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Undergraduate 3
02/09/2011
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an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum
Term
celi/o
 Definition
belly, abdomen
Term
cheil/o
labi/o
 Definition
lip
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
col/o
colon/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
Term
dent/i
 Definition
tooth
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum (first part of small intestine DJI)
Term
enter/o
 Definition
intestines usually small
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
Term
faci/o
 Definition
face
Term
gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
Term
gloss/o
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum (second part of the small of the small intestine)
Term
lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
lower jaw, mandible
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
Term
or/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
palat/o
 Definition
palate
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
Term
proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
Term
pylor/o
 Definition
pyloric sphincter
Term
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sialden/o
 Definition
salivary gland
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
uvul/o
 Definition
uvula
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
bil/i
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
bilirubin/o
 Definition
bilirubin (bile pigment)
Term
chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
chlorhydr/o
 Definition
hydrochloric acid
Term
gluc/o
 Definition
sugar
Term
glycogen/o
 Definition
glycogen, animal starch
Term
lip/o
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protein
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary
Term
chezia
 Definition
defication, elimination of wastes
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
prandial
 Definition
meal
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
what 2 functions does the pancreas have?
 Definition
endocrine and exocrine functions
Term
pyloric sphincter
 Definition
muscle that allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready
Term
pyloric sphincter
 Definition
muscle that allows food to leave the stomach when it is ready
Term
what are the 3 parts of the small intestines?
 Definition
duodenum, jejunum, ileum (DJI)
Term
pharynx
 Definition
throat
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
-orexia
 Definition
appetite
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
idi/o
 Definition
unknown
Term
ileus/ileum
 Definition
third part of the small intestine
Term
dysphagia
 Definition
difficulty swallowing
Term
borborygmus
 Definition
rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid or both in the gastrointestinal tract.
Term
eti/o
etiology
 Definition
cause
study of causes
Term
idi/o
idiology
 Definition
unknown
the cause of disease is unknown
Term
eructation
 Definition
gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth. belching
Term
flatus
 Definition
gas expelled through the anus. farting
Term
hematochezia
 Definition
passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum.
Term
jaundice(icterus)
 Definition
yellow-orange color of the skin and the whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia).
Term
steatorrhea
 Definition
fat in feces
Term
periodontal disease
 Definition
inflammation and degeneration of gums, teeth and surrounding bone.
Term
achalasia
 Definition
failure of the lower espohagus sphincter muscle to relax.
Term
hernia
 Definition
protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it.
Term
anal fistula
 Definition
abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus
Term
colonic polyps
 Definition
benign growths(polyps) protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon
Term
diverticulosis
 Definition
abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall
Term
ileus
 Definition
loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestine.
Term
volvulus
 Definition
twisting of the intestines on itself
Term
cholelithiasis
 Definition
gallstones in the gallbladder
Term
cirrh/o /
cirrhosis
 Definition
yellow/
chronic degenerative disease of the liver
Term
-ectasis
-ectasia
 Definition
stretching, dilation,widening.
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomitting
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction, breakdown, seperation
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-phagia
 Definition
swallowing,eating
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, protruding
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term
-rrhage
-rrhagia
 Definition
bursting forth (of blood)
Term
rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow discharge
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction of muscles
Term
-stasis
 Definition
stopping, controlling
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
tightening, narrowing
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-tresia
 Definition
opening
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