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diagestive system
gastointestinal system
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomen/o | abdomen |
| aliment/o | nourishment, food |
| amyl/o | starch |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cecum | 1st segment of the colon |
| chei/o | lips |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| choled/o | common bile duct |
| col/o, colon/o | colon(large intestine) |
| dent/I, dent/o, odont/o | teeth |
| duoden/o | duodenum (1st segment of the small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (2nd segment of the small intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (3rd segment of the small intestine) |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophagi/o | esophagus (food pipe) |
| G.E.R.D | Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | blood |
| lith/o | stone |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| proct/o, rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| periton/o | peritoneum |
| epiglott/o | epiglottis |
| epiglottitis | inflamed epiglottis |
| peritoneal | pertaining to the peritoneum |
| sigmoidoscopy | visual exam of the sigmoid colon |
| sialadenitis | inflammation of the saliva glands |
| proctologist | specialist of a rectal disease |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| gastrointestinal | pertaining to the stomach and the intestines |
| ankyloglossia | stiff tongue (tongue tied) |
| gastrectomy | removal of the stomach |
| esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus.(food pipe) |
| enteropathy | disease of the small intestines |
| ileitis | inflammation of the ilium |
| jejunectomy | removal of the jejunum |
| duodenal ulcers | ulcers in the duodenum |
| dentist | specialist of teeth |
| colonoscopy | visual exam of the colon |
| choledolithotomy | incision to remove a stone from the common bile duct |
| cholecystolithiais | condition of gall stones |
| cheilitis | inflamed lip |
| ileocecal junction | where all the small intestine merges with the colon |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| analfissur | tear in the anus |
| amylase | enzyme that breaks down the stomach |
| hyperalimentation | providing additional nourishment |
| abdominal | pertaining to the abdomin |
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