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gas tract 2
common terminology (pharmacy)
| term | meaning |
|---|---|
| an/orexia | loss of appetite |
| a/phag/ia | inability to swallow |
| chol/e/lith/iasis | formation of gallstones |
| col/itis | inflamed or irritable colon |
| col/o/stomy | surgical opening to colon |
| dia/rrhea | liquid or unformed bowel movement |
| duoden/al | pertaining to the duodenum |
| dys/pepsia | condition of indigestion |
| enter/o/pathy | disease of intestine |
| esophag/itis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| gastr/o/enter/itis | inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract |
| hemat/emesis | vomiting of blood |
| hepat/oma | liver tumor |
| herni/a | protrusion of organ or tissue |
| lqpar/o/scopy | examination of the abdomen |
| hepat/itis | inflammation of the liver |