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What is the inflammation of the stomach?
What is the inflammation of the stomach?
Gastritis
What is the study of the stomach and small intestines?
What is the study of the stomach and small intestines?
Gastroenterology
What is the removal of the stomach called?
What is the removal of the stomach called?
Gastrectomy
What is a visual exam of the stomach?
What is a visual exam of the stomach?
What term refers to stomach pain?
What term refers to stomach pain?
What does the term 'enlargement of the stomach' refer to?
What does the term 'enlargement of the stomach' refer to?
What is the term for cutting into the stomach?
What is the term for cutting into the stomach?
What is the inflammation of the esophagus called?
What is the inflammation of the esophagus called?
What does the term 'visual exam of the esophagus' refer to?
What does the term 'visual exam of the esophagus' refer to?
What is the surgical repair of the esophagus called?
What is the surgical repair of the esophagus called?
What does esophageal mean?
What does esophageal mean?
What is the term for a stretched out esophagus?
What is the term for a stretched out esophagus?
What is surgical fixation of the rectum and anus called?
What is surgical fixation of the rectum and anus called?
What does proctosis refer to?
What does proctosis refer to?
What is the inflammation of the rectum and anus called?
What is the inflammation of the rectum and anus called?
What is a specialist in the study of the rectum and anus called?
What is a specialist in the study of the rectum and anus called?
What is the removal of the gallbladder called?
What is the removal of the gallbladder called?
What does cholecystolithiasis refer to?
What does cholecystolithiasis refer to?
What is gallbladder stone surgical crushing called?
What is gallbladder stone surgical crushing called?
What is gallbladder inflammation referred to as?
What is gallbladder inflammation referred to as?
What instrument is used to view inside the abdomen?
What instrument is used to view inside the abdomen?
What does cutting into the abdomen refer to?
What does cutting into the abdomen refer to?
What is a visual examination of the abdomen called?
What is a visual examination of the abdomen called?
What is a liver tumor called?
What is a liver tumor called?
What does hepatomegaly mean?
What does hepatomegaly mean?
What term refers to something pertaining to the liver?
What term refers to something pertaining to the liver?
What is the inflammation of the liver called?
What is the inflammation of the liver called?
What does the term pancreatitis refer to?
What does the term pancreatitis refer to?
What does pancreatic mean?
What does pancreatic mean?
What is surgically creating an opening in the colon called?
What is surgically creating an opening in the colon called?
What does 'an/o' refer to?
What does 'an/o' refer to?
What does 'append/o' refer to?
What does 'append/o' refer to?
What does 'bar/o' mean?
What does 'bar/o' mean?
What does the term 'bucc/o' refer to?
What does the term 'bucc/o' refer to?
What does 'cec/o' refer to?
What does 'cec/o' refer to?
What is 'cholangi/o' the term for?
What is 'cholangi/o' the term for?
What does 'chol/e' mean?
What does 'chol/e' mean?
What does 'cholecyst/o' denote?
What does 'cholecyst/o' denote?
What does 'choledoch/o' refer to?
What does 'choledoch/o' refer to?
What does 'cirrh/o' mean?
What does 'cirrh/o' mean?
What does 'col/o' refer to?
What does 'col/o' refer to?
What does 'dent/o' denote?
What does 'dent/o' denote?
What does 'diverticul/o' mean?
What does 'diverticul/o' mean?
What does 'duden/o' refer to?
What does 'duden/o' refer to?
What does 'enter/o' refer to?
What does 'enter/o' refer to?
What does 'esophag/o' refer to?
What does 'esophag/o' refer to?
What does 'gastr/o' mean?
What does 'gastr/o' mean?
What does 'gingiv/o' denote?
What does 'gingiv/o' denote?
What does 'gloss/o' refer to?
What does 'gloss/o' refer to?
What does 'hepat/o' mean?
What does 'hepat/o' mean?
What does 'ile/o' denote?
What does 'ile/o' denote?
What does 'jejun/o' refer to?
What does 'jejun/o' refer to?
What does 'labi/o' mean?
What does 'labi/o' mean?
What does 'lapar/o' denote?
What does 'lapar/o' denote?
What does 'lingu/o' refer to?
What does 'lingu/o' refer to?
What does 'lith/o' mean?
What does 'lith/o' mean?
What does 'odonto/o' denote?
What does 'odonto/o' denote?
What does 'or/o' mean?
What does 'or/o' mean?
What does 'palat/o' refer to?
What does 'palat/o' refer to?
