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Ch. 13 GI Pathologies Flashcards

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asc/o

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sac, saclike

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chalas/o

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relaxation (of sphincter)

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emet/o

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vomiting

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-emesis

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vomiting

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nause/o

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nausea, ship, sailor, sailing

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naut/o

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nausea, ship, sailor, sailing

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-ptosis

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prolapse, downward displacement

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fistul/o

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fistula, tube, pipe-like

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syring/o

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fistula, short tube, pipe-like

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-syrinx

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fistula, short tube, pipe-like

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diverticul/o

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diverticulum

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polyp/o

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polyp

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-cele

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hernia, swelling, tumor

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herni/o

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hernia

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cirrh/o

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cirrhosis, yellow

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icter/o

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jaundice

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volv/o

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to roll

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hemorrhoid/o

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hemorrhoid, pile

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flat/o

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gas in the GI

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ulcer/o

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ulcer

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aphth/o

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ulcer of the mouth, thrush

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-clysis

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washing, lavage

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enem/o

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enema (procedure where fluid is injected in rectum to expel its contents)

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cathart/o

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evacuation (of the bowels)

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lax/o

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loosen, relax

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laxat/o

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loosen, relax

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plic/o

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to fold, a fold

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plicat/o

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to fold, a fold

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caus/o

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to burn, burnt

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caust/o

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to burn, burnt

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cauter/o

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to burn, burnt

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32
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ascites

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a lot of fluid in the peritoneum

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gastroplication

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folding the stomach and suturing together

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plicotomy

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incision into a plica

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nausea

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unpleasant feeling, feels like you want to throw up; comes from word for sea-sickness

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astronaut

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sailor of the stars

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cosmonaut

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sailor of the universe

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diverticulum

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an abnormal side pocket in the intestines usually related to a lack of dietary fiber

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bradypus

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slow foot (sloth)

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arthropod

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jointed foot

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gastropod

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stomach foot (snail)

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pous

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pod/o

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enterovaginal fistula

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fistula between rectum and vagina

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syringectomy

A

removing a fistula

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volvulus

A

twisting or rolling of a bowel on itself, causing obstruction

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hiatus

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passageway to a continuing structure

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foramen

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a hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass in bones

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meatus

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passageway inside to outside of body

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stoma

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sanitas

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emetic

A

something that causes you to throw up

53
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dyspepsia

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The technical term for indigestion; upper GI tract discomfort characterized by symptoms such as eructation, flatulence, nausea, loss of appetite, or upper abdominal pain.

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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing (eating)

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anorexia

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lack of appetite

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eructation

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term for belching

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melena

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black tarry feces caused by a bleed higher up in the gastrointestinal tract

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steatorrhea

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a fatty stool/fecal material

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diarrhea

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frequent passage of loose, unformed stools

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peptic ulcer

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ulcer of the digestive tract, typically the stomach

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cheilitis

A

inflammation of the lips

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sialoadenitis

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inflammation of the salivary gland

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gingivitis

A

inflammation of the gums

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oulitis

A

inflammation of the gums

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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enteritis

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inflammation of the lowest part of the small intestines

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colitis

A

inflammation of the large intestine

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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholangitis

A

inflammation of the bile duct

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cardiochalasia

A

relaxation of the cardiac sphincter

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achalasia

A

failure of a sphincter to open

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esophageal varices

A

varicose veins located in the lower part of the esophagus

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hernia

A

protrusion of an anatomical structure, typically an intestine, through the wall that normally contains it

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prolapse

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the falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part

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intussusception

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prolapse of an intestine into another part of the intestine just below it

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polyp

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abnormal growth (tumor) that emanates from a mucus membrane

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polypous

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comes from the Greek word for an octopus, which literally means ‘many feet’

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hepatitis

A

an infectious inflammation of the liver

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jaundice

A

yellow appearance of the skin and sclera

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hepatomegaly

A

the enlargement of the liver

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cirrhosis

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chronic disease of the liver characterized by pathological changes to the tissue of the liver

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cholelithiasis

A

formation of a gallstone (cholelith)

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fistula

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a pathological, tube-like passageway that connects to a normal anatomical cavity or tube

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hemorrhoid

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pathologically swollen vein of the rectal plexus, which is also called a ‘pile’

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lithotomy

A

surgical removal of a stone

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lithotripsy

A

the crushing of a stone and the removal of the fragments

87
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cautery

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literally means to burn with a searing iron

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cathartic

A

a medication that evacuates/purges the bowels

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laxative

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a chemical that loosens the bowels, particularly with constipation

90
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enema

A

introduction of a fluid through the anus into the bowels

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clysis

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an injection of fluid into the body typically for the purpose of washing/lavage of an internal cavity

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pyeloplasty

A

surgical repair of the renal pelvis

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medulla

A

inner ‘soft’ part of a kidney

94
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micturition

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lithotripsy

A

use of sound waves or mechanical methods to crush stones that are obstructing the urinary tract

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urethrolithotomy

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surgical removal of a calculus from the urinary tube running down from the bladder

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