Chapter 11 - Patient History, Problems, Complaints / Observation & Discovery Flashcards
aerodontalgia
aer / odont / algia
air / tooth / pain
tooth pain caused by exposure to air
aphagia
a / phagia
no / eat
inability to eat
dentalgia
dent / algia
tooth / pain
tooth pain
dyspesia
dys / peps / ia
bad / digestion / condition
bad digestion
esophagalgia
esophag / algia
esophagus / pain
pain in the esophagus
eupepsia
eu / peps / ia
good / digestion / condition
good digestion
gastralgia
gastr / algia
stomach / pain
stomach pain
gastrodynia
gastro / dynia
stomach / pain
stomach pain
gingivalgia
gingiv / algia
gum / pain
gum pain
gingivostomatitis
gingivo / stomat / itis
gum / mouth / inflammation
inflammation of the mouth and gums
hematemesis
hemat / emehsis
blood / vomiting
vomiting blood
hyperemesis
hyper / emesis
over / vomiting
excessive vomiting
odontalgia
odont / algia
odont / algia
tooth pain
odontodynia
odonto / dynia
tooth / pain
tooth pain
stomatitis
stomat / itis
mouth / inflammation
inflammation of the mouth
stomatodynia
stomato / dynia
mouth / pain
mouth pain
constipation
Latin for to crowd together
difficulty passing feces
diarrhea
dia / rrhea
through / discharge
passing of fluid or unformed feces
dysentery
dys / enter / y
bad / intestine / condition
another name for diarrhea
enterodynia
entero / dynia
intestine / pain
pain in the intestines
hemorrhoid
Greek word, referring to veins likely to discharge blood
inflammation of the veins surrounding the anus
rectalgia
rect / algia
rectum / pain
rectal pain
cholecystalgia
chole / cyst / algia
bile / bladder / pain
pain in the gallbladder
cholemesis
chol/ emesis
bile / vomiting
vomiting bile
jaundice
French, meaning yellow
yellowing of kin tissue and fluids caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood
icterus
Greek for jaundice
another name for jaundice
sialorrhea
sialo / rrhea
saliva / excessive discharge
excessive salivation
gastromalacia
gastro / malacia
stomach / softening
softening of the stomach
gastroparesis
gastro / paresis
stomach / partial paralysis
partial paralysis of the stomach
gingivitis
gingiv / itis
gums / inflammation
inflammation of the gums
gingivoglossitis
gingivo / gloss / itis
gum / tongue / inflammation
inflammation of the gums and tongue
glossoplegia
glosso / plegia
tongue / paralysis
paralysis of the tongue
odontoclasis
odonto / clasis
tooth / break
breaking of a tooth
stomatogastric
stomato / gastr / ic
mouth / stomach / pertaining to
pertaining to the mouth and stomach
stomatosis
stomat / osis
mouth / condition
mouth condition
anophony
ano / phony
anus / sound
sound from the anus
flatus
Latin for to blow
medical term for passing gas
hernia
Latin for rupture
rupture of protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it
steatorrhea
steato / rrhea
fat / discharge
excessive fat discharge in the feces
ascites
from the Greek word askos, referring to a bag made from the skin of a goat that was used to hold wine
retention of fluid in the peritoneum
biligenesis
bili / genesis
bile / creation
formation of bile
cholelith
chole / lith
bile / stone
gallstone, literally a stone in the bile
hepatomalacia
hepato / malacia
liver / softening
softening of the liver
hepatomegaly
hepato / megaly
liver / enlargement
enlargement of the liver
hepatoptosis
hepato / ptosis
liver / drooping condition
downward displacement of the liver
pancreatolith
pancreato / lith
pancreas / stone
stone in the pancreas
sialoangiectasis
sialo / angi / ectasis
saliva / vessel / expansion
overexpansion of the salivary vessels
sialolith
sialo / lith
saliva / stone
stone in the saliva
sialostenosis
sialo / sten / osis
saliva / narrowing / condition
narrowing of the salivary glands
anosigmoidoscopy
ano / sigmoid /scopy
anus / sigmoid / looking procedure
