Unit 4. Terms related to Digestive system (2) (2).pptx

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Terms related to Gastrointestinal System

Organs of the Gastrointestinal tract Oral cavity Pharynx Esophagus Stomach Small intestine Colon

Function of the Digestive System Mechanical and chemical digestion of food Absorption of nutrient molecules Elimination of solid wastes

Digestive System Combining Forms an/o anus append/o appendix bucc /o cheek chol /e bile, gall col/o colon dent/o tooth

enter/o small intestine esophag /o esophagus gastr /o stomach gingiv /o gums gloss/o tongue hepat /o liver ile /o ileum Digestive System Combining Forms

Digestive System Suffixes –emesis vomit – orexia appetite – pepsia digestion – phagia eat, swallow –prandial pertaining to a meal

Word Building with an/o & bucc /o –al buccal pertaining to cheek labi/o –al labiobuccal pertaining to lips and cheeks –al anal pertaining to anus

Word Building with append/o & appendic /o –itis appendicitis inflammation of appendix – ectomy appendectomy surgical removal of appendix

Word Building with col/o & colon/o –scope colonoscope instrument to view colon –ic colonic pertaining to colon – ectomy colectomy removal of colon –ostomy colostomy new opening into colon rect/o –al colorectal pertaining to colon & rectum

Word Building with enter/o, & esophag /o –itis enteritis inflammation of intestine –eal esophageal pertaining to esophagus –ectasis esophagectasis dilation of esophagus

Word Building with gastr /o – algia gastralgia stomach pain –ic gastric pertaining to stomach enter/o –itis gastroenteritis inflammation of stomach & intestine –scope gastroscope instrument to view stomach – itis gastritis inflammation of stomach – ectomy gastrectomy surgical removal of stomach

Word Building with hepat /o – itis hepatitis inflammation of liver –oma hepatoma liver tumor – ic hepatic pertaining to liver

Word Building with pancreat /o & pharyng /o –eal pharyngeal pertaining to pharynx –plasty pharyngoplasty surgical repair of pharynx – itis pancreatitis inflammation of pancreas –ic pancreatic pertaining to pancreas

Word Building with –emesis, & –prandial hemat/o hematemesis Vomiting blood hyper– hyperemesis excessive vomiting post– postprandial pertaining to after a meal (after eating)

Word Building with – pepsia & – phagia a– aphagia Inability or refusal to swallow dys– dysphagia Difficulty or discomfort in swallowing brady – bradypepsia slow digestion dys– dyspepsia indigestion

Eating Disorders Anorexia A morbid refusal to eat because the person wants to be dangerously thin Bulimia Eating, then purposefully purging or vomiting to achieve weight loss

Liver Disorders Hepatomegaly Enlarged liver Hepatitis Inflammatory condition of the liver due to a variety of causes (infection, drugs, alcohol)

Disorders of the Intestines Ileus An intestinal blockage Colitis inflammation of the colon (large intestine) Ulcerative colitis Ulcers and inflammation in the colon (large intestine)

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