HPHY Term List 7

an/o

anus

append/o

appendix

appendic/o

appendix

chol/e

bile, gall

cholangi/o

bile vessel

cholecyst/o

gall bladder

choledoch/o

bile duct

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

dent/o

teeth

duoden/o

duodenum (first part of small intestine)

enter/o

intestine (usually refers to small intestine)

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

hepat/o

liver

ile/o

ileum (third part of small intestine)

jejun/o

jejunum (second part of small intestine)

lingu/o

tongue

odont/o

teeth

or/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

pharyng/o

pharynx

proct/o

anus, rectum

ptyal/o

saliva

pylor/o

pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum - first part of small intestine)

rect/o

rectum

sial/o

saliva, salivary gland

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

stomat/o

mouth

-orexia

appetite

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

swallowing, eating

-prandial

meal

hemat-

blood

Appendectomy

removal/excision of the appendix

Appendicitis

inflammation of the appendix

Ascites

accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity

Cholecystectomy

removal/excision of the gallbladder

Cholecystitis

inflammation of the gallbladder

Choledochotomy

incision of a bile duct

Cholelithiasis

abnormal condition of a gall stone

Cirrhosis

chronic degenerative liver disease

Crohn's

Disease a form of inflammatory bowel disease

Colectomy

removal/excision of the colon

Colonoscopy

visual examination of the colon

Colostomy

forming and opening in the colon

Diverticulosis

abnormal condition with small pouches (diverticula) in the intestinal wall

Diverticulitis

inflammation/infection within diverticula (small pouches in the intestinal wall)

Dysentery

inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)

Dyspepsia

bad/painful/difficult digestion ("indigestion")

Dysphagia

bad/painful/difficult swallowing

Emesis

vomiting

Endoscopy

visual examination of in/within (usually the esophagus, stomach, duodenum)

Guarding

contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen

Hematemesis

vomiting blood

Hematochezia

passage of bright red blood in the stool

Hemorrhoid

mass of enlarge varicose veins internal or external to the rectum

Hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

Hepatomegaly

enlargement of the liver

Hypoglossal

pertaining to below/under the tongue

Jaundice

yellow coloration of the skin due to increased bilirubin in the blood

Laparoscopy

visual examination of the abdomen

Melena

black "tarry" colored stool, a sign of GI bleeding

Pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas

Postprandial

after a meal

Proctologist

specialist in the study of the anus/rectum

Ptyalism

overproduction of saliva

Sialorrhea

discharge/flow of saliva

Sublingual

below/under the tongue