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23 Cards in this Set
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-ectasia, -ectasis |
Dialation,widening |
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-emesis |
Vomiting |
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-pepsia |
Digestion |
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-phagia |
Eating, swallowing |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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-rrhage, -rrhagia |
Bursting forth (of blood) |
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-rraphy |
Suture |
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-rrhea |
Flow, discharge |
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-spasm |
Involuntary contraction of muscles |
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-stasis |
Stopping,controlling |
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-stenosis |
Narrowing,tightening |
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-tresia |
Opening |
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Computed Tomography (CT scan) |
Produces a cross-sectional image |
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Ultrasound examination uses sound waves |
Uses sound waves to produce image; useful for fluid-filled structures |
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) |
Magnetic waves produce in all 3 places of the body |
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Hepatobiliary Iminodiacetic Acid scan (HIDA scan) |
Radioactive imaging; tracks flow from bile, liver, and gallbladder |
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Gastric bypass |
Reduces stomach size |
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Gastrointestinal endoscopy |
Visual examination of the GI tract |
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Laparoscopy |
Visual examination of the abdomen |
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Liver biopsy |
Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination |
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Nasogastric Intubation |
Insertion of a tube through the nose to the stomach to remove gastric or intestinal fluids |
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Paracentesis |
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
