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Medical Terminology - Tara > Chap 6 - Digestive > Flashcards

Chap 6 - Digestive Flashcards

1
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dent/o

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teeth

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odont/o

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teeth

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gingiv/o

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gum

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gloss/o

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tongue

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lingu/o

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tongue

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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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ptyal/o

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saliva

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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pharyng/o

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pharnyx

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gastr/o

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stomach

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pylor/o

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pylorus

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14
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—algia

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pain

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15
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—dynia

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pain

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16
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—emesis

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vomiting

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17
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—megaly

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enlargement

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18
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—orexia

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appetite

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19
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—pepsia

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digestion

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—phagia

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swallowing, eating

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21
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—rrhea

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discharge, flow

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22
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BM

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bowel movement

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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Dx

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diagnosis

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25
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GI

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gastrointestinal

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muc/o

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mucus

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27
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hyperemesis

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excessive vomiting

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hematemesis

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vomiting blood

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29
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epigastric

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above the stomach

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30
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dyspepsia

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difficult digestion

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31
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aerophagia

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swallowing air

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32
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestine

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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35
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ile/o

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ileum

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36
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append/o

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appendix

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appendic/o

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appendix

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col/o

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colon

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colon/o

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proct/o

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anus, rectum

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rect/o

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sigmoid

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sigmoid colon

43
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ileostomy

A

opening to ileum

44
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ileorrhaphy

A

suturing of ileum

45
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rectitis

A

inflammation of rectum

46
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rectoplasty

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surgical repair of rectum

47
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cholangi/o

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bile vessel

48
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chol/e

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bile, gall

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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choledoch/o

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hepat/o

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pancreat/o

53
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—iasis

A

abnormal condition

54
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—megaly

A

enlargement

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—osis

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abnormal condition, increase blood cells

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—prandial

57
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cholemesis

A

vomiting bile

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cholelith

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pancreatolith

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stone in pancreas

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Ba

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BE

A

barium enema

below the elbow

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BM

A

bowel movement

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CA

A

cancer
chronological age
cardiac arrest

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Ca

A

calcium

cancer

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cm

A

centimeter

66
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CT

A

computed tomongraphy

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Dx

68
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EGD

A

esophagogastroduidenoscopy

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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatograhpy

70
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ESWL

A

extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

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FH

A

family history

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GERD

A

gastroesphageal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

75
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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

76
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HAV

A

hepatitis A virus

77
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HBV

A

hepatitis B virus

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HF

A

heart failure

79
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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

80
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IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

81
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IVC

A

intravenous cholangiogram

intravenous cholangiography

82
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LES

A

lower esophageal sphincter

83
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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

84
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OR

A

operating room

85
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RGB

A

roux-en-Y gastric bypass

86
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RUQ

A

right upper quadrant

87
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UGI

A

upper gastrointestinal

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UGIS

A

upper gastrointestinal series

89
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US

A

ultrasound

ultrasonography

90
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ascites

A

accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity

91
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borborygmus

A

gurgling, rumbling over large intestine

92
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dysentery

A

inflammation of intestine, colon

93
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fistula

A

abnormal passage from one organ to another

94
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hematochezia

A

stool w/ bright red blood

95
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hemorrhoid

A

enlarged, twisted varicose vein inside or outside of rectum

96
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hematochezia

A

passage of stools with bright red blood

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