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Digestive
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dia- | through |
| gest | to carry |
| gloss- | tongue |
| enter/o | intestines |
| peritoneum | lines the abdominal cavity |
| peps- | digestion |
| -emesis or emet | vomiting |
| icterus | another word for jaundice |
| ascites | retention of fluid in the peritoneum |
| barlatrics | branch of medicine with weight issues |
| glossotrichia | bumps on the tongue |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the sphincter |
| fistula | abnormal passageway in the body |
| cello- and laparo | abdomen |
| periton | peritoneum |
| slalagogic | causes salivation |
| anastomosis | surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes. |