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dys-

abnormal

bad


difficult


painful


men/o

* menses


* menstruation

lith/o

stone

sial/o

* saliva


* salivary

cheil/o

lip

angi/o

vessel (blood)

acr/o

* extremities


* top


* extreme point

hem/o

blood

blephar/o

eyelid

gloss/o

tongue

-rrhaphy

suture

-ectasis

* dilation (dilatation


* widening

-pepsia

digestion

-stenosis

* narrowing


* tightening

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid

-rrhagia

bursting forth


(of blood)

-gram

record

-dipsia

thirst, condition of

-megaly

enlargement

-lysis

* breakdown


* separation


* destruction


* loosening

-plasty

surgical repair

-tomy

*process of cutting


*incision

spitting

-ptysis

condition

-ation -ism


-ema -itus


-esis -sis


-ia -y

bile

Digestive juice made in the liver & stored in the gallbladder


blood

hem/o

hemat/o


poly-

* many


* much


* increased

anastomosis

new opening between two previously unconnected parts of the small intestine

laparoscopy

visual exam of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through sm incisions in the abdomen

colonoscopy

visual exam of colon via anus

colectomy

removal, excision or resection of colon

suturing of the intestines

Enterorrhaphy

When an intestine twists itself is called?

Volvulus

What is a stool guaiac test?

Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

What is the enzyme lipase?

necessary to digest fats

A liver function tests consist of?

serum bilirubin, alkaline phosphate, SGOT (AST), & SGPT (ALT)

Homeostasis?

Normal state of body

The hormones secreted from the thyroid gland?

* Thyroxine (T4)


* Triiodothyronine (T3)


* Calcitonin

Exophthalomos?

Protrusion of the eyeballs

Atresia?

Absence of a normal opening

Hepatomegaly?

Enlargement of the liver

Myxedema?

Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood

Insulin is produced by these specialized cells?

Islet cells of langerhans

Adenohypophysis is what part of the pituitary gland?

Anterior lobe

Adrenal cortex secretes what?

Cortisol & aldosterone

Thyroxine contains what?

Iodine

This disease leads to hyperglycemia & ketoacidosis?

Type 1 & 2 Diabetes Mellitis

What is Graves disease?

Overactivity of the thyroid gland

What is Cushing syndrome?

excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex

What is "Tetany"?

Constant muscle contraction due to hypothyroidism

What is achondroplasia?

*Dwarfism


*Bones of the arms & legs do not grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage & bone formation.