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
loosen, relax
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laxat/o
loosen, relax
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plic/o
to fold, a fold
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plicat/o
to fold, a fold
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caus/o
to burn, burnt
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caust/o
to burn, burnt
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cauter/o
to burn, burnt
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ascites
a lot of fluid in the peritoneum
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gastroplication
folding the stomach and suturing together
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plicotomy
incision into a plica
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nausea
unpleasant feeling, feels like you want to throw up; comes from word for sea-sickness
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astronaut
sailor of the stars
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cosmonaut
sailor of the universe
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diverticulum
an abnormal side pocket in the intestines usually related to a lack of dietary fiber
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bradypus
slow foot (sloth)
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arthropod
jointed foot
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gastropod
stomach foot (snail)
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pous
foot
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pod/o
foot
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enterovaginal fistula
fistula between rectum and vagina
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syringectomy
removing a fistula
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volvulus
twisting or rolling of a bowel on itself, causing obstruction
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hiatus
passageway to a continuing structure
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foramen
a hole through which nerves and blood vessels pass in bones
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meatus
passageway inside to outside of body
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stoma
mouth
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sanitas
health
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emetic
something that causes you to throw up
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dyspepsia
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
difficulty swallowing (eating)
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anorexia
lack of appetite
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eructation
term for belching
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melena
black tarry feces caused by a bleed higher up in the gastrointestinal tract
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steatorrhea
a fatty stool/fecal material
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diarrhea
frequent passage of loose, unformed stools
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peptic ulcer
ulcer of the digestive tract, typically the stomach
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cheilitis
inflammation of the lips
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sialoadenitis
inflammation of the salivary gland
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gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
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oulitis
inflammation of the gums
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gastroenteritis
inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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enteritis
inflammation of the lowest part of the small intestines
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colitis
inflammation of the large intestine
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cholecystitis
inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholangitis
inflammation of the bile duct
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cardiochalasia
relaxation of the cardiac sphincter
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achalasia
failure of a sphincter to open
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esophageal varices
varicose veins located in the lower part of the esophagus
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hernia
protrusion of an anatomical structure, typically an intestine, through the wall that normally contains it
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prolapse
the falling or dropping down of an organ or internal part
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intussusception
prolapse of an intestine into another part of the intestine just below it
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polyp
abnormal growth (tumor) that emanates from a mucus membrane
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polypous
comes from the Greek word for an octopus, which literally means 'many feet'
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hepatitis
an infectious inflammation of the liver
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jaundice
yellow appearance of the skin and sclera
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hepatomegaly
the enlargement of the liver
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cirrhosis
chronic disease of the liver characterized by pathological changes to the tissue of the liver
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cholelithiasis
formation of a gallstone (cholelith)
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fistula
a pathological, tube-like passageway that connects to a normal anatomical cavity or tube
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hemorrhoid
pathologically swollen vein of the rectal plexus, which is also called a 'pile'
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lithotomy
surgical removal of a stone
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lithotripsy
the crushing of a stone and the removal of the fragments
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cautery
literally means to burn with a searing iron
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cathartic
a medication that evacuates/purges the bowels
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laxative
a chemical that loosens the bowels, particularly with constipation
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enema
introduction of a fluid through the anus into the bowels
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clysis
an injection of fluid into the body typically for the purpose of washing/lavage of an internal cavity
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pyeloplasty
surgical repair of the renal pelvis
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medulla
inner 'soft' part of a kidney
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micturition
urination
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lithotripsy
use of sound waves or mechanical methods to crush stones that are obstructing the urinary tract
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urethrolithotomy
surgical removal of a calculus from the urinary tube running down from the bladder
