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Digestive System Pathological Vocabulary

Question 66195 • IASD Health Concepts, Q2, 25-26, Cadile

What is it called when the pancreas is inflamed?

Answer
A
aerophagia
B
pancreatitis
C
cholecystitis
D
hematemesis

Explanation

Inflammation of an organ is often named with the suffix “-itis.” Inflammation of the pancreas is called pancreatitis, so choice B is correct. Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder; the other terms refer to different conditions.

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