| Question | Answer |
| chole | bile, gall |
| cholangitis | acute infection of the bile duct |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gall bladder |
| colostomy | surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface |
| cholecystectimy | surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| cholelithasis | presence of gall stones |
| dyspepsia | indigestion of the stomach |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mucosa of the mouth |
| dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
| diverticulitis | inflammation of the divericula |
| diverticulosis | presence of abnormal # of diverticula |
| anorexia | eating disorder characterized by intense fear of gaining weight (nervosa) |
| bulimia nervosa | eating disorder characterized by episodes of binge eating |
| obesity | excess accumulation of body fat |
| bariatrics | medical specialty concerned with preventing obesity |
| cachexia | physical wasting away due to diseases such as aids |
| peptic ulcers | sores that affect the mucous membranes of the digestive system |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| polyp | mushroom like growth from the surface of a mucous membrane |
| salmonellosis | intestinal infection caused by food contaminated by feces |
| borborymus | rumbling noise caused by intestinal gas |
| an/o | anus |
| chol/o | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| col/o; colon/o; colon | large intestine |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophagi/i | esophagus |
| hapat/o | liver |
| lithiasis | presence of stones |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pepsia | digestion |
| rect/o | rectum and anus |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| diverticulum | small pouch for sac found in the lining or wall of a tubular organ such as the colon |
| colotomy | surgical incision into the colon |
| strangulated hernia | occurs when a portion of the intestine is constricted inside a hernia, cutting off its blood supply |
| proctopexy | the surgical fixation of a prolapse rectum to an adjacent tissue or organ |
| bruxism | condition of involuntary clenching of teeth during sleep is known as |
| hematochezia | the presence of bright red blood in the stool |
| stomatomycosis | used to describe any disease of the mouth due to a fungus |
| sigmoid colon | fourth part of the colon that joins the rectum |
| ileum | last and longest portion of the small intestine |
| pyloric sphincter | ring like muscle at the base of the stomach that controls the flow of partially digested food from the stomach to the duodenum of the small intestine |
| gingivitis | earliest stage of periodontal disease |
| which structure secretes bile? | liver |
| which term describes the breaking down of cells and substances? | catabolism |
| cleft lip | hair lip |
| emisis | vomiting |
| intussusception | the telescoping of one part of the small intestine into the opening of an immediately adjacent part |
| surgical removal of all or part of the stomach? | gastrectomy |
| orthodontist | specialist who prevents or corrects malocclusion of the teeth and other related facial structures |
| gi series | term that refers to radiographic procedure to examining the digestive system using barium swallow |
| non alcoholic liver disease | term that refers to accumulation of fat in the liver o fpeople who drink little to no alcohol |
| hep a | transmitted through food and water with fecal matter |
| antacids | meds given to relieve the discmfort of pyrosis or to help peptic ulcers heal |
| clostridium difficile (d-dif) | bacterial infection common in older adults in hospitals or long term care, typically following the use of antibiotics that wipe out competing bacteria |
| halitosis | bad breath |
| pica | abnormal craving or appetite for non food substances that last for at lease 1 month |
