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Medical Terminology Chapter 8 Vocab Flashcards

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An/o

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Anus, ring

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Chol/e

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Bile, gall

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Cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder

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Col/o, colon/o

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Colon, large intestine

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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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, belly

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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-lithiasis

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Presence of stones

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-Pepsia

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Digest, digestion

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing

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Proct/o

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Anus and rectum

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Rect/o

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Rectum, straight

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Sigmoid/o

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Sigmoid colon

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NPO

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Noting by mouth

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BS

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Bowel sounds, breath sounds, blood sugar

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ac

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Before meals

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BM

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Bowel movement

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abd

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Abdominal

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TPN

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Total parental nutrition

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NGT

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Nasogastric tube

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Palate

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The roof of the mouth

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Rugae

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Series of ridges produced by folding of the wall of an organ.

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Uvula

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A fleshy extension at the back of the soft palate that hangs above the throat.

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Papillae

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A small rounded protuberance on a part or organ of the body

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Sublingual

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Situated or applied under the tongue

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Masticatory

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Used for or adapted to chewing

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Tempomandibular joint

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The hinge joint between the temporal bone and the lower jaw

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Deciduous dentition

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The teeth in the dental arch

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Bruxism

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The involuntary or habitual grinding of the teeth, typically during sleep

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Parotid glands

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Either of a pair of large salivary glands situated just in front of each ear

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Deglutition

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The action or process of swallowing

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Regurgitation

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the casting up of undigested food or gas from the stomach

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Eructation

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To belch, the casting of upwind from the stomach

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Fundus

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The portion of the stomach that lies above the cardiac notch. It allows for the accumulation of gases produced by chemical digestion.

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Antrum

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The site that contains endocrine cells that produce gastrin and somatostatin

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Pyloric sphincter

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A ring of smooth muscle fibers around the opening of the stomach into the duodenum

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Duodenum

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The part of the small intestine immediately beyond the stomach, leading to the jejunum

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Jejunum

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The part of the small intestine between the duodenum and ileum

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Lleum

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The third portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum

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Cecum

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A pouch connected to the junction of the small and large intestines

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Colon ascending

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the first main part of the large intestine, which passes upward from the cecum on the right side of the abdomen.

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Colon transverse

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the middle part of the large intestine, passing across the abdomen from right to left below the stomach.

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Colon descending

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the part of the large intestine that passes downward on the left side of the abdomen toward the rectum.

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Colon sigmoid

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the S-shaped last part of the large intestine, leading into the rectum.

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Rectum and Anus

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Controls the excretion of solid waste

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Hepatic

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of or relating to the liver.

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Glucose

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a simple sugar that is an important energy source in living organisms and is a component of many carbohydrates.

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Bilirubin

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

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Biliary

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of or relating to bile or the bile duct.

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Cholecystic

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Cholestasis is any condition in which the flow of bile from the liver is slowed or blocked.

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Metabolism

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the chemical processes that occur within a living organism in order to maintain life.

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Anabolism

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the synthesis of complex molecules in living organisms from simpler ones together with the storage of energy; constructive metabolism.

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Catabolism

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the breakdown of complex molecules in living organisms to form simpler ones, together with the release of energy; destructive metabolism.

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Mastication

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to grind, crush, and chew (food) with or as if with the teeth in preparation for swallowing

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Bolus

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a small rounded mass of a substance, especially of chewed food at the moment of swallowing.

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Eructation

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a belch.

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Peristalsis

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the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine or another canal, creating wavelike movements that push the contents of the canal forward.

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Chyme

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the semifluid mass of partly digested food expelled by the stomach into the duodenum

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Emulsification

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to disperse (as an oil) in an emulsion; also: to convert (two or more immiscible liquids) into an emulsion.

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Feces

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the waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement.

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Defecation

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the discharge of feces from the body.

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Flatulence

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the accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal.

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Gastroenterologist

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a physician who specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the digestive system.

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Polyp

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a small growth, typically benign and with a stalk, protruding from a mucous membrane.

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Ulcer

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an open sore on an external or internal surface of the body, caused by a break in the skin or mucous membrane that fails to heal.

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Lesion

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a region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage through injury or disease, such as a wound, ulcer, abscess, tumor, etc.

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Oral thrush

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Thrush is a yeast infection of the mucus membrane lining the mouth and tongue.

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Cleft palate, lip

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a congenital split in the roof of the mouth.

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Esophageal varices

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re extremely dilated sub-mucosal veins in the lower third of the esophagus.

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Hiatal hernia

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the protrusion of an organ, typically the stomach, through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm.

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GERD

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is a condition in which the stomach contents (food or liquid) leak backwards from the stomach into the esophagus (the tube from the mouth to the stomach

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Peptic ulcers

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a lesion in the lining (mucosa) of the digestive tract, typically in the stomach or duodenum, caused by the digestive action of pepsin and stomach acid.

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Crohn’s Disease

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a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines, especially the colon and ileum, associated with ulcers and fistulae.

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Hernia

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a condition in which part of an organ is displaced and protrudes through the wall of the cavity containing it (often involving the intestine at a weak point in the abdominal wall).

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Jaundice

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a medical condition with yellowing of the skin or whites of the eyes, arising from excess of the pigment bilirubin and typically caused by obstruction of the bile duct, by liver disease, or by excessive breakdown of red blood cells.

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Hepatitis

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a disease characterized by inflammation of the liver.

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Cirrhosis

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a chronic disease of the liver marked by degeneration of cells, inflammation, and fibrous thickening of tissue. It is typically a result of alcoholism or hepatitis.

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Cholecystitis

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inflammation of the gallbladder.

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Cholelithiasis

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the formation of gallstones.

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Cholangitis

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Cholangitis is an infection of the common bile duct, the tube that carries bile from the liver to the gallbladder and intestines. Bile is a liquid made by the liver that helps digest food.

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Gastrostomy

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an opening into the stomach from the abdominal wall, made surgically for the introduction of food.

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Enema

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a procedure in which liquid or gas is injected into the rectum, typically to expel its contents, but also to introduce drugs or permit X-ray imaging.

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Endoscope

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an instrument that can be introduced into the body to give a view of its internal parts.

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Colostomy

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a surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged part of the colon.

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