L 12 Analyze & Define

Question 1

ateloglossia

Answer 1

incomplete development of the tongue

Question 2

azymia

Answer 2

condition of absence of an eznyme

Question 3

bilirubin

Answer 3

the orange or yellow colored pigment in bile

Question 4

cardiospasm

Answer 4

failure to relax smooth muscles, positioned between lower esophagus and stomach

Question 5

cecopexy

Answer 5

surgical fixation of the cecum to the abdominal wall

Question 6

cecostomy

Answer 6

surgical formation of an artifical opening into the cecum

Question 7

choledochal

Answer 7

pertaining to the common bile duct

Question 8

clysis

Answer 8

injection of fluid into the body other than orally

Question 9

colorectostomy

Answer 9

surgical formation of a passage between the colon and rectum

Question 10

coprolith

Answer 10

hard, inspissated feces

Question 11

creatorrhea

Answer 11

presence of undigested muscle fibers in feces

Question 12

defecation

Answer 12

evacuation of the bowels

Question 13

dolichosigmoid

Answer 13

having an abnormally long sigmoid colon

Question 14

duodenojejunostomy

Answer 14

surgical creation of passage between the duodenum and the jejunum

Question 15

esophagismus

Answer 15

intermittent inability to swallow

Question 16

eupepsia

Answer 16

normal digestion

Question 17

fecaloid

Answer 17

resembling feces

Question 18

gingivoglossitis

Answer 18

inflammation of the gums and tongue

Question 19

hypodermoclysis

Answer 19

treatment of dehydration by injecting fluids into the subcutaneous tissues

Question 20

ileocecal sphincter

Answer 20

a projection of the ileum into the cecum that acts as a sphincter

Question 21

ileocolic

Answer 21

pertaining to the ileum and colon

Question 22

ileocolostomy

Answer 22

an anastomosis between the ileum and the colon

Question 23

jejunostomy

Answer 23

surgical creation of an opening into the jejunum

Question 24

labioglossopharyngeal

Answer 24

pertaining to the lips, tongue, and pharynx

Question 25

laparotyphlotomy

Answer 25

incision of the cecum through a lateral abdominal incision

Question 26

lienomalacia

Answer 26

softening of the spleen

Question 27

lingula

Answer 27

tongue-shaped process of some structure

Question 28

melanoglossia

Answer 28

black tongue

Question 29

orolingual

Answer 29

pertaining to the mouth and tongue

Question 30

osmodysphoria

Answer 30

an abnormal dislike of certain odors

Question 31

oxygeusia

Answer 31

abnormally keen sense of taste

Question 32

pancreatic

Answer 32

pertaining to the pancreas

Question 33

parosmia

Answer 33

any disorder or perversion of the sense of smell

Question 34

parosphresia

Answer 34

distortion or perversion in the perception of an odorant; olfactory hallucination

Question 35

pepsin

Answer 35

chief enzyme of gastric juice

Question 36

periesophagitis

Answer 36

inflammation of the tissues around the esophagus

Question 37

peripylephlebitis

Answer 37

inflammation of tissues about the portal vein

Question 38

proctoclysis

Answer 38

hydration of patients using a continuous slow infusion of fluids into the rectum and colon

Question 39

protoduodenum

Answer 39

upper half of the duodenum

Question 40

pseudosmia

Answer 40

olfactory hallucination or perversion of the sense of smell

Question 41

pylethrombosis

Answer 41

occlusion of the portal vein by a thrombus

Question 42

pyloroduodenitis

Answer 42

inflammation of the mucosa of the pyloric outlet of the stomach and duodenum

Question 43

rectostenosis

Answer 43

stricture of the rectum

Question 44

retrolingual

Answer 44

behind the tongue

Question 45

sigmoiditis

Answer 45

inflammation of the sigmoid colon

Question 46

scatology

Answer 46

scientific study and analysis of the feces

Question 47

sigmoidopexy

Answer 47

fixation of the sigmoid colon to intraperitoneal fascia

Question 48

typhloempyena

Answer 48

an abdominal abscess following appendicitis

Question 49

zymogen

Answer 49

a substance that develops into an enzyme or ferment

Question 50

zymolysis

Answer 50

the changes produced by an enzyme