Chapter 6

Question 1

-ectasis, - ectasia

Answer 1

stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

Question 2

bronchiectasis

Answer 2

dilation of bronchial tubes

Question 3

lymphagiectasia

ˌlim-ˌfan-jē-ek-ˈtā-zh(ē-)ə \

Answer 3

dilation of smaller lymphatic vessels usually results from obstruction in larger vessels.

Question 4

-emesis

Answer 4

vomitting

Question 5

hematemesis

Answer 5

bright red blood is vomitted, often associated with esophageal varices or peptic ulcer

Question 6

hemolysis

Answer 6

red blood cells are destroyed.

Question 7

-lysis

Answer 7

destruction, breakdown, seperation.

Question 8

-pepsia

Answer 8

digestion

Question 9

dyspepsia

Answer 9

difficulty in digestion

Question 10

polyphagia

Answer 10

excessive appetite and uncontrolled eating

Question 11

dysphagia

Answer 11

difficulty in swallowing

Question 12

-plasty

Answer 12

surgical repair

Question 13

rhinoplasty

Answer 13

the structure of the nose is changed

Question 14

pyloroplasty

Answer 14

surgical repair of pyloric sphincter

Question 15

blepharoplasty

Answer 15

surgical repair of eyelids

Question 16

-ptosis

Answer 16

drooping, sagging; protruding

Question 17

-ptysis

Answer 17

spitting

Question 18

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 18

bursting forth of blood

Question 19

hemorrhage

Answer 19

loss of a large amount of blood in a short

Question 20

menorrhagia

Answer 20

excessive bleeding at the time of menstruation

Question 21

-rrhaphy

Answer 21

suture

Question 22

-rrhea

Answer 22

flow, discharge

Question 23

dysmenorrhea

Answer 23

pain associated with menstruation

Question 24

-spasm

Answer 24

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 25

pylorospasm

Answer 25

involuntary contraction of pyloric muscles

Question 26

bronchospasm

Answer 26

a chief characteristic of bronchitis and asthma.

Question 27

-stasis

Answer 27

stopping, controlling

Question 28

cholestasis

Answer 28

flow of bile from the liver to the duodenum is interrupted.

Question 29

hemostasis

Answer 29

bleeding is stopped by mechanical or chemical means or by the coagulation process of the body.

Question 30

-stenosis

Answer 30

tightening, stricture, narrowing

Question 31

pyloric stenosis

Answer 31

pyloromyotomy can correct the condition.

Question 32

-tresia

Answer 32

opening

Question 33

atresia

Answer 33

absence of a normal opening

Question 34

esophageal atresia

Answer 34

a congenital anomaly in which the esophagus does not connect with the stomach. A tracheoesophageal fistula often accompanies this abnormality

Question 35

biliary atresia

Answer 35

congenital hypoplasia or nonformation of bile ducts causes neonatal cholestasis and jaundice.

Question 36

emesis (emetic)

Answer 36

if a child swallows poison, the physician may prescribe a drug to induce emesis.

Question 37

lysis

Answer 37

the disease caused lysis of liver cells.

Question 38

ptosis

Answer 38

eyelid ptosis was due to weakness of the eyelid muscles after a stroke.

Question 39

spasm

Answer 39

eating spicy food can lead to spasm of gastric sphincters.

Question 40

stasis

Answer 40

overgrowth of bacteria within the small intestine can cause stasis of the intestinal contents

Question 41

stenosis

Answer 41

projectile vomiting in an infant during feeding is a clinical sign of pyloric stenosis.

Question 42

esophageal atresia

Answer 42

proximal segment ends in blind pouch.

Question 43

tracheoesophageal fistula

Answer 43

distal segment of esophagus communicates with the trachea

Question 44

billiary atresia

Answer 44

congenital hypoplasia or nonformation of bile ducts causes neonatal cholestasis and jaundice.

Question 45

sialadeno

Answer 45

saliva gland

Question 46

sialadenectomy

Answer 46

removal of the saliva gland

Question 47

spleno

Answer 47

spleen

Question 48

splenic flexure

Answer 48

the downward bend in the transverse colon near the spleen.

Question 49

steato

Answer 49

fat

Question 50

steatorrhea

Answer 50

fat in the feces