Involuntary forceful emission of the contents of ones stomach through the mouth is called
100
celi/o
What is the root meaning abdomen/belly?
100
villi
What is the medical term describing tiny finger like projections in the small intestine?
100
esophagus
What is the muscular tube connecting pharynx to the stomach?
100
Dysphagia
What is the difficulty in swallowing that may be due to obstruction or motor disorder?
200
phagia
What is the suffix meaning eating, swallowing?
200
sialaden/o
What is the root word for salivary glands?
200
halitosis
What is the medical terminology for bad breath?
200
pancreas
What is a large gland located just inferior and posterior to the stomach?
200
barrett esophagus
What is the condition caused by chronic reflex from stomach?
300
lysis
What is the suffix meaning destruction/breakdown?
300
or/o
What is root word for mouth?
300
gastralgia
What is the medical terminology for gastric pain?
300
swallowing
What is the process of using smooth and skeletal muscles in the mouth, tongue, and pharynx to push food out of the mouth, through the pharynx, and into the esophagus?
300
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
What is flowing back of contents of stomach to esophagus caused by inability of LES to contract normally?
400
ectasis
What is the suffix for stretching, dilation, widening?
400
gastr/o
What is the root word for stomach?
400
choledocholithiasis
What is the medical terminology for stones in common bile duct?
400
digestion
What is the process of turning large pieces of food into its component chemicals?
400
gastritis
What is the acute or chronic inflammation of stomach may be accompanied by anorexia, nausea and vomiting?
500
plasty
What is the suffix for surgical repair?
500
hepat/o
What is the root word for liver?
500
volvulus
What is medical terminology for twisting of intestine?
500
gall bladder
What is a small, pear-shaped organ located just posterior to the liver?
500
gingivitis
What is the inflammation disease of gums characterized by redness, swelling and bleeding?