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81 Cards in this Set

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bili
combining form:
bile
cardi
combining form:
cardia (upper oriface of the stomach)
cec
combining form:
(blind)cecum
cly(s)
combining form:
rinse out, inject fluid
corp
combining form:
excrement, fecal matter
creat
combining form:
flesh
doch
combining form:
duct
duoden
combining form:
duodenum
esophag
combining form:
esophagus
fec
combining form:
(sediment) excrement, fecal matter
geus(t)
combining form:
taste
gingiv
combining form:gum (of the mouth)
gloss
combining form:
tongue
ile
combining form:
ileum
jejun
combining form:
(empty) jejunum
lien
combining form:
spleen
lingu
combining form:
tongue
osm
combining form:
sense of smell; odor
osphr
combining form:
sense of smell
peps, pept
combining form:
digest
proct
combining form:
anus
pyle
combining form:
(gate) portal vein
pylor
combining form:
(gatekeeper) pylorus
rect
combining form:
(straight) rectum
scat
combining form:
excrement, fecal matter
sial
combining form:
saliva, salivary duct
sigm
combining form:
(sigma, the greek letter s) sigmoid colon
sphincter
combining form:
sphincter muscle
splanchn
combining form:
internal organ, viscus
typhl
combining form:
(blind) cecum
zym
(leaven) ferment, enzyme, fermentation
ateloglossia
Incomplete development of the tongue.
azymia
Condition of absence of an enzyme.
biliary
Pert. to bile.
cardiospasm
Achalasia of the esophagus.
cecopexy
Surgical fixation of the cecum to the abdominal wall.
cecoptosis
Falling displacement of the cecum.
choledochal
Pert. to the common bile duct.
clysis
Injection of fluid into the body other than orally.
colorectostomy
Surgical formation of a passage between the colon and rectum.
coprolith
Hard, inspissated feces.
creatorrhea
The presence of undigested muscle fibers in the feces, seen in some cases of pancreatic disease.
defecation
Evacuation of the bowels.
dolichosigmoid
Having an abnormally long sigmoid colon.
duodenohepatic
Pert. to the duodenum and liver.
esophagismus
Intermittent inability to swallow, often associated with intense chest pain, gagging, or difficulty breathing.
eupepsia
Normal digestion as distinguished from dyspepsia.
fecaloid
Resembling feces.
gingivoglossitis
Inflammation of the gums and tongue.
hypodermoclysis
The treatment of dehydration by injecting fluids into the subcutaneous tissues (e.g., of the thighs, buttocks, or below the breasts or scapulae).
ileocecal sphincter
A projection of the ileum into the cecum that acts as a sphincter.
ileocolic
Pert. to the ileum and colon.
ileocolostomy
An anastomosis between the ileum and the colon.
jejunostomy
Surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum.
labioglossopharyngeal
Pert. to the lips, tongue, and pharynx.
laparotyphlotomy
Incision of the cecum through a lateral abdominal incision.
lienomalacia
Softening of the spleen.
lingula
A tongue-shaped process of some structure.
melanoglossia
Black tongue.
orolingual
Pert. to the mouth and tongue.
osmodysphoria
A deep-seated and abnormal dislike of certain odors.
oxygeusia
Abnormally keen sense of taste.
pancreatic
Concerning the pancreas.
parosmia
Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell; a false sense of odors or perception of those that do not exist.
parosphresia
Any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell; a false sense of odors or perception of those that do not exist.
pepsin
The chief enzyme of gastric juice, which converts proteins into proteoses and peptones.
periesophagitis
Inflammation of the tissues around the esophagus.
peripylephlebitis
Inflammation of tissues about the portal vein.
proctoclysis
Hydration of patients using a continuous slow infusion of fluids into the rectum and colon.
protoduodenum
The upper half of the duodenum.
pseudosmia
An olfactory hallucination or perversion of the sense of smell.
pylethrombosis
Occlusion of the portal vein by a thrombus.
pyloroduodenitis
Inflammation of the mucosa of the pyloric outlet of the stomach and duodenum.
rectostenosis
Stricture of the rectum.
retrolingual
Behind the tongue.
scatology
Scientific study and analysis of the feces.
sigmoiditis
Inflammation of the sigmoid colon.
sigmoidopexy
Fixation of the sigmoid colon by suturing it to the presacral fascia.
typhloempyema
An abdominal abscess following appendicitis.
zymogen
A protein that becomes an enzyme.
zymolysis
The changes produced by an enzyme; the action of enzymes.