6896854422 | or/o | mouth | 0 | |
6896854423 | stomat/o | mouth | 1 | |
6896854424 | gingiv/o | gums | 2 | |
6896854425 | dent/o | tooth | 3 | |
6896854426 | odont/o | tooth | 4 | |
6896854427 | gloss/o | tongue | 5 | |
6896854428 | lingu/o | tongue | 6 | |
6896854429 | gastr/o | stomach | 7 | |
6896854430 | esophag/o | esophagus | 8 | |
6896854431 | enter/o | intestines | 9 | |
6896854432 | duoden/o | duodenum | 10 | |
6896854433 | jejun/o | jejunum | 11 | |
6896854434 | ile/o | ileum | 12 | |
6896854435 | col/o | colon (large intestine) | 13 | |
6896854436 | colon/o | colon (large intestine | 14 | |
6896854437 | sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon | 15 | |
6896854438 | rect/o | rectum | 16 | |
6896854439 | an/o | anus | 17 | |
6896854440 | proct/o | anus and rectum | 18 | |
6896854441 | bil/i | bile | 19 | |
6896854442 | chol/e | bile | 20 | |
6896854443 | sial/o | saliva | 21 | |
6896854444 | abdomin/o | abdomen | 22 | |
6896854445 | celi/o | abdomen | 23 | |
6896854446 | lapar/o | abdomen | 24 | |
6896854447 | cyst/o | bladder | 25 | |
6896854448 | doch/o | duct | 26 | |
6896854449 | hepat/o | liver | 27 | |
6896854450 | hepatic/o | liver | 28 | |
6896854451 | pancreat/o | pancreas | 29 | |
6896854452 | peritone/o | peritoneum | 30 | |
6896854453 | aphagia | inability to eat | 31 | |
6896854454 | dyspepsia | bad digestion | 32 | |
6896854455 | hematemesis | vomiting blood | 33 | |
6896854456 | hyperemesis | excessive vomiting | 34 | |
6896854457 | constipation | difficulty passing feces | 35 | |
6896854458 | diarrhea | passing of fluid or unformed feces | 36 | |
6896854459 | dysentery | another name for diarrhea (bad intestine condition) | 37 | |
6896854460 | enterodynia | pain in the intestines | 38 | |
6896854461 | hemorrhoid | inflammation of the veins surrounding the anus | 39 | |
6896854462 | jaundice | yellow of skin, tissue and fluids caused by increasing levels of bilirubin in the blood | 40 | |
6896854463 | gastroparesis | partial paralysis of the stomach | 41 | |
6896854464 | gingivitis | inflammation of the gums | 42 | |
6896854465 | flatus | medical term for passing gas | 43 | |
6896854466 | hernia | rupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it | 44 | |
6896854467 | ascites | retention of fluid in the peritoneum | 45 | |
6896854468 | hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver | 46 | |
6896854469 | colonoscopy | procedure for looking at the colon | 47 | |
6896854470 | endoscope | instrument used to look inside | 48 | |
6896854471 | esophagogastroduodenoscopy | procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach and duodenum | 49 | |
6896854472 | fecal occult blood test (FOBT) | test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent | 50 | |
6896854473 | laparoscopy | procedure for looking inside the abdoment | 51 | |
6896854474 | nasogastric tube | tube inserted through the nose into the stomach | 52 | |
6896854475 | bariatrics | branch of medicine dealing with weight issues | 53 | |
6896854476 | gastroenterologist | specialist in the stomach and intestines | 54 | |
6896854477 | orthodontist | specialist in straightening teeth | 55 | |
6896854478 | proctologist | specialist in the anus, rectum and colon | 56 | |
6896854479 | epigastric | upper center portion of the abdoment | 57 | |
6896854480 | umbilical | middle center portion of the abdomen | 58 | |
6896854481 | esophagitis | inflammation of the esophagus | 59 | |
6896854482 | gastritis | inflammation of the stomach | 60 | |
6896854483 | gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines | 61 | |
6896854484 | gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) | disease in which acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus | 62 | |
6896854485 | colitis | inflammation of the colon | 63 | |
6896854486 | fistula | any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn't be there | 64 | |
6896854487 | anal fistula | abnormal opening between the rectum and the exterior perianal skin | 65 | |
6896854488 | jejunoileitis | inflammation of the jejunum and ileum | 66 | |
6896854489 | cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder | 67 | |
6896854490 | cholelithiasis | presence of a gallstone | 68 | |
6896854491 | cirrhosis | liver disease named for the change of color in the liver | 69 | |
6896854492 | hepatitis | inflammation of the liver | 70 | |
6896854493 | hepatosclerosis | hardening of the liver | 71 | |
6896854494 | pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas | 72 | |
6896854495 | peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum | 73 | |
6896854496 | antiemetic | agent that prevents or relieves nausea or vomiting | 74 | |
6896854497 | glossorrhaphy | suture of the tongue | 75 | |
6896854498 | anastomosis | creating of an opening, a surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes | 76 | |
6896854499 | colostomy | creation of an opening in the colon | 77 | |
6896854500 | abdominocentesis | puncture of the abdomen (usually for withdrawing fluid) | 78 | |
6896854501 | cholelithotripsy | crushing of gallstones | 79 | |
6896854502 | hepatopexy | surgical fixation of the liver | 80 | |
6896854503 | laparoscopic surgery | the use of a laparoscope to perform minimally invasive surgery | 81 | |
6896854504 | EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy | 82 | |
6896854505 | FOBT | fecal occult blood test | 83 | |
6896854506 | GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease | 84 | |
6896854507 | GI | gastrointestinal | 85 | |
6896854508 | NPO | nothing by mouth (nihil per os) | 86 | |
6896854509 | N&V | nausea and vomiting | 87 | |
6896854510 | RLQ | right lower quadrant | 88 | |
6896854511 | RUQ | right upper quadrant | 89 | |
6896854512 | LLQ | left lower quadrant | 90 | |
6896854513 | LUQ | left upper quadrant | 91 |
Acquiring Medical Language Chapter 11 Flashcards
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