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Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 11 Flashcards

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6896854422or/omouth0
6896854423stomat/omouth1
6896854424gingiv/ogums2
6896854425dent/otooth3
6896854426odont/otooth4
6896854427gloss/otongue5
6896854428lingu/otongue6
6896854429gastr/ostomach7
6896854430esophag/oesophagus8
6896854431enter/ointestines9
6896854432duoden/oduodenum10
6896854433jejun/ojejunum11
6896854434ile/oileum12
6896854435col/ocolon (large intestine)13
6896854436colon/ocolon (large intestine14
6896854437sigmoid/osigmoid colon15
6896854438rect/orectum16
6896854439an/oanus17
6896854440proct/oanus and rectum18
6896854441bil/ibile19
6896854442chol/ebile20
6896854443sial/osaliva21
6896854444abdomin/oabdomen22
6896854445celi/oabdomen23
6896854446lapar/oabdomen24
6896854447cyst/obladder25
6896854448doch/oduct26
6896854449hepat/oliver27
6896854450hepatic/oliver28
6896854451pancreat/opancreas29
6896854452peritone/operitoneum30
6896854453aphagiainability to eat31
6896854454dyspepsiabad digestion32
6896854455hematemesisvomiting blood33
6896854456hyperemesisexcessive vomiting34
6896854457constipationdifficulty passing feces35
6896854458diarrheapassing of fluid or unformed feces36
6896854459dysenteryanother name for diarrhea (bad intestine condition)37
6896854460enterodyniapain in the intestines38
6896854461hemorrhoidinflammation of the veins surrounding the anus39
6896854462jaundiceyellow of skin, tissue and fluids caused by increasing levels of bilirubin in the blood40
6896854463gastroparesispartial paralysis of the stomach41
6896854464gingivitisinflammation of the gums42
6896854465flatusmedical term for passing gas43
6896854466herniarupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it44
6896854467ascitesretention of fluid in the peritoneum45
6896854468hepatomegalyenlargement of the liver46
6896854469colonoscopyprocedure for looking at the colon47
6896854470endoscopeinstrument used to look inside48
6896854471esophagogastroduodenoscopyprocedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach and duodenum49
6896854472fecal occult blood test (FOBT)test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent50
6896854473laparoscopyprocedure for looking inside the abdoment51
6896854474nasogastric tubetube inserted through the nose into the stomach52
6896854475bariatricsbranch of medicine dealing with weight issues53
6896854476gastroenterologistspecialist in the stomach and intestines54
6896854477orthodontistspecialist in straightening teeth55
6896854478proctologistspecialist in the anus, rectum and colon56
6896854479epigastricupper center portion of the abdoment57
6896854480umbilicalmiddle center portion of the abdomen58
6896854481esophagitisinflammation of the esophagus59
6896854482gastritisinflammation of the stomach60
6896854483gastroenteritisinflammation of the stomach and intestines61
6896854484gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)disease in which acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus62
6896854485colitisinflammation of the colon63
6896854486fistulaany abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn't be there64
6896854487anal fistulaabnormal opening between the rectum and the exterior perianal skin65
6896854488jejunoileitisinflammation of the jejunum and ileum66
6896854489cholecystitisinflammation of the gallbladder67
6896854490cholelithiasispresence of a gallstone68
6896854491cirrhosisliver disease named for the change of color in the liver69
6896854492hepatitisinflammation of the liver70
6896854493hepatosclerosishardening of the liver71
6896854494pancreatitisinflammation of the pancreas72
6896854495peritonitisinflammation of the peritoneum73
6896854496antiemeticagent that prevents or relieves nausea or vomiting74
6896854497glossorrhaphysuture of the tongue75
6896854498anastomosiscreating of an opening, a surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes76
6896854499colostomycreation of an opening in the colon77
6896854500abdominocentesispuncture of the abdomen (usually for withdrawing fluid)78
6896854501cholelithotripsycrushing of gallstones79
6896854502hepatopexysurgical fixation of the liver80
6896854503laparoscopic surgerythe use of a laparoscope to perform minimally invasive surgery81
6896854504EGDesophagogastroduodenoscopy82
6896854505FOBTfecal occult blood test83
6896854506GERDgastroesophageal reflux disease84
6896854507GIgastrointestinal85
6896854508NPOnothing by mouth (nihil per os)86
6896854509N&Vnausea and vomiting87
6896854510RLQright lower quadrant88
6896854511RUQright upper quadrant89
6896854512LLQleft lower quadrant90
6896854513LUQleft upper quadrant91

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