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Pathophysiology
Medications
Anatomy
Supplement Terminology
Medical Terminology
100
Increased frequency of bowel movements in a liquid form
diarrhea
100
An agent that counteracts acidity, usually gastric acidity
An antacid
100
The sac on the undersurface of the liver that stores bile
gallbladder
100
The inability to swallow or the refusal/ability to eat
aphagia
100
Bucc/o
Cheek
200
Small, hard deposits of bile pigment, cholesterol, and calcium salts in the small organ under the liver
gallstones or cholelithiasis
200
An agent that promotes elimination from the large intestines
laxative
200
The terminal portion of the small intestine
ileum
200
Clenching and grinding of the teeth, usually during sleep
bruxism
200
Stoma, Stomat/o
mouth
300
Inflammatory disorder of the stomach lining
gastritis
300
An agent that causes vomiting
An emetic
300
The serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and supports the abdominal organs
peritonuem
300
Weakness or wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness
cachexia
300
Enter/o
intestine
400
Difficulty or infrequency of defecation
constipation
400
An agent that relieves spasm, usually of the muscle
antispasmodic
400
The tiny projections in the lining of the small intestine that absorb digested food
villi
400
The term for belching
eructation
400
Hepat/o
liver
500
An irreversible chronic inflammatory disease of the liver, which may have resulted from alcoholism or hepatitis
cirrhosis
500
An agent that inhibits gastric acid secretion by blocking the transport of hydrogen ions into the stomach
PPI - proton pump inhibitor
500
The large folds in the stomach's lining that are seen when the stomach is empty
rugae
500
The process of feeding through a nasogastric tube into the stomach
gavage
500
Cholangi/o
Bile duct