Question | Answer |
asymptomatic | without symptoms |
defecation | elimination of feces |
duodenal bulb | upper duodenal area |
endoscope | instrument consisting of a rigid or flexible fiberoptic tube and optical system or observing the inside of a gollow organ or cavity |
exocrine | pertaining to a gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel |
friable | easily broken or pulverized |
pepsin | enzyme secreted in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins |
punctate | having pinpoint punctures ore depressions on the surface; marked with dots |
varices | tortuous dilations of a vein |
sphincter | circular muscle constricting an orifice |
or/o | mouth |
stomat/o | mouth |
gloss/o | tongue |
lingu/o | tongue |
bucc/o | cheek |
cheil/o | lip |
labi/o | lip |
dent/o | teeth |
odont/o | teeth |
gingiv/o | gum(s) |
sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
esophag/o | esophagus |
pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
gastr/o | stomach |
pylor/o | pylorus |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | intestine |
jejun/o | jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
rect/o | rectum |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
an/o | anus |
tonsill | tonsils |
hepat/o | liver |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
cholangi/o | bile vessel |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | bile duct |
-emesis | vomit |
iasis | abnormal condition |
-megaly | enlargement |
-orexia | appetite |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | swallowing, eating |
-prandial | meal |
-rrhea | discharge, flow |
dia- | through or across |
peri- | around |
sub- | under, below |
aer/o | air |
peri- | around |
anorexia | lack or loss of apetite |
appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen |
borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible |
cachexia | general lack of nutition and wasting |
cholelithiasis | presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct |
Crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
regional enteritis | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
cirrhosis | chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver |
colic | spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ, especially in the colon |
deglutition | act of swallowing |
dysentery | inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon |
dyspepsia | epigastric discomfort felt after eating (indigestion) |
dysphagia | inability or difficulty in swallowing (aphagia) |
eructation | producing gas from the stomach (belching) |
fecalith | fecal concretion |
flatus | gas in teh GI tract; expelling of air from the body especially from the anus |
gastoresophageal reflux disease (GERD) | backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus |
halitosis | offensive or "bad" breath |
hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (spastic colon) |
malabsorption syndrome | symptom complex of the small intestine |
melena | passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices |
oral leukoplakia | formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue |
peristalsis | progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body |
pyloric stenosis | stricture or narrowing of the pyloric orifice |
regurgitation | backward flowing |
steatorrhea | passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it |
endoscopy | visual examination of cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope |
upper GI | endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
lower GI | endoscopy of the colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum and anal canal |
endoscopy | visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endocope |