Medical Terminology Nwccc Week 5

Front 1

or / o

Back 1

mouth

Front 2

esophagi / o

Back 2

esophagus

Front 3

duoden / o

Back 3

duodenum

Front 4

jejun / o

Back 4

jejunum

Front 5

ile / o

Back 5

ileum

Front 6

ascending

Back 6

large intestine

Front 7

transverse

Back 7

large intestine

Front 8

decending

Back 8

large intestine

Front 9

sigmoid / o

Back 9

sigmoid

Front 10

rect / o

Back 10

rectu

Front 11

an / o

Back 11

anus

Front 12

Gastrointestinal System

Back 12

Digestive system, alimentary canal, breaks down food, prepares it for absorption, eliminates waste

Front 13

pancreat / o

Back 13

pancreas

Front 14

pancreas

Back 14

makes digestive enzymes and insulin

Front 15

hepat / o

Back 15

liver

Front 16

chol / e

Back 16

gallblader

Front 17

Liver

Back 17

produces bile which breaks down fats

Front 18

Gallbladder

Back 18

stores and concentrates bile

Front 19

cholecyst / o

Back 19

gallbladder

Front 20

stomy

Back 20

forming an opening

Front 21

tripsy

Back 21

crushing

Front 22

emesis

Back 22

vomiting

Front 23

iasis

Back 23

abnormal condition

Front 24

lith / o

Back 24

stone

Front 25

endo

Back 25

in, within

Front 26

asymptomatic

Back 26

without symptoms

Front 27

defecation

Back 27

elimination of feces from the GI tract

Front 28

sphincter

Back 28

circular muscle that constricts an orifice

Front 29

sublingual

Back 29

under the tongue

Front 30

anorexia

Back 30

loss of appetite

Front 31

dyspepsia

Back 31

epigastric discomfort felt after eating

Front 32

preparandial

Back 32

before a meal

Front 33

postparandial

Back 33

after a meal

Front 34

ascites

Back 34

accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Front 35

dysphagia

Back 35

difficulty swallowing

Front 36

aphagia

Back 36

inability to swallow

Front 37

flatus

Back 37

expelling gas from the anus

Front 38

peristalsis

Back 38

wave like movement

Front 39

melena

Back 39

passage of dark colored, tarry stools due to the presence of blood

Front 40

regurgitation

Back 40

backward flow of contents of stomach into the mouth

Front 41

anastomosis

Back 41

surgical joining of tubular structures

Front 42

ulcerative colitis

Back 42

disease of the colon

Front 43

inguinal

Back 43

hernia

Front 44

strangulated

Back 44

hernia

Front 45

hiatal

Back 45

hernia

Front 46

bowel obstruction

Back 46

an obstruction of the bowel

Front 47

hemorrhoids

Back 47

swollen or inflamed anal tissues

Front 48

cirrhosis

Back 48

liver disorder

Front 49

UGI

Back 49

upper gastrointestinal

Front 50

LGI

Back 50

lower gastrointestinal

Front 51

barium swallow

Back 51

A liquid swallowed to be used as a contrast

Front 52

LFT

Back 52

liver function test

Front 53

stool culture

Back 53

a culture done with feces

Front 54

stool Guaiac

Back 54

a test to test for blood in the stool

Front 55

BaE

Back 55

barium enema

Front 56

BM

Back 56

bowel movement

Front 57

GERD

Back 57

gastric esophageal reflux disease

Front 58

GI

Back 58

gastrointestional

Front 59

IBS

Back 59

irritable bowel syndrome

Front 60

NGT

Back 60

naso gastric tube

Front 61

PUD

Back 61

peptic ulcer disease

Front 62

homeostasis

Back 62

where internal systems remain stable

Front 63

endocrine system

Back 63

glands secrete hormones into the bloodstream to produce specific effects on body function

Front 64

endocrine glands

Back 64

pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal, pancreas, hypothalamus, thalamus, pineal, ovaries, testes

Front 65

aden / o

Back 65

gland

Front 66

natr

Back 66

sodium

Front 67

Na

Back 67

sodium

Front 68

kal

Back 68

potassium

Front 69

K

Back 69

potassium

Front 70

calc

Back 70

calcium

Front 71

Ca

Back 71

calcium

Front 72

gluc / o

Back 72

sugar/sweetness

Front 73

glyc / o

Back 73

sugar/sweetness

Front 74

glycos / o

Back 74

sugar/sweetnes

Front 75

thyr / o

Back 75

thyroid

Front 76

dipsia

Back 76

thirst

Front 77

toxic

Back 77

poison

Front 78

uria

Back 78

urine

Front 79

poly

Back 79

many, much

Front 80

acromegaly

Back 80

gradual enlargement and thickening of the bones of the face and jaw

Front 81

diuresis

Back 81

secretion of large amounts of urine

Front 82

glucose

Back 82

sugar that is the end product of carbohydrate digestion

Front 83

hirsutism

Back 83

excessive distribution of body hair especially in women

Front 84

virulism

Back 84

masculinization in a woman

Front 85

Type 1 Diabetes

Back 85

Controlled with insulin

Front 86

Type 2 Diabetes

Back 86

controlled with diet

Front 87

Fasting Blood Sugar

Back 87

blood test taken while fasting

Front 88

Glucose Tolerance Test

Back 88

medical test in which glucose is given and blood samples taken afterward to determine how quickly it is cleared from the body

Front 89

Thyroid Function Test

Back 89

is a collective term for blood tests used to check the function of the throid

Front 90

BS

Back 90

blood sugar

Front 91

DM

Back 91

diabetes mellitus

Front 92

IDDM

Back 92

insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 93

NIDDM

Back 93

non insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

Front 94

FBS

Back 94

fasting blood sugar

Front 95

GTT

Back 95

glucose tolerance test

Front 96

K+

Back 96

potassium

Front 97

T3/T4

Back 97

thyroid 3 and thyroid 4

Front 98

TSH

Back 98

thyroid stimulating hormone