Medical Definitions Chap.6

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-ectasis

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Dilation, widening

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-ectasia

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Dilation, widening

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-emesis

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Vomiting

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-pepsia

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Digestion

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-phagia

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Eating, swollowing

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-ptysis

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Spitting

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhagia

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Bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-spasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles

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-stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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Narrowing, tightening

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-tresia

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Opening

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Cholangi/o

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Bile duct

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Herni/o

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Hernia

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Amylase and lipase tests

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Tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood

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Liver function tests (LFTs)

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Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood

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Stool culture

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Test for microorganisms present in feces

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Stool guaiac test or hemoccult test

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Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in the feces

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Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

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X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

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Upper gastrointestinal series

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X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth.

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Cholangiography

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X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts

(Percutaneous transhepatic = needle through abdominal wall into biliary vessels of the liver)

(Endoscopic retrograde cholangipancreatography (ERCP) = oral catheter through the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum into bile ducts)

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Computed tomography (CT)

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A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)

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Abdominal ultrasonography

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Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera

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Endoscopic ultrasonography (eus)

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Use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract

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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

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Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body

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(HIDA) scan

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Radioactive Imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

(HIDA = hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid) Cholescintigraphy is another name for the test

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Fecal transplant

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Transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient

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Bariatric surgery

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Procedures used to achieve weight loss in people with severe obesity

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Gastrointestinal endoscopy

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Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

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Laparoscopy

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Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen

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Liver biopsy

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Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

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Nasogastric intubation

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Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

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Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen