Term | Definition |
an/o | anus |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
bucc/o | cheek |
cec/o | cecum |
celi/o | belly / abdomen |
cheil/o | lip |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
dent/i | tooth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | intestines |
esophag/o | esophagus |
faci/o | face |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum |
jejun/o | jejunum |
labi/o | lip |
lapar/o | abdomen |
lingu/o | tongue |
mandibul/o | lower jaw / mandible |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth |
palat/o | palate |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peritone/o | peritoneum |
pharyng/o | throat |
proct/o | anus / rectum |
pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
rect/o | rectum |
sialaden/o | salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
stomat/o | mouth |
uvul/o | uvula |
amyl/o | starch |
bil/i | gall / bile |
bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
chol/e | gall / bile |
chlorhydr/o | hydochloric |
gluc/o | sugar |
glyc/o | sugar |
glycogen/o | glycogen / animal starch |
lip/o | fat / lipid |
lith/o | stone / calculus |
prote/o | protein |
py/o | pus |
sial/o | saliva / salivary |
steat/o | fat |
-ase | enzyme |
-chezia | defecation / elimination of waste |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-prandial | meal |
etiology | the study of the cause |
eti/o | cause |
idiopathic | unknown cause |
idi/o | unknown |
anorexia | lack of appetite |
-orexia | appetite |
ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
constipation | difficulty in passing stools |
sign | can be measured |
symptoms | a feeling |
diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stool |
dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
eructation | gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth |
flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
jaundice | yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of eyes |
nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit |
steatorrhea | fat in the feces |
dental caries | tooth decay (cavity) |
oral leukoplakia | white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth |
periodontal disease | inflammation and degeneration of the gums, teeth , and surrounding bones |
achalasia | failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax |
esophageal varices | swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
gastrophageal reflux disease (GERD) | solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
hernia | protrusion of an organ or part through the tissue and muscles normally containing it |
peptic ulcer | open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum |
colonic polyps | polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon |
crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
diverticulosis | abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon |
hemorrhoids | swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region |
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | inflammation of the colon and small intestines |
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | group of GI symptoms, but without defined abnormalities in the intestines |
cholelithiasis | gallstones in the gallbladder |
cirrhosis | chronic degenerative disease of liver |
pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
viral hepatitis | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
biliary (pronounce) | BIL |
cheilosis (pronounce) | LO |
choledocholithiasis (pronounce) | THI |
colostomy (pronounce) | LOS |
entercolitis (pronounce) | LI |
glycogenolysis (pronounce) | NOL |
mesentery (pronounce) | MES |
palatoplasty (pronounce) | PAL |
peristalsis (pronounce) | STAL |
rectum (pronounce) | REK |
ascites (pronounce) | SI |
dysentery (pronounce) | DIS |
oral leukoplakia (pronounce) | OR |
pancreatitis (pronounce) | TI |