| A | B |
|---|
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| hiatal hernia | condition when the stomach slides up through the diaphragm |
| GERD | abnormal movement of stomach acid to the esophagus |
| cholelithiasis | condition having gallstones |
| antiemetics | relieves excessive vomiting |
| deglutition | swallowing |
| sphincter | ring like muscle located in several locations along the GI tract restricts the opening |
| wave-like muscular contraction that moves food along the digestive tract | peristalsis |
| artificial opening | stoma |
| difficulty passing stools | constipation |
| blood in stools | melena |
| emetics | induce vomiting |
| polyp | growth protruding from a stalk in the digestive tract |
| cholecystectomy | common treatment for gallstones |
| colotomy | surgical establishment of an opening into the colon |
| anastomosis | creation of an opening between two hollow organs or structures |
| hepatogenic | originating in the liver |
| hernia of the stomach | gastrocele |
| ileum | longest segment of the small intestine |
| -lith | stone |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| dent/o | teeth |
| belching | eructation |
| protein pump inhibitors | reduce acid production in the stomach |
| enter/o | intestine |
