There is inflammation of the pancreas resulting from prematurely activated pan creatic digestive enzymes that invoke pancreatic tissue autodigestion.Pronunciation Guide a as in a pe a as in a pple e as in e ven e as in e very i as in i ce i as in i nterest o as in o pen o as in p o t u as in u nit u as in u nder Vocabulary and Terminology TERM PRONUNCIATION MEANING absorption a bS O RPsh u n achlorhydria a chl o rH I Dr e a amino acids a M E n o A S i dz amylase A M i l a s anastomosis a n a st o M O s i s anus A n u s appendectomy a p e nD E Kt o m E appendicitis a p e nd i S I t i s appendix a P E Nd i ks bile b i l biliary B I L e a r e bilirubin b i l i ROOb i n bowel B O W e l buccal mucosa B U K a l m u K O s a canine teeth K A n i n t e th cecal S E k a l cecum S E k u m celiac S E l e a k cheilosis k i L O s i s cholecystectomy k o l e s i sT E Kt o m e choledocholithiasis k o l e d o k o l i TH I a s i s choledochojejunostomy k o l e d o k o j i j u N O St o m e choledochotomy k o l e d o K O T o m e DIGESTIVE SYSTEM TERM PRONUNCIATION MEANING cholelithiasis k o l e l i TH I a s i s colon K O l o n colonic k o L O N i k colonoscopy k o l o n O Sk o p e colostomy k o L O St o m e common bile duct K O M o n b i l d u kt defecation d e f e K A sh u n deglutition d e glooT I SH u n dentibuccal d e nt i B U K a l dentin D E Nt i n digestion d i J E STy u n duodenal d u o D E n a l or d u O D e n a l duodenum d u o D E n u m or d u O D e n u m elimination e l i m i N A sh ... Читать дальше »