procedure for looking at the anus and sigmoid colon
cholangiogram
cholangio / gram
bile vessel / record
record of the bile vessels (ducts)
cholaniography
cholangio / graphy
bile vessel / writing procedure
procedure for mapping the bile vessels (ducts)
cholangiopancreatography
cholangio / pancreato / graphy
bile vessel / pancreas / writing procedure
procedure for mapping the bile vessels (ducts) and pancreas
cholecystogram
chole / cysto / gram
bile / bladder / record
record of the bile (gall) bladder
colonoscopy
colono / scopy
colon / looking procedure
endoscope
endo / scope
inside / instrument to look
instrument used to look inside
endoscopy
endo / scopy
inside / looking procedure
procedure of looking inside
esophagoscopy
esophago / scopy
esophagus / looking procedure
procedure for looking inside the esophagus
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
esophago / gastro / duodeno / scopy
esophagus / stomach / duodenum / looking procedure
procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum
fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
fec / al occult blood test
feces / pertaining to hidden
test of feces to discover blood not visible apparent
gastroscope
gastro / scope
stomach / instrument to look
instrument for looking at the stomach
gastroscopy
gastro / scopy
stomach / looking procedure
procedure for looking at the stomach
laparoscope
laparo / scope
abdomen / instrument to look
instrument for looking inside the abdomen
laparoscopy
laparo / scopy
abdomen / looking procedure
procedure for looking inside the abdomen
nasogastric tube
naso / gastr / ic tube
nose / stomach / pertaining to
tube inserted through the nose into the stomach
pancreatography
pancreato / graphy
pancreas / writing procedure
procedure for mapping the pancreas
peritoneoscopy
peritoneo / scopy
peritoneum / looking procedure
procedure for looking at the peritoneum
proctoscope
procto / scope
anus/rectum / instrument to look
instrument for looking at the anus and rectum
proctoscopy
procto / scopy
anus/rectum / looking procedure
procedure for looking at the anus and rectum
sigmoidoscope
sigmoido / scope
sigmoid / instrument to look
instrument for looking at the sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscopy
sigmoido / scopy
sigmoid / looking procedure
procedure for looking at the sigmoid colon
bariatrics
bar / iatr / ics
heavy / doctor / pertaining to
branch of medicine dealing with weight issues
dentist
dent / ist
tooth / specialist
specialist in teeth
dentistry
dent / istry
tooth / specialty
branch of medicine dealing with teeth
dentifrice
denti / frice
tooth / rub
toothpaste
gastroenterologist
gastro / entero / logist
stomach / intestines / specialist
specialist in the stomach and intestines
gastroenterology
gastro / entero / logy
stomach / intestines / study
study of stomach and intestines
orthodontics
ortho / dont / ics
straight / teeth / pertaining to
branch of medicine dealing w/ the straightening of teeth
orthodontist
ortho / dont / ist
straight / teeth / specialist
specialist in straightening teeth
proctologist
procto / logist
anus/rectum / specialist
specialist in the anus, rectum, colon
proctology
procto / logy
branch of medicine dealing with the anus, rectum and colon
epigastric
epi / gastr / ic
upon / stomach / pertaining to
upper center portion of the abdomen
hypochondriac
hypo / chondr / iac
beneath / cartilage / pertaining to
upper side portions of the abdomen
hypogastric
hypo / gastr / ic
beneath / stomach / pertaining to
lower center portion of the abdomen
inguinal
inguin / al
groin / pertaining to
lower side portion of the abdomen
lumbar
lumb / ar
loin / pertaining to
middle side portions of the abdomen
umbilical
umbilic / al
belly button / pertaining to
middle center portion of the abdomen