Medical Terminology - 3 Flashcards
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three parts of the small intestine
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duodenum, jejunum, and ileum
(dogs just itch)
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first four sections of the colon
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ascending, transverse, descending, sigmoid
3
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location and function of the pancreas
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behind the stomach, puts digestive enzymes in the stomach and produces insulin
4
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location and function of the gallbladder
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above intestines, green, stores and concentrates bile
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esophagus
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esophag/o
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salivary glands
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sial/o
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pharynx
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pharyng/o
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stomach
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gastr/o
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pancreas
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pancreat/o
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spleen
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splen/o
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tongue
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gloss/o, lingu/o
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liver
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hepat/o
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ileum
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ile/o
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gallbladder
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cholecyst/o
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rectum
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rect/o
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anus
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an/o
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anus, rectum
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proct/o
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duodenum
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duoden/o
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colon
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col/o, colon/o
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sigmoid colon
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sigmoid/o
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mouth
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bucc/o, or/o, stomat/o
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gum(s)
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gingiv/o
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bile, gall
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chol/e
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bile duct
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choledoch/o
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discharge of flow through
dia/rrhea
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without an appetite
an/o/rexia
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swallowing, eating (that is) painful of difficult
dys/phagia
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after a meal
post/prandial
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pertaining to under or below the tongue
sub/lingu/al
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visual examination within or in (an organ)
endo/scopy
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vomiting blood
hemat/emesis
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tumor of the pancreas
pancreat/oma
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instrument for examining the stomach
gastr/o/scope
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enlargement of the liver
hepat/o/megaly
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disease of the intestine (usually the small intestine)
enter/o/pathy
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inflammation of the gum(s)
gingiv/itis
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appendicitis
inflammation of appendix, results from obstruction or infection caused by a fecalith, foreign body, or bacteria
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appendectomy
removal of appendix
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diverticulitis
acute inflammation of the diverticulae, pain of abdomen, constipation/diarrhea, possible rupture leading to peritonitis
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diverticulosis
presence of diverticulae without inflammation
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ED
emergency department
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cholelithaiasis and choledocholithiasis
formation or presence of gallstones within the gallbladder or bile ducts
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cholecystectomy
most common procedure performed, minimally invasive (for cholelithiasis), remove gallbladder
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smaller branches of the bronchi
terminal bronchioles
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tiny air sacs in lungs
alveoli (walls are one cell thick)
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COPD
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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alveolus
alveol/o
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larynx
laryng/o
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nose
nas/o, rhin/o
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pleura
pleur/o
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pharynx
pharyng/o
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tonsils
tonsill/o
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lungs
pulmon/o, pneum/o, pneumon/o
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trachea
trache/o
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bronchus (plural: bronchi)
broncho/o, bronchi/o
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bronchioles
bronchiol/o
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chest
pect/o, thorac/o
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diaphragm
phren/o
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straight
orth/o
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mucus
muc/o
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blue
cyan/o
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resembling the adenoids
aden/oid
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paralysis of the larynx (voice box)
laryngo/plegia
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expansion of the bronchi
bronchi/ectasis
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hernia of the trachea
trache/o/cele
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paralysis of the diaphragm
phren/o/plegia
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disease of the chest
thorac/o/pathy
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rapid breathing
tachy/pnea
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inflammation of the tonsils
tonsill/itis
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resembling mucus
muc/oid
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discharge from the nose
rhin/o/rrhea
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specialists in treatment of lungs
pulmon/o/logist
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paralysis of the larynx
laryng/o/plegia
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absence of breathing
a/pnea
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4 main COPD diseases
emphysema, asthma, tuberculosis, and chronic bronchitis
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emphysema
decreased alveolar elasticity or thickened alveoli walls, scar tissue build up, alveoli can expand but not fully contract
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asthma
inflammation caused by allergic reactions, includes paroxysms (asthma attack), spasms in bronchial passages
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mucolytics
loosens mucus, used for COPD, mucinex
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bronchodilator
relax smooth muscles in bronchial passages, used for asthma, contains albuterol
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status asthmaticus
life threatening asthma
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chronic bronchitis
inflammation of the bronchial passages
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pulmonary embolisms
foreign object that travels through the bloodstream, possibly a blood clot, air, or fat
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hemopytsis
coughing up blood
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edema
swelling
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acrocyanosis
blueness in extremities
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lung cancer
bronchogenic carcinoma, leading cancer killer
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malignant
infectious, bad stage
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atelectasis
incomplete expansion of the lungs, collapsed lung
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consolidation
filling up with fluid (lung tissues swell and start to solidify)
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coryza
acute inflammation of the nasal mucosa accompanied by profuse nasal discharge; also called rhinitis or a cold
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metastasis
cancer spreading to another part of the body
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epistaxis
chronic nose bleeds
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rhonchi
sound similar to snoring caused by soft tissue in the lungs while breathing
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stridor
high pitched sound that may indicated an airway obstruction
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endotracheal intubation
tube placed through the mouth into the pharynx, larynx, and trachea, and used to establish an open airway
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tracheostomy
opening into the trachea through the neck, permanent hole used to help with breathing
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tracheotomy
the incision to create a tracheostomy
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lavage
irrigation of paranasal sinuses to remove mucopurulent material
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postural drainage
body positioned so gravity helps remove secretions from the lung or bronchi followed by coughing
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polysomnography
tests sleep cycles in patients with sleeping disorders, records brain waves, electrical muscle activity, eye movements, respiratory rate, blood pressure, oxygen saturation of the blood, and heart rhythm
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bruxism
teeth grinding
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lobectomy
removal of an entire lobe of the lung
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bilobectomy
removal of two lung lobes
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CPAP
continuous positive airway pressure
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throat culture
identifies the microbe (bacterium or fungus) causing a throat infection
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thoracentesis
removal of fluid from the pleural space for diagnostic of therapeutic purposes
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aerosol therapy
metered-dose inhalers, nebulized mist treatments
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visual examination of the bronchi
bronch/o/scopy
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surgical puncture of the chest
thorac/entesis
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forming an opening (mouth) in the trachea
trache/o/stomy
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act of measuring breath (breathing)
spir/o/metry
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act of measuring oxygen
oxi/meter
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process of recording radiation or an x-ray
radi/o/graphy
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bronchodilators
drugs used to increase airflow by dilating constricted airways
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decongestants
constrict blood vessels of the nasal passages caused swollen tissues to shrink
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antitussives
relieve or suppress coughing by blocking the cough reflex in the medulla of the brain
