti/o cause
etiology the cause of disease
Flatus gas
Idi/o unknown
pathic affected by disease
chol/e gall, bladder
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