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Medical Terminology Chapter 6 Flashcards

1
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dent/o

odont/o

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teeth

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

lingu/o

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tongue

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or/o

stomat/o

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mouth

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5
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ptyal/o

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saliva

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sial/o

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saliva, salivary gland

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specialist who diagnoses and treats diseases of the teeth/gums

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dentist

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specialist in the prevention and correction of misaligned teeth

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orthodontist

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inflammation of the gums

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gingivitis

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hypo-

sub-

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under

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11
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condition of excessive saliva

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ptyalism

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12
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-emesis

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vomiting

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13
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  • algia

- dynia

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pain

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14
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-orexia

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appetite

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15
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-pepsia

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digestion

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16
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-phagia

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eating

swallowing

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17
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-rrhea

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discharge

flow

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18
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loss of appetite

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anorexia

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19
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difficult or painful digestion

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dyspepsia

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20
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discharge or watery stools from the bowel

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diarrhea

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21
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maxill/o

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jaw

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22
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enter/o

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intestine (small)

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BM

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bowel movement

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24
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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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25
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Dx

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diagnosis

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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27
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treats abnormal conditions of tissues

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periodontist

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28
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throat

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pharynx

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29
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-oid

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resembling

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muc/ous

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pertaining to mucus

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31
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visual examination in or within an organ

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endocopy

32
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-plasty

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surgical repair

33
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excision of the stomach

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gastrectomy

34
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cancerous tumor

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carcinoma

35
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excessive vomiting

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hyperemesis

36
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vomiting blood

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hematemesis

37
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aer/o

A

air

38
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duoden/o

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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jejun/o

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jejunum (second part of small intestine)

40
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ile/o

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ileum (third part of small intestine)

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proct/o

A

anus

rectum

42
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visual examination of the colon

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colonoscopy

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

44
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-rrhaphy

A

suture

45
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name the 3 parts of the small intestine

A

duodenum
jejunum
ileum

46
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Muscle contractions that transports bolus to the stomach

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peristalsis

47
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-scopy

A

visual examination

48
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-stomy

A

forming an opening

49
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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hepat/o

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liver

51
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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

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IBS

A

irritable bowel sydrome

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CT

A

computed tomography

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GI

A

gasrointestinal

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US

A

ultrasound

57
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abnormal yellow condition of the skin

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cirrhosis

58
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condition in which bulging pouches in the GI tract push the mucosal lining through the surrounding muscle

A

diverticular disease

59
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severe obesity in which a person have a BMI of 40 or greater

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morbid obesity

60
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imaging procedure that uses special x-ray equipment to create detailed pictures, or scans, of areas inside the body

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computed tomography

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radiographic examination of the esophagus, stomach and small intestine

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barium swallow

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radiographic technique that uses electromagnetic energy to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images of the body

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

63
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Process of imaging deep structures of the body by recording reflection of high frequency sound waves and displaying the reflected echoes on the monitor

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Ultrasonography

64
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surgical procedures performed on the stomach or intestines to induce weight loss

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bariatric surgery

65
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insertion of tube through the nose for therapeutic and diagnostic purposes

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nasogastric intubation

66
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tox/o

toxic/o

A

poison

67
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orth/o

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straight

68
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son/o

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sound

69
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tom/o

A

to cut

70
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dia-

A

across

71
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hyper-

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excessive

72
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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

73
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HF

A

heart failure

74
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of a disease, infectious

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Malignant

75
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orth/o

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straight

76
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Toxic/o

A

Poison

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