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Med Term DIGESTIVE
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a- | without, not |
| -al | pertaining to, relating to |
| -algia | pain |
| an- | without, not |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bi/o | life |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| -cele | hernia, swelling |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chlor/o | green |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| cutane/o | skin |
| dent/o | teeth |
| dia- | through, across |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | bad; painful; difficult |
| -eal | pertaining to, relating to |
| -ectomy | excision, removal |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| enter/o | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum(s) |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| -gram | record, writing |
| -graphy | process or recording |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hydr/o | water |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| -ia | condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition (produced by something specified) |
| ile/o | ileum (second part of small intestine) |
| -ist | specialist |
| -itis | inflammation |
| jejun/o | jejunum (third part of small intestine) |
| labi/o | lip |
| leuk/o | white |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| -lith | stone, calculus |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| nas/o | nose |
| odont/o | teeth |
| -oma | tumor |
| -opsy | view of |
| or/o | mouth |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| para- | near, beside; beyond |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| -plakia | plaque |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| polyp/o | small growth |
| post- | after, behind |
| -prandial | meal |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| rect/o | rectum |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| -scope | instrument for examining |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| son/o | sound |
| steat/o | fat |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricture |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -stomy | forming an opening (mouth) |
| sub- | under, below |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| -tomy | incision |
| tox/o | poison |
| toxic/o | poison |
| -toxic | poison |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| -us | condition |
| parotid | Salivary gland in the upper back of the mouth. |
| submandibular | Salivary gland in jaw. |
| sublingual | Salivary gland under the tongue. |
| bolus | chewed food. |
| pharynx | throat |
| esophagus | tube through which a bolus travels to the stomach. |
| anostomosis | connection between two vessels, bowel segments, or ducts. |
| crohn disease | A chronic inflammation of the ileum that may affect any part of the intestinal tract. |
| regional enteritis | Crohn disease is aka _____ ______.(no symbols) |
| dx | diagnosis (abbrv.) |
| gi | gastrointestinal(abbrv.) |
| hf | heart failure |
| ibd | inflammatory bowel disease |
| ibs | irritable bowel syndrome |
| ascites | Abnormal accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity. |
| borborygmus | Gurgling or rumbling sound heard over the large intestine that is caused by gas moving through the intestines. |
| cirrhosis | Chronic liver disease characterized by destruction of liver cells that eventually leads to innefective liver function and jaundice. |
| diverticular disease | Condition in which bulging pouches(diverticula) in the gastrointestinal tract push the mucosal lining through the surrounding muscle. |
| dysentery | inflammation of the intestine, especially of the colon, which may be caused by chemical irritants, bacteria, protozoa, or parasites. |
| fistula | Abnormal passage from one organ to another, or from a hallow organ to the surface. |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | (GERD)Backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus due to malfunction of the lower esophageal sphincter. |
| hematochezia | Passage of stools containing bright red blood. |
| hemorrhoid | Mas of enlarged, twisted vericose veins in the mucous membrane inside or just outside the rectum; also known as piles |
| hernia | Protrusion or projection of an organ or a part of an organ through tht wall of the cavity that normally contains it. |
| inflammatory bowel disease | ulceration of the colon mucosa |
| irritable bowel syndrome | Condition characterized by constipation, diarrhea, gas, and bloating, all in the absence of organic pathology |
| spastic colon | Another name for IBS |
| jaundice | Yellow discoloration fo the skin, mucous membranes, and sclerae of the eyes caused by excessive levels of bilirubin in the blood. |
| polyp | Small, tumorlike, benign growth that projects from a mucous membrane surface. |
| ulcer | Open sore or lesion of the skin or mucous membrane accompanied by sloughing of inflamed necrotic tissue. |
| volvulus | Twisting of the bowel on itself, causeing obstruction. |
| lithotripsy | crushing of a stone within gallbladder or urinary system by crushing the stone surgically or using noninvasive methods, such as ultrasonic shock waves. |
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