Hpr Exam 2 Ch. 6 Digestive System

Front 1

bilirubin

Back 1

orange-colored or yellowish pigment in bile

Front 2

oro

Back 2

mouth

Front 3

stomato

Back 3

mouth

Front 4

glosso

Back 4

tongue

Front 5

linguo

Back 5

tongue

Front 6

bucco

Back 6

cheek

Front 7

cheilo
pronounced Chi-Lo

Back 7

lip

Front 8

labio

Back 8

lip

Front 9

dento

Back 9

teeth

Front 10

odonto

Back 10

teeth

Front 11

gingivo

Back 11

gum(s)

Front 12

sialo
(see-ah!-lo)

Back 12

saliva, salivary gland

Front 13

pyloro

Back 13

pylorus

Front 14

entero

Back 14

intestine

Front 15

appendo

Back 15

appendix

Front 16

appendico

Back 16

appendix

Front 17

colo

Back 17

colon

Front 18

colono

Back 18

colon

Front 19

procto

Back 19

anus, rectum

Front 20

ano

Back 20

anus

Front 21

cholangio

Back 21

bile vessel

Front 22

chole

Back 22

bile, gall

Front 23

cholecysto

Back 23

gallbladder

Front 24

choledocho

Back 24

bile duct

Front 25

-iasis

Back 25

abnormal condition produced by something specific

Front 26

-megaly

Back 26

enlargement

Front 27

-orexia

Back 27

appetite

Front 28

-pepsia

Back 28

digestion

Front 29

-phagia

Back 29

swallowing/eating

Front 30

-prandial

Back 30

meal

Front 31

ascites

Back 31

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Front 32

borborygmus
(bow-er-bow-rig-mus)

Back 32

rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible at a distance and caused by passage of gas through the liquid contents of the intestine

Front 33

cachexia

Back 33

physical wasting that includes loss of weight and muscle mass; commonly associated with AIDS and CA

Front 34

cholelithiasis

Back 34

presence/formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct

Front 35

cirrhosis

Back 35

scarring and dysfunction of the liver

Front 36

colic

Back 36

spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ accompanied by pain

Front 37

Crohn disease

Back 37

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

Front 38

deglutition

Back 38

swallowing

Front 39

dysentery

Back 39

inflammation of the intestine caused by ingesting contaminated food or water resulting in bloody diarrhea

Front 40

dyspepsia

Back 40

indigestion

Front 41

dysphagia

Back 41

difficulty swallowing

Front 42

eructation

Back 42

burping

Front 43

fecalith

Back 43

fecal concretion

Front 44

flatus

Back 44

gas

Front 45

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Back 45

malfunction of the cardiac sphincter that produces acid reflux

Front 46

hematemesis

Back 46

vomiting blood from bleeding in the esophagus or stomach

Front 47

irritable bowel syndrome IBS

Back 47

altered bowel function and abdominal pain mixed symptoms

Front 48

malabsorption syndrome

Back 48

impaired passage of nutrients, minerals or fluid through intestinal villi into the blood or lymph

Front 49

melena

Back 49

passage of dark-colored, tarry stools

Front 50

obstipation

Back 50

severe constipation

Front 51

oral leukoplakia

Back 51

formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue, lips or cheek caused primarily by irritation

Front 52

pyloric stenosis

Back 52

stricture or narrowing of the pyloric sphincter causing an obstruction that blocks the flow of food into the small intestine

Front 53

steatorrhea

Back 53

passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest & absorb it

Front 54

LFTs

Back 54

liver functions tests

Front 55

serum bilirubin

Back 55

measurement of the level of bilirubin in the blood

Front 56

stool culture

Back 56

test to identify microorganisms or parasites present in feces

Front 57

stool guaiac

Back 57

applying guaiac to a stool sample to detect the presence of occult (hidden) blood

Front 58

occult

Back 58

hidden

Front 59

cholecystography

Back 59

radiographic images taken of the gallbladder after administration of a contrast material containing iodine

Front 60

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Back 60

endoscopic procedure that provides a radiographic visualization of the bile and pancreatic ducts to identify partial or total obstructions as well as stones, cysts and tumors

Front 61

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTCP)

Back 61

radiographic examination of bile duct structures

Front 62

sialography

Back 62

radiologic examination of the salivary glands and ducts

Front 63

anastomosis

Back 63

surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another

Front 64

vertical banded gastroplasty

Back 64

stomach stapled to smaller size with a band to constrict amount of food going through at one time

Front 65

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB)

Back 65

stomach stapled to small pouch and then jejunum is connected to the small stomach pouch

Front 66

lithotripsy

Back 66

procedure for crushing a stone and eliminating its fragments either surgically of using ultrasonic waves

Front 67

polypectomy

Back 67

excision of a polyp

Front 68

pyloromyotomy

Back 68

incision of both layers of muscles in the pylors; used to treat hypertrophic pyloric stenosis

Front 69

ABC

Back 69

aspiration biopsy cytology

Front 70

ALT

Back 70

alanine aminotransferase

Front 71

ATS

Back 71

angiotensin sensitivity

Front 72

Ba

Back 72

barium

Front 73

EGD

Back 73

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Front 74

HAV

Back 74

hepatits A virus

Front 75

NG

Back 75

nasogastric

Front 76

PMH

Back 76

past medical history

Front 77

PUD

Back 77

peptic ulcer disease

Front 78

R/O

Back 78

rule out

Front 79

a.c.

Back 79

before meals

Front 80

b.i.d.

Back 80

twice daily

Front 81

hs

Back 81

half strength

Front 82

h.s.

Back 82

at bedtime

Front 83

NPO

Back 83

nothing by mouth

Front 84

pc

Back 84

after meals

Front 85

p.r.n.

Back 85

as required

Front 86

qAM

Back 86

every morning

Front 87

q.i.d.

Back 87

4 times per day

Front 88

q.o.d.

Back 88

every other day

Front 89

t.i.d.

Back 89

three times a day