terminology quiz week 7

• through
• accross

around

• under
• below

pertaining to the area under the tongue

inflammation of the tissue around a tooth

• discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter through the bowel
• dia - through/across
• rrhea - discharge/ flow

• discharge
• flow

discharge of fat in fecal matter

meal

after a meal

• swallowing
• eating

swallowing air

digestion

• difficult or painful digestion
• also called indigestion

appetite

without appetite

enlargemnt

enlargement of the liver

• abnormal condition
• (produced by something specified)

abnormal condition of gallstones

vomit

excessive vomiting

bile duct

surgical repair of the bile duct

gallbladder

• removal of the gallbladder
• (laparoscopic or open surgery)

• bile
• gall

• gallstone
• lith-calculus, stone

bile vessel

small terminal portion of the bile duct

• small
• minute

pancreas

destruction of the pancreas (caused by pancreas enzymes)

liver

anus

pertaining to the area around the anus

• anus
• rectum

physician who specializes in treating disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus

rectum

• herniation or protrusion of the rectum
• also called proctocele

sigmoid colon

incision of the sigmoid colon

colon

visual examination of the colon

creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall

appendix

excision of the appendix

inflammation of the appendix

• ileum
• third part of the small intestine

creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall

• jejunum
• second part of the small intestine

suture of the jejunum

• intestine
• (usually the small intestine)

• duodenum
• first part of the small intestine

disease of the intestine

plyorus

involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as in pyloric stenosis

stomach

• pain in the stomach
• also called stomachache

• pharynx
• throat

inflammation of the pharynx and the tonsils