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Flatuence
The presence of an excessive amount of gas or air in the intestinal tract or stomach, leading to distension of the organs and in some cases mild or moderate pain.
stomat/o
or/o
mouth
cheil/o
lip
gloss/o
lingu/o
tongue
palat/o
palate
uvul/o
uvula
sial/o
saliva
sialaden/o
salivary gland
Entrinsic Salivary Glands
parotid, submandibular, sublingual
pylor/o
pylorus
antr/o
antrum
Stomach parts
Fundus
Body
Pylorus
Antrum
-pepsia
digestion
enter/o
small intestine
chol/e
bile
cec/o
cecum
col/o
colon/o
colon
rect/o
proct/o
rectum
an/o
anus
abdomin/o
lapar/o
celi/o
abdomen
-lith
stone
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
emesis
excessive vomiting
polyp/o
polyp
polyp
tumor-like extension from a mucous membrane
dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
aphagia
inability to swallow
gastrodynia
stomach pain
gastromegaly
abnormal enlargement of the stomach
Ascites
abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
Gastromalacia
abnormal softening of the stomach walls
Adhesion
abnormal growth together of two surfaces that are normally separated
Dysentery
Any of various disorders involving inflammation of the intestine, especially of the colon, and associated with frequent and bloody stools, tenesmus, and abdominal pain.
Melena
black/tarry stool due to digested blood
Hematochezia
the passage of bloody stools
Crohn Disease
Autoimmune colitis
Weight loss, IBS, lower abdominal pain
Intussesception
telescoping of the intestines where it folds on itself
Volvulus
twisting of an intestine upon itself
hiat/o
diaphragm
Hemorrhoid
Varicose dilation of a vein in the lower rectum or anus caused by constipation pressure
Proctoptosis
prolapse of the rectum
Rectocele
protrusion of the rectum
Jaundice
yellow bile pigments accumulate in the blood and are deposited in the skin and sclera of the eye
steat/o
excess fat
Steatorrhea
discharge of fat into stool
Hematochromatosis
body absorbs too much iron from food
cholelithiasis
gallstones
choledocholithiasis
gallstones that form in the bileduct between the gallbladder and liver
cholecyst/o
gallbladder
Cholangioma
Gallbladder tumor
EGD
esophagogastroduenoscopy
laparoscopy
a visual examination of the abdominal cavity
H. pylori
bacteria that causes gastritis and pyloric ulcers
cholangi/o
gallbladder ducts
-rrhapy
suture
Vagotomy
reduces the amount of gastric acid in the stomach by cutting certain branches of the vagus nerve (used to treat chronic ulcers)
Anastomosis
surgically joining together of two separate organ segments
-centesis
surgical puncture
UGI
upper gastrointestinal
ESU
endoscopic ultrasound
BE
barium enemia
N&V
nausea and vomiting