Med Term E4

Gastrointestinal tract

All organs involved in digestion

peristalsis

autonomous muscle contractions which move food

gastroparesis

disorder in which perstaltic activity of the stomach is slowed

enteroparesis

slowing of peristaltic activity in the intestines

esophag

esophagus

cardi

heart

sphincter

circular muscle that opens and constricts

peps

digest

pepsin

enzyme that digests

chlorhydr

levels of acid in the stomach

cardi

heart

cardiac sphincter

central coponent of cardia

cardia

passage between esophagus and stomach

cardioesophageal

affecting the cardia and esophagus

cardiospasm

cardiac sphincter fails to relax

pylorus

bottom of the stomach

pyloric sphincter

circular muscle at the bottom of the stomach

duodenum

first branch of small intestine

feces

waste

chole, bili

bile

intrahepatic ducts

start conveyance of bile out of liver

cholangitis

inflammation of a hepactic duct

chlelithiasis

hardened bile in the gallbladder

chloedochitis

inflammation of common bile duct

choledocholithiasis

hardened bile in the common bile duct

cholangiotomy

removal of a stome from gallbladder

chloedochoenterostomy

creation of a bypass between common bile duct and intestines

jejunum

second division of the small intestine

ileum

third division of the small intestine

ileocecal sphincter

circular muscle between small intestine and large intestine

cec/typhy

cecum

col

colon

rect

rectum

sigmoid

sigmoid colon

endoscopy

procedure examning the inside of the body

sigmoidoscopy

examining the sigmoid colon

colonoscopy

examining rectum and colon

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

examine entering through the mouth and down to the duodenums

colostomy

surgical creation of opening from outside body into colon

duodenojejunostomy

the surgical creation of a new opening between the duodenum and the jejunum

pancreat

pancreas

clysis

fluid injection

diverticul

pockets in the intestinal wall

sial

saliva

sialadenitis

inflammation of a salivary gland

sialolith

mineral deposit formed in asalivary gland

sche

supression

sialocele

accumulation of saliva in bodily tissues

gingiv

gums

portal vein

carries blood from digestive system to liver

zym

enzyme

zymogenic

something which causes fermentation

enzymopathy

metabolic discorder orignating ffrom enzymes

azymia

absence of enzyme within the body

isozyme

enzymess which perform the same chemical reaction

pepsin

enzyme that breaks down proteins

ptyalin

enzyme that breaks down saliva

steat, stear

fat

helc

ulcers

re

back

rrhea

profuse flow

kerat

cornea

conjunctiv

conjunctiva

ir

iris

cycl

ciliary body

cor

pupil

phac, phak

lens

choroid

choroid

ret, retin

retina

myopia

focal point of image in front of fovea

hypometropia

nearsightedness

hyperopia

focal point being behind fovea

hypermetropia

farsightedness

emmetropia

no refractive errors present

myopia

shut vision condition

astigmatisim

lens is oblong instead of spherical

oma

eye condition/disease

xer

dry

scot

dark

glauc

gray

ton

tension

cyanopsia

field of vision is blue

dichromacy

color blindness

protanopia

red receptors are absent

trichromacy

normal color vision

monochromacy

total color blindness

dacry

tear

lacrim

tear

dacryostenosis

narrowing of the tear ducts

blephar

eyelid

blepharostat

device used to hold the eyelids open

dia

apart

stas

stand

ankyl

fusion

sclera

outer layer of the eye

herpes

appearance of cold sores

esotropia

eye turned toward the middle of the face

exotropia

eye turned toward the outside of the face

hypertropia

eye turned upward