Week 6 Digestive Terms Flashcards by Jennifer Jablonski

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abdomin/o-

A

abdomen

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an/o-

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anus

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appendic/o-

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appendix

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bucc/o-

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cheek

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cheil/o-

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lip

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chol/e-

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bile; gall

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cholecyst/o-

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gall bladder

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col/o-

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colon

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colon/o-

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colon

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dent/i-

A

tooth

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digest/o-

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digestion; breakdown

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duoden/o-

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duodenum; first section of small intestine

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-emesis

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vomiting

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enter/o-

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intestines - usually small

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epi-

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above; upon; on

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espophag/o-

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esophagus

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gastr/o-

A

stomach

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gingiv/o-

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gum

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gloss/o-

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tongue

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hepat/o-

A

liver

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ile/o-

A

ileum - 3rd section of the small intestine

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jejun/o-

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jejunum - 2nd section of the small intestine

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lapar/o-

A

abdominal wall; abdomen

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lingu/o-

A

tongue

-lith

stone; calculus

odont/o-

tooth

or/o-

mouth

-ous

pertaining to

pancreat/o-

pancreas

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

eating; swallowing

pharyng/o-

throat; pharynx

proct/o-

anus and rectum

rect/o-

rectum

-scope

instrument for visual exam

-scopy

process of performing a visual exam

sialaden/o-

salivary gland

stomat/o-

mouth

-stomy

new opening to form a mouth

a.c.

before meals

GI

gastrointestinal

N&V

nausea & vomiting

NG

nasogastric - feeding tube

NPO; n.p.o

nothing by mouth

p.c.

after meals

TPN

total parenteral nutrition - fed through an IV

absorption

intestinal absorption of food

drain

device for removing fluid from a cavity or wound

Peristalsis

rippling motion of muscle in the digestive tract

gastric

having to do with the stomach