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Unit 10 Flashcards

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abdomin/o, celi/o, 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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5
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-ase

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enzyme

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bil/i, 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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cheil/o, labi/o

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lip

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cholangi/o, 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, jaund/o

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yellow

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col/o, colon/o

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colon (large intestine)

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14
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cyst/o

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bladder

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15
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dent/o, odont/o

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tooth

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16
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-dipsia

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thirst

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17
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doch/o

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duct

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18
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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19
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-emesis

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act or instance of vomit

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20
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enter/o

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(small) intestine

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21
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esophag/o

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esophagus

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22
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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, lingu/o

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tongue

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hepatic/o, hepat/o

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liver

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26
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ile/o

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ileum

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27
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jejun/o

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jejunum

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28
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-lith, lith/o

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stone

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29
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or/o, stomat/o

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mouth

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30
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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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31
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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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32
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polyp/o

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polyp

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33
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proct/o

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anus and rectum

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34
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rect/o

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rectum

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35
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sial/o

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saliva

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36
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sigmoid/o

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sigmoid colon

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37
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-tripsy

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intentional crushing

38
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umbilic/o

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center portion of abdomen, belly button

39
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anabolism

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building up materials to store energy

40
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ascites

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retention of fluid in peritoneum

41
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catabolism

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breaking down of materials to release energy

42
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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

43
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constipation

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difficulty passing feces

44
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dental caries

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tooth decay

45
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diarrhea

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unformed, fluid feces

46
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dyspepsia

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bad digestion

47
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fistula

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any abnormal passageway in body that shouldn’t be there

48
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hemorrhoid

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

49
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icterus, jaundice

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yellowing of skin, tissue, and/or fluids caused by increased blood levels of bilirubin

50
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polyp

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small, benign growth on luminal surface of large intestine

51
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abdominal computed tomography

A

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

52
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abdominal ultrasound

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noninvasive test used to visualize internal organs by high frequency sound waves

53
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anastomosis

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

54
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antiemetic

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medication that relieves nausea and vomiting

55
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bariatrics

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relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity

56
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barium enema

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radiographic exam of rectum & colon after administering barium into rectum

57
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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

58
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colonoscopy

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direct visual examination of the inner surface of the entire colon from rectum to cecum using a colonoscope

59
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dentifrice

A

toothpaste

60
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eupepsia

A

good digestion

61
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fecal occult blood test

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test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent

62
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flatulence, flatus

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medical term for passing gas

63
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laxative

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medications or foods given to stimulate bowel movements

64
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lithotripsy

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use of sound waves to crush a stone inside the body

65
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liver transplant

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optional treatment for patients with liver failure.

66
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paracentesis

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surgical puncture of a cavity, usually the abdomen to remove fluid

67
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probiotic

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

68
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sialagogic

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agent which causes salivatio

69
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ultrasonography

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a test in which high-frequency sound waves (ultrasound) are bounced off tissues and the echoes are converted into a picture

70
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Ba

71
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BE

A

barium enema

72
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BM

A

bowel movement

73
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EGD

A

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

74
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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangeopancreatography

75
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EUS

A

endoscopic ultrasound

76
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FOBT

A

fecal occult blood test

77
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FBS

A

fasting blood sugar

78
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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

79
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GI

A

gastrointestinal

80
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GTT

A

glucose tolerance test

81
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IBS

A

irritable bowel syndrome

82
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LFT

A

liver function test

83
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LLQ

A

left lower quadrant

84
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LUQ

A

left upper quadrant

85
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N&V

A

nausea and vomiting

86
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NGT

A

nasogastric tube

87
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NPO

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nothing by mouth (nihil per os)

88
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PUD

A

peptic ulcer disease

89
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RLQ

A

right lower quadrant

90
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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

Medical Terminology (12 decks)

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