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Med Term Chapter 10 Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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celi/o

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abdomen

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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aliment-

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food, nourish

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an/o

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anus

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appendic/o

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appendix

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-ase

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enzyme

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bil/i

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bile (gall)

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chol/e

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bile (gall)

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cec/o

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cecum

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-cele

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hernia

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cheli/o

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lip

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labi/o

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lip

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cholangi/o

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bile duct

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choledoch/o

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bile duct

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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cirrh/o

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yellow

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jaund/o

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yellow

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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bladder

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dent/o

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tooth

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odont/o

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tooth

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-dipsia

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thirst

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doch/o

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duct

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duoden/o

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duodenum

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-emesis

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act or instance of vomit

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enter/o

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small intestine

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepatic/o

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liver

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

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ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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37
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-lith

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stone

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lith/o

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stone

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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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pancreat/o

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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polyp/o

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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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rect/o

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sial/o

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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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-tripsy

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intentional crushing

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umbilic/o

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center portion of abdomen

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anabolism

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building up materials to store energy

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ascites

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retention of fluid in peritoneum

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catabolism

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breaking down materials to release energy

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cirrhosis

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liver disease named for the change of color in the liver, build-up of scar tissue in the liver

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constipation

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difficulty passing feces

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dental caries

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tooth decay

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diarrhea

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unformed, fluid feces

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dyspepsia

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bad digestion

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fistula

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any abnormal passageway in body that shouldn’t be there

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hemorrhoid

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abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue, occurs internally in anal canal or externally around anus

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icterus, jaundice

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yellowing of skin, tissue

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polyp

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small, benign on luminal surface of large intestine

62
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abcominal computed tomography

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radio graphic procedure that produces detailed cross sections of soft tissue structures within abdomen

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anastomosis

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creation of an opening, surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes

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antiemetic

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medication that relieves nausea and vomiting

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bariatrics

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relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity

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barium enema

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radiographic exam of rectum and colon after administering barium into rectum

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bilirubin

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orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin, and excreted in bile

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colonoscopy

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direct visual examination of the inner surface of the entir colon from rectum to cecum

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dentifrice

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toothpaste

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eupepsia

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good digestion

71
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fecal occult blood test

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test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent

72
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flatulence, flatus

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medical term for passing gas

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laxative

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medications given for food given to stimulate bowel movements

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lithotrispy

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use of sound waves to crush a stone inside the body

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liver transplant

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optional treatment for patients with liver failure

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paracentesis

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surgical puncture of a cavity

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probiotic

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living microorganisms aiding in digestion and protecting the body from harmful bacteria

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sailagogic

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agent which causes salivation

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ultra sonography

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a test in which high frequency sound waves are bounced off tissues and the echoes ate converted into picture

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Ba

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BE

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barium enema

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BM

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bowel movement

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EGD

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esophogogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangeopancreotography

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EUS

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endoscopic ultrasound

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FOBT

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fecal occult blood test

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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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GERD

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gastroesophegal reflux disease

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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GTT

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glucose tolerance test

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IBS

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irrital bowel syndrome

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LFT

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liver function test

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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N&V

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nausea and vomiting

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NGT

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nasogastric tube

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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PUD

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peptic ulcer disease

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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