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What is the gastrointestinal (GI) system?
A continuous tube beginning with the mouth and ending at the anus.
What is another name for the digestive system?
Alimentary canal.
What are the accessory organs of the digestive system?
Liver, gallbladder, pancreas.
What does stomatitis refer to?
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What does stomatalgia mean?
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What is another term for pain in the mouth?
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What does stomatorraphy refer to?
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What does the combining form stomat/o mean?
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What does the suffix -itis mean?
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What is the meaning of the suffix -algia?
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What is another meaning of the suffix -dynia?
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What does the suffix -rraphy indicate?
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What does the suffix -pathy indicate?
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What is stomatopathy?
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What does the suffix -plasty mean?
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What does palat/o refer to?
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What is gingivectomy?
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What does the combining form gingiv/o mean?
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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
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What is gingivitis?
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What are the salivary glands?
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What does the root sial mean?
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What is a sialolith?
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What does the combining form sial/o refer to?
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What is dysphagia?
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What does the suffix -phagia indicate?
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What does the combining form dent/o mean?
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What does the suffix -ist refer to?
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What does the combining form odont/o mean?
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What does odontitis refer to?
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What is malocclusion?
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What does occlusion mean in dentistry?
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What does dentalalgia mean?
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What does prosthodontics refer to?
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What does the suffix -ics pertain to?
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What is oligodontia?
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What does the suffix -ia signify?
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What does the combining form gloss/o mean?
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What are glossalgia and glossodynia?
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What does sublingual mean?
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What does the combining form lingu/o mean?
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What does the suffix -al pertain to?
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What does the suffix -rrhaphy signify?
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What does the suffix -oma indicate?
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What does the suffix -tomy refer to?
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What does the suffix -osis mean?
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What does the combining form cheil/o mean?
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What does the combining form stomato mean?
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What does the root word plasty involve?
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What does buccal mean?
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What is pharyngocele?
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What does the suffix -plegia signify?
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What are pharynalgia and pharyngodynia?
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What does the esophagus refer to?
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Study Notes
Gastrointestinal System
- The gastrointestinal (GI) system is a continuous tube that starts at the mouth and ends at the anus.
- Known also as the digestive system or alimentary canal.
Accessory Organs
- Liver, gallbladder, and pancreas are considered accessory organs in digestion.
Mouth-Related Terminology
- Stomatitis: Inflammation of the mouth.
- Stomatalgia / Stomatodynia: Terms for pain in the mouth.
- Stomatorraphy: Refers to the suture of the mouth.
- Stomat/o: Combining form for "mouth."
- Suffixes including -itis (inflammation), -algia (pain), -dynia (pain), -rraphy (suture), and -pathy (disease state) are common in medical terminology.
Oral and Dental Procedures
- Stomatopathy: Any disease of the mouth.
- Palat/o: Refers to the palate, with palatoplasty being the surgical repair of the palate.
- Gingivectomy: Surgical removal of gum tissue.
Teeth and Oral Health
- Gingiv/o: Means "gum."
- Gingivitis: Inflammation of the gums.
- Dysphagia: Refers to difficulty in swallowing or eating.
- Dent/o and Odont/o: Combining forms meaning "teeth."
- Dentalalgia / Odontalgia: Medical terms for toothache.
- Malocclusion: Poorly aligned teeth, a condition often addressed in dentistry.
Surgical and Diagnostic Terms
- Prosthodontics: Specialization focused on adding or replacing teeth.
- Oligodontia: Condition of having fewer than usual teeth.
Tongue-Related Terminology
- Gloss/o: Combining form for "tongue."
- Terms include glossalgia (pain in the tongue), glossitis (inflammation), glossotomy (incision in the tongue), and glossorrhaphy (suture of the tongue).
- Glosso- conditions may include glossoplegia (paralysis) and glossopathy (disease).
Lips and Throat Conditions
- Cheil/o: Refers to lips.
- Conditions such as cheilosis and cheilitis are forms of lip inflammation and disease.
- Pharynx: The throat, associated with conditions like pharyngitis (inflammation) and pharyngocele (herniation).
Esophagus Terminology
- Esophagus: The muscular tube from the throat to the stomach, susceptible to conditions like esophagitis (inflammation) and esophagostenosis (narrowing).
- Esophagoscope: Instrument for examining the esophagus.
Stomach and Intestinal Health
- Gastr/o: Root word for stomach; gastritis refers to its inflammation.
- Gastroenteritis: Inflammation of both the stomach and the small intestines.
- Enter/o: Combining form for small intestine.
Key Suffixes and Prefixes
- -oma: Indicates a tumor.
- -ectomy: Means excision.
- -scope: Refers to an instrument used for examination.
- hypo-: Prefix meaning below or under.
These terms and definitions are fundamental for understanding medical conditions and procedures related to the digestive system and oral health.
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