Question | Answer |
-ectasis, -ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
-emesis | vomiting |
-pepsia | digestion |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth(of blood) |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
-stasis | stopping; controlling |
-stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
-tresia | opening |
ALP, AST(SGOT), ALT(SGPT) | Liver function tests |
Gastroscopy | Visually examining the stomach |
Laparoscopy | Visually examining the abdomen |
Transhepatic cholangigraphy | X-ray after dye is injected into the liver |
aphthous stomatitis | ulcers and inflammation of the mouth |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelids |
bronchiectasis | dilation of the tubes leading into the lungs |
buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
cheilostomatoplