| A | B |
|---|
| ano | anus |
| appendo, appendico | appendix |
| baro | weight |
| bucco | cheek |
| ceco | cecum |
| chole | bile, gall |
| cholangio | bile duct |
| cholecysto | gallbladder |
| choledocho | common bile duct |
| colo, colono | colon |
| dento | tooth |
| duodeno | duodenum |
| entero | small intestine |
| esophago | esophagus |
| gastro | stomach |
| gingivo | gums |
| glosso | tongue |
| hepato | liver |
| ileo | ileum |
| jejuno | jejunum |
| labio | lip |
| laparo | abdomen |
| linguo | tongue |
| litho | stone |
| odonto | tooth |
| oro | mouth |
| palato | palate |
| pancreato | pancreas |
| pharyngo | throat, pharynx |
| procto | anus and rectum |
| pyloro | pylorus |
| recto | rectum |
| sialadeno | salivary gland |
| sigmoido | sigmoid colon |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -orxeia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| palate | roof of the oral cavity |
| uvula | location of the gag reflex |
| bicuspids and molars | grinding teeth |
| canines (incisors and cuspids) | biting, tearing, and cutting teeth |
| enamel | protective covering on a tooth |
| crown | tooth part above the gum line |
| root | tooth part below the gum line |
| dentin | bulk of the tooth |
| peristalsis | muscle contractions that propel food |
| duodenum | where digestion is completed |
| jejunum | middle part of the small intestine |
| ileum | connects to the colon |
| bolus | food mixed with saliva |
| chyme | liquid food as it leaves the stomach |
| sphincters | muscular valves |
| cecum | saclike beginning of the colon |
| bile | essential to digestion of fats and lipids |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing, eating |
| anorexia | loss of appetite |
| emesis | vomiting |
| jaundice | yellow cast to the skin and eyes |
| polyp | small tumor with a stem attachment |
| proctology | medicine concerning the anus and rectum |
| periodontal disease | disease of the teeth, gums, and bones |
| ggastroesophageal reflux disease | stomach acid causing esophageal pain |
| hiatal hernia | protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm |
| peptic ulcer disease | ulcer in the esophagus, stomach, of duodenum |
| crohn's disease | chronic inflammatory bowel disease |
| diverticulitis | inflammation of a diverticulum in the colon |
| dysentery | disease with diarrhea, abdominal pain, and fever |
| inguinal hernia | protrusion of small intestine into inguinal region |
| volvulus | bowel region twists upon itself |
| cholelithiasis | presence of gallstones |
| cirrhosis | failure of the liver to function normally |
| stool culture | laboratory test of feces |
| lower gastrointestinal series | x-ray image of the colon and rectum |
| colonscopy | visual examination of the colon |
| gastroscopy | visual examination of the stomach |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdominal wall |
| sigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| paracentesis | needle in the abdominal cavity to withdraw fluid |
| lavage | using a nasogastric tube to wash the stomach |
| anastomosis | surgical connection between two organs |
| choledocholithotripsy | crushing of a gallstone |
| gastric stapling | closing off a large section of the stomach |
| anorexiant | suppresses the appetite |
| antacid | neutralizes stomach acid |
| antiemetic | treats nausea, vomiting, and motion sickness |
| emetic | induces vomiting |
| laxative | stimulates a bowel movement |
| rugae | folds in the lining of the stomach |
