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Digestive System Flashcards

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Anastomisis

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A surgical connection between two structures.

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Anoscopy

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An examination of the anal canal and rectum with an anoscope

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Barium Enema

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A special type of X-ray that takes images of the large intestine

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Biliary

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Relating to bile or the bile duct

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Calculus

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Kidney stone

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Cholangiography

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Putting a dye called a contrast medium into the bile ducts and gallbladder to show them up clearly on x-ray.

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Cholangiopancreatography

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A procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas

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Cholecystectomy

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Surgical removal of the gallbladder

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Cholecystoenterostomy

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A surgical procedure in which the gall bladder is joined to the small intestine

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Cholecystography

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An x-ray procedure used to help evaluate the gallbladder

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Colonoscopy

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Procedure in which a doctor uses a flexible tube with a camera on one end, called a colonoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and colon

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Colostomy

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A surgery to create an opening for the colon (large intestine) through the belly

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Conscious Sedation

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Lets you stay awake and aware, without feeling discomfort and without the stronger side effects and dangers of general anesthesia

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Enterolysis

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Removal of adhesions to the Bowel

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Epiglottidectomy

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Surgery to help sleep apnea

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Eventration

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A hernia that forms at the same time as the scars after surgery

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Evisceration

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The physical removal of internal organs from the body cavity

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Exenteration

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Complete surgical removal of the contents of a bodily cavity, especially the eye socket, usually in cases of malignant cancer.

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Exteriorization

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To expose temporarily out the body for surgery for experimentation, surgery or observation

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Fistula

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An abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure.

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Fluoroscopy

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A type of x-ray that shows internal body systems moving in real time.

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Fulguration

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A procedure that uses heat from an electric current to destroy abnormal tissue,

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Fundoplasty

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The surgeon wraps the top of the stomach around the lower esophagus to treat GERD

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Gastroplasty

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Stomach procedure for repair or reconfiguration

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Gastrostomy

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A tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the stomach.

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Hepatography

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Radiography of the liver

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Hernia

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Occurs when an organ pushes through the muscle or tissue that holds it in place

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Ileostomy

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A surgery that connects the lowest part of your small intestine to the outside of your body

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Incarcerated

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An incarcerated hernia is tissue that has protruded and cannot return to its normal position without surgical intervention

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Intussusception

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When one part of the intestine slides into another part, like a collapsible telescope.

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Jejunostomy

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The surgical creation of an opening (stoma) through the skin at the front of the abdomen and the wall of the jejunum

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Laparoscopy

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An operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions with the aid of a camera.

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Lavage

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Washing out an organ

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Marsupialization

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A surgical procedure that removes cysts in a way that makes them less likely to return.

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Omentum

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The fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.

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Peritoneoscopy

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The examination of parts of the peritoneal cavity and some of its contained organs by means of a light and telescope similar.

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Polyp

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An abnormal growth pf tissue in the body

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Proctosigmoidoscopy

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A procedure that uses a proctoscope to view the inside of the rectum and anus.

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Reanastomosis

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A type of surgical procedure which reconnects two body structures by reversing the surgery which was used to disconnect these structures

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Rectocele

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A type of prolapse where the supportive wall of tissue between a woman’s rectum and vaginal wall weakens.

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Reducible

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It means that the contents of the abdomen can be pushed back into the abdomen

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Sialolithotomy

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A surgical incision of a salivary gland for removal of a calculus

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Varices

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Enlarged veins in the lining of your esophagus

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Volvulus

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When a loop of intestine twists around itself and the mesentery that supports it, resulting in a bowel obstruction.

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