Medical Terminology

• Second portion of small intestine is the jejunum which means ”to empty”
• the liver produced bile
• the lining of structures in the abdominal and pelvic cavities is the peritoneum
• The pyloric sphincter is the ring of muscle found around the opening between the stomach and duodenum
• esophagus is the tube that extends from the throat to the stomach and means gullet
• os -, or/o, and stomato- all mean mouth
• enter/o means “small intestines”
• proct/o means “rectum and anus”
• giardiasis is commonly found in children in daycare centers
• mal/occul/sion means bad/closure/refers
• Diverticulosis means the abnormal condition of having out-pouchings in the colon
• gingivitis means inflammation of the gums
• litho, petro and lapio all mean stone
• periodontitis, Riggs disease and periodontoclasia all refer to pyorrhea
• Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammation of the small and/or large intestines with cobblestone ulcerations along intestinal wall
• ptyalo means mucus or saliva fluid
• cirrhosis is the degration of the liver cells
• choledocholith/otripsy means crushing a stone in the common bile duct
• chelo/orrhaphy means a suture of the lips
• glossoeehaphy means a suture of the tongue
• cholecyctography is an x-ray filming of the gallbladder
• proctoscopy is a visual examination of the rectum
• Leukoplpakia is a white plate-like plaque on the gingiva
• chilango refers to the bile duct
• bruxism is the grinding of teeth
• vitamin B2 is also known as riboflavin
• ascaris in Greek means intestinal worm
• enteron in Greek refers to the small intestine
• gastritis is the inflammation of the stomach rugae mucosal wall
• hepatitis A B and C are caused by a virus
• Hepatitis A is also known as infectious hepatitis
• Hepatitis B is also known as serum hepatitis
• coloscopy is the viewing and examining of the large intestine
• Zinc comes from whole grains
• diverticulosis means the condition of out pouching in the colon rugae or fold
• diagnostic term bulimia means referring to hungry
• dysentery means faulty, difficult and painful intestines
• shigellosis is diagnosed by identifying bacteria in stool
• alimentary means to nourish
• copper can be sourced from organ meats