exam 4 Flashcards
stomat/o
mouth
dyspepsia
bad digestion
This refers to insertion of tube through the nose into the stomach for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes.
nasogastric intubation
jaundice
yellowing of the skin
The root choledoch/o means
bile duct
difficulty passing feces
constipation
The root jejun/o means
second part of small intestine
creation of an opening; a surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes
anastomosis
insertion of a catheter into the bladder to drain urine
urinary catheterization
recording or image of the bladder
cystoscopy
inflammation of the kidney
nephritis
urology
study of urinary tract
reduced number of spermatozoa in semen
oligospermia
a rare and sometimes fatal condition caused by bacterial toxins from Staphylococcus aureus which can occur in women who use tampons
toxic shock syndrome
The root hyster/o means
uterus
The root uter/o means
uterus
The abbreviation BPH stands for
benign prostatic hyperplasia
The root orchid/o means
testis, testicle
The term for normal labor is
eutocia
The root perine/o means
perineum
abbreviation LFT stands for
liver function test
Surgical repair of the rectum is
rectoplasty
The root choledoch/o means
bile duct
cholecystectomy
surgical removal of the bile (gall) bladder
cirrhosis
liver disease named for the change in color in the liver
Medications or foods given to stimulate bowel movements:
laxatives
pain in the gallbladder?
cholecystalgia
The suffix -salpinx means
uterine (fallopian) tube
The root esophag/o means
esophagus
excessive fat discharge in the feces
steatorrhea
The medical term that means a stricture or narrowing of the rectum is
rectostenosis
agent that prevents/relieves nausea or vomiting
antiemetic
The root lapar/o means
abdomen
The root hepat/o means
liver
inflammation of the colon
colitis
study of the kidneys
nephrology
The medical abbreviation ARF stands for
acute renal failure
nighttime urination
nocturia
urethrorrhea
discharge from the urethra
The term for a sexually transmitted infection caused by the protozoan Trichomonas vaginalis is
trichomoniasis
a probe inserted into the rectum scans nearby tissue (usually the prostate) using high-frequency sound waves
transrectal ultrasonography
The term for a sexually transmitted infection caused by herpes simplex virus is
herpes genitalis
procedure for examining the vagina
colposcopy
