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Chapter 11 - Diagnosis & Pathology Flashcards

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esophagitis

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esophag / itis

esophagus / inflammation

inflammation of the esophagus

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esophageal carcinoma

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esophag / eal carcin / oma

esophagus / pertaining to cancer / tumor

cancerous tumor of the esophagus

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gastritis

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gastr / itis

stomach / inflammation

inflammation of the stomach

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gastroenteritis

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gastro / enter / itis

stomach / intestines / inflammation

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

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gastroenterocolitis

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gastro / entero / col / itis

stomach / intestines / colon / inflammation

inflammation of the stomach, intestine and colon

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gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

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gastro / esophag / eal re / flux

stomach / esophagus / pertaining to back / flow

disease in which acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus

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gingival hyperplasia

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gingiv / al hyper / plasia

gum / pertaining to over / formation

disease in which acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus

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glossopathy

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glosso / pathy

tongue / disease

disease of the tongue

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glossotrichia

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glosso / trich / ia

tongue / hair / condition

over-development of bumps on the tongue, making the tongue appear to be hairy

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periodontitis

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peri / odont / itis

around / tooth / inflammation

inflammation of region around the teeth

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pyloric stenosis

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pylor / ic sten / osis

gatekeeper / pertaining to narrowing / condition

narrowing of the sphincter at the base of the stomach

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stomatomycosis

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stomato / myc / osis

mouth / fungus / condition

fungus condition of the mouth

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stomatosis

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stomat / osis

mouth / condition

mouth condition

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colitis

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col / itis

colon / inflammation

inflammation of the colon

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colorectal carcinoma

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colo / rect / al carcin / oma

colon / rectum / pertaining to cancer / tumor

cancerous tumor of the colon or rectum

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duodenitis

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duoden / itis

duodenum / inflammation

inflammation of the duodenum

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enterocele

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entero / cele

intestines / tumor

hernia of the intestines

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enteropathy

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entero / pathy

intestines / disease

disease of the intestines

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fistula

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Latin for pipe

any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn’t be there

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anal fistula

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an / al fistula

anus / pertaining to pipe

any abnormal opening b/t the rectum and the exterior perianal skin

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colovaginal fistula

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colo / vagin / al fistula

colon / vagina / pertaining to pipe

abnormal opening b/t the colon and vagina

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ile / itis

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ile / itis

ileum / inflammation

inflammation of the ileum

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ileocolitis

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ileocol / itis

ileum / inflammation

inflammation of the ileum and colon

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jejunitis

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jejun / itis

jejunum / inflammation

inflammation of the jejunum

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jejunoileitis

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jujuno / ile / itis

jejunum / ileum / inflammation

inflammation of the jejunum and ileum

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proctitis

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proct / itis

anus/rectum / inflammation

inflammation of the anus and the rectum

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proctoptosis

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procto / ptosis

anus/rectum / drooping condition

downward displacement of the rectum and anus

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rectitis

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rect / itis

rectum / inflammation

inflammation of the rectum

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celiomyostitis

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celio / myos / itis

abdomen / muscle / inflammation

inflammation of the abdominal muscle

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celiopathy

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celio / pathy

abdomen / disease

disease of the abdomen

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cholangioma

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cholangi / oma

bile vessel / tumor

tumor of the bile vessels (ducts)

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cholangitis

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cholang / itis

bile vessels / inflammation

inflammation of the bile vessels (ducts

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choledochocele

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chole / docho / cele

bile / duct / tumor

hernia of the (common) bile duct

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choledocholithiasis

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chole / docho / lith / iasis

bile / duct / stone / presence

presence of a stone in the (common) bile duct

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cholelithiasis

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chole / lith / iasis

bile / stone / presence

presence of a gallstone

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cirrhosis

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from Greek word cirrho for yellow

liver disease named for the change of color in the liver

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hepatitis

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hepat / itis

liver / inflammation

inflammation of the liver

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hepatocarcinoma

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hepato / carcin / oma

liver / cancer / tumor

cancerous tumor of the liver

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hepatoma

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hepat / oma

liver / tumor

tumor of the liver

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hepatosclerosis

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hepato / scler / osis

liver / hardening / condition

hardening of the liver

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laparocele

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laparo / cele

abdomen / tumor

abdomen hernia

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pancreatitis

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pancreat / itis

pancreas / inflammation

inflammation of the pancreas

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pancreatolithiasis

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pancreato / lith / iasis

pancreas / stone / presence

presence of a stone in the pancreas

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peritonitis

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periton / itis

peritoneum / inflammation

inflammation of the peritoneum

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sclerosing cholangitis

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scleros / ing cholang / itis

harden / ing bile vessel / inflammation

inflammation and hardening of the bile vessel (duct)

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sialoadenitis

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sialo / aden / itis

saliva / gland / inflammation

a condition of the salivary glands

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sialoadenosis

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sialo / aden / osis

saliva / gland / condition

a condition of the salivary glands

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sialolithiasis

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sialo / lith / iasis

saliva / stone / presence

presence of salivary stones

Medical Terminology (50 decks)

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