Sistema Digestivo

Abdominal: pertaining to the abdomen
Adhesion: abnormal growing together of two surfaces that normally are separated.
Abdominoplasty: plastic repair of the abdomen
Anoplasty: surgical repair of the anus.
Antrectomy: excision of the antrum
Appendectomy: excision of the appendix
Anorexia nervosa: pshychoneurotic disorder characterized by a prolonged refusak to eat, resuting in emaciation,amenorrhea, and abnormal fear of becoming obese.
Abdominocentesis: surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity.
Abdominoperineal resection: removal of the colon and rectum.
Anal: pertaining to the anus.
Anastomosis: surgical connection between two normally distinct
structure.
Anus: sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract.Apepsia: without digestion.
Appendicitis:inflammation of the appendix
Aphagia: inability to swallow.
Ascites: abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity.
Bile ducts: passageways that carry bile: the hepatic duct is a passageway for bile from the liver, the cystic duct carries bile from the gallbladder. They join to form the common bile duct which conveys bile to the duodenum.
Bradypepsia: slow digestion.
Bulimia: gorgingwith food then inducing vomiting
Cecum: first portion of the large intestine
Cholangiogram: X-ray film of bile ducts
Cholangioma: tumor of the bile duct
Cholecystitis: inflammation of the gallbladder.
Cholecystogram: x-ray film of the gallbladder.
Choledocholithiasis: condition of stones in the common bile duct.
Cholelithiasis: condition of gallstones.
Colon: next portion of the largeintestine. The colon is divided into 4 parts: ascending colon, transverse colon, descending colon and sigmoid colon.
Colonoscope: instrument used for visual examination of the colon.
Colonoscopy: visual examination of the colon.
Cirrhosis: chronic disease of the liver with gradual destruction of cells, most commonly caused by alcoholism
Crohns disease: chronic inflammation usually affecting theileum and sometimes the colon, characterized by cobblestone ulcerations along the intestinal wall and the formation of scar tissue.
Celiotomy: incision into the abdominal cavity
Cheilorrhaphy: suture of the lips
Cholecystectomy: excision of the gallbladder.
Choledocholithotomy: incision into the common bile duct to remove a stone
Choledocholithotripsy: surgical crushing of a stone in the commonbile duct
Colectomy: excision of the colon
Colostomy: artificial opening trough the abdominal wall into the colon
Diarrhea: frequent discharge of liquid stool.
Diverticulitis: inflammation of the diverticulum.
Diverticulosis: abnormal condition of hardening diverticula.
Duodenum: First 10 to 12 inches (25cm) of the small intestine.
Dysentery: disorder that involves inflammation of theintestine Dysohagia: difficult swallowing.
Dyspepsia: difficult digestion.
Duodenal ulcer: ulcer in the duodenum
Diverticulectomy: excision of a diverticulum
Enterorrhaphy: suture of the intestine
Esophagogastroplasty: surgical reapair of the esophagus and the stomach
Endoscope: instrument used for visual examination within hollow organ.
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography:radiographic (x-ray) examination of the bile and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium, fluoroscopy, and endoscopy.
Endoscopy: visual examination within a hollow organ.
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD): visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum.
Esophagoscope: instrument used for visual examination of the esophagus.
Esophagoscopy: visual examination of the esophagus.
Feces: wastefrom the digestive thact expelled through the rectum.
Flatus: gas in the digestive tract or expelled through the anus.
Gallbladder: Small saclike structure that stores bile.
Gastric lavage; washing out of the stomach
Gastrodynia: pain in the stomach.
Gastroscope: instrument used for visual examination of the stomach.
Gastroscopy: visual examination of the stomach.
Gastrectomy: excision of...