Med Term Ch 5 Flashcards
Cheilitis
Inflammation of the lips
Cheiloplasty
Plastic surgery of the lips
Colic
Relating to the colon
Colitis
Inflammation of the colon
Colostomy
Establishment of an artificial cutaneous opening into the colon
Dentalgia
Toothache
Enterocele
Intestinal hernia in abdominal cavity
Enteroclysis
Radiography of the small intestine
Enterotoxin
A cytotoxin (cell poison) specific for the cells of the intestinal mucosa
Esophagogastroscopy
Medical examination of the esophagus and stomach
Gastrectasia
Dilation of the stomach
Gastrorrhagia
Hemorrhage from the stomach
Gingivectomy
Surgical resection of unsupported gingival (gum) tissue
Gingivoglossitis
Inflammation of both the tongue and gingival (gum) tissue
Glossospasm
Spasmodic contraction of the tongue
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the lliver
Hepatomegaly
Enlargement of the liver
Hepatorrhagia
Hemorrhage of the lliver
Hypoglossal
Below the tongue
Pancreatectomy
Excision of the pancreas
Proctoclysis
Slow, continuous administration of saline solution by instillation into the rectum and sigmoid colon
Proctoscopy
Visual examination of the rectum and anus, as with a proctoscope
Rectal
Relating to the rectum
Stomatitis
Inflammation of the mucous membrane of the mouth
Stomatorrhagia
Bleeding from the gums or other part of the oral cavity