What does 'pancreat/o' denote?
What does 'pancreat/o' denote?
What does 'pharyng/o' mean?
What does 'pharyng/o' mean?
What does 'polyp/o' refer to?
What does 'polyp/o' refer to?
What does 'proct/o' denote?
What does 'proct/o' denote?
What does 'pylor/o' mean?
What does 'pylor/o' mean?
What does 'pyr/o' refer to?
What does 'pyr/o' refer to?
What does 'rect/o' denote?
What does 'rect/o' denote?
What does 'sialaden/o' mean?
What does 'sialaden/o' mean?
What does 'digmoid/o' refer to?
What does 'digmoid/o' refer to?
What does '-emesis' denote?
What does '-emesis' denote?
What does '-emetic' mean?
What does '-emetic' mean?
What does '-iatric' mean?
What does '-iatric' mean?
What does '-istry' denote?
What does '-istry' denote?
What does '-lithiasis' mean?
What does '-lithiasis' mean?
What does '-orexia' mean?
What does '-orexia' mean?
What does '-pepsia' refer to?
What does '-pepsia' refer to?
What does '-phagia' mean?
What does '-phagia' mean?
What does '-prandial' refer to?
What does '-prandial' refer to?
What does '-tripsy' mean?
What does '-tripsy' mean?
What does 'Postprandial' refer to?
What does 'Postprandial' refer to?
What does Cholelithiasis mean?
What does Cholelithiasis mean?
What does Anorexia refer to?
What does Anorexia refer to?
What does Dysphagia mean?
What does Dysphagia mean?
What does Hematemesis refer to?
What does Hematemesis refer to?
What does Bradypepsia mean?
What does Bradypepsia mean?
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Study Notes
Gastrointestinal Terminology
- Gastritis: Inflammation of the stomach.
- Gastroenterology: Study of the stomach and small intestines.
- Gastrectomy: Surgical removal of the stomach.
- Gastroscopy: Visual examination of the stomach.
- Gastralgia: Stomach pain.
- Gastromegaly: Enlargement of the stomach.
- Gastrotomy: Incision into the stomach.
Esophageal Terminology
- Esophagitis: Inflammation of the esophagus.
- Esophagoscopy: Visual exam of the esophagus.
- Esophagoplasty: Surgical repair of the esophagus.
- Esophageal: Pertaining to the esophagus.
- Esophagectasis: Condition involving a stretched out esophagus.
Rectal and Anus Terminology
- Protopexy: Surgical fixation of the rectum and anus.
- Proptosis: Drooping of the rectum and anus.
- Protoptosis: Inflammation of the rectum and anus.
- Proctologist: Specialist in the study of the rectum and anus.
Gallbladder Terminology
- Cholecystectomy: Removal of the gallbladder.
- Cholecystolithiasis: Condition of having gallbladder stones.
- Cholecystolithotripsy: Surgical crushing of gallbladder stones.
- Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the gallbladder.
Abdominal Terminology
- Laparoscope: Instrument used for viewing the inside of the abdomen.
- Laparotomy: Surgical incision into the abdomen.
- Laparoscopy: Visual examination of the abdomen.
Liver and Pancreas Terminology
- Hepatoma: Tumor of the liver.
- Hepatomegaly: Enlargement of the liver.
- Hepatic: Pertaining to the liver.
- Hepatitis: Inflammation of the liver.
- Pancreatitis: Inflammation of the pancreas.
- Pancreatic: Pertaining to the pancreas.
Surgical Procedures
- Colostomy: Surgical creation of an opening in the colon.
Anatomical Roots
- an/o: Anus.
- append/o / appendic/o: Appendix.
- chol/e: Bile or gall.
- cholecyst/o: Gallbladder.
- choledoch/o: Common bile duct.
- col/o / colon/o: Colon.
- hepat/o: Liver.
- ile/o: Ileum.
- lingu/o / gloss/o: Tongue.
- or/o: Mouth.
- proct/o: Anus and rectum.
Suffixes and Their Meanings
- -emesis: Vomit.
- -iatric: Pertaining to medical treatment.
- -lithiasis: Condition of stones.
- -orexia: Appetite.
- -pepsia: Digestion.
- -phagia: Eat, swallow.
- -tripsy: Surgical crushing.
Common Conditions
- Cholelithiasis: Condition of having gallstones.
- Anorexia: Lack of appetite.
- Dysphagia: Difficulty swallowing.
- Hematemesis: Vomiting blood.
- Bradypepsia: Slow digestion.
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