Medical Terminology Ch. 9 And 10

Front 1

alimentation

Back 1

process of providing nutrition to the body

Front 2

amyl/o

Back 2

starch

Front 3

bil/i, chol/e

Back 3

bile

Front 4

cirrh/o

Back 4

orange-yellow

Front 5

-pepsia

Back 5

digestion

Front 6

vag/o

Back 6

vagus nerve

Front 7

cheil/o

Back 7

lips

Front 8

gingiv/o

Back 8

gums

Front 9

gloss/o, lingu/o

Back 9

tongue

Front 10

or/o

Back 10

mouth

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stomat/o

Back 11

mouth

Front 12

cec/o

Back 12

cecum

Front 13

sigmoid/o

Back 13

sigmoid colon

Front 14

dont/o

Back 14

tooth

Front 15

doch/o

Back 15

bile duct

Front 16

enter/o

Back 16

intestine

Front 17

gastr/o

Back 17

stomach

Front 18

cholecyst/o

Back 18

gallbladder

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choledoch/o

Back 19

common bile duct

Front 20

hepat/o

Back 20

liver

Front 21

sial/o

Back 21

salivary gland

Front 22

cathartics

Back 22

promote full evacuation of the bowel (make ya poop)

Front 23

cholelithiasis

Back 23

presence of stones in the gall bladder

Front 24

choledocholithiasis

Back 24

presence of stones in the common bile duct

Front 25

pancratolithiasis

Back 25

presence of pancreatic stone

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cholecystography

Back 26

xray of gall bladder

Front 27

alimentary tract

Back 27

same as digestive tract, begins at mouth and ends at anus

Front 28

upper gastrointestinal tract (UGI)

Back 28

mouth, pharynx, esophagus, and stomach

Front 29

lower gastrointestinal tract (LGI)

Back 29

small and large intestines

Front 30

glycosuria

Back 30

sugar in urine

Front 31

type 1 diabetes

Back 31

genetic, absolute insulin resistance

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type 2 diabetes

Back 32

insulin resistance

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hiatal hernia

Back 33

upper portion of stomach slides up and down through the opening in the diaphragm

Front 34

cheilitis

Back 34

inflammation of the lips

Front 35

stomatitis

Back 35

inflammation of the mouth

Front 36

dysphagia

Back 36

difficult or painful eating

Front 37

gastric lavage

Back 37

stomach washing (like when someone swallows poison)

Front 38

ulcer

Back 38

lesion of the mucous membrane, accompanied by sloughing of dead tissue

Front 39

peritonitis

Back 39

inflammation of inner lining of abdomen

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diverticulosis

Back 40

presence of out pouches on outside of large intestine

Front 41

enterostasis

Back 41

stoppage of the intestine

Front 42

hemorrhoids

Back 42

varicose veins in anus

Front 43

cholecystectomy

Back 43

removal of gall bladder

Front 44

pancreatolithectomy

Back 44

excision of pancreatic stone

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lapar/o

Back 45

abdomen

Front 46

gastroduodenostomy

Back 46

when the remaining part of the stomach is joined to the duodenum

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albumin/o

Back 47

albumin (a protein in the blood)

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cyst/o

Back 48

bladder

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glomerul/o

Back 49

glomerulus (filtering structure of kidney)

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nephr/o, ren/o

Back 50

kidney

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pyel/o

Back 51

renal pelvis (reservoir in the kidney that collects urine)

Front 52

olig/o

Back 52

few, scanty

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nephron

Back 53

functional unit of kidney consisted of glomerulus

Front 54

glomerulus

Back 54

cluster of blood vessels surrounded by Bowman's capsule

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diuresis

Back 55

excessive urination when taking a diuretic

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polyuria

Back 56

excessive urination due to drinking lots of fluid

Front 57

nephrotogram

Back 57

xray of kidney

Front 58

nephrosonography

Back 58

ultrasound of kidney

Front 59

intravenous urogram

Back 59

xray using contrast media

Front 60

cystoscopy

Back 60

viewing bladder with scope

Front 61

extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy

Back 61

shooting ultrasound through kidney in order to break stones to urinate them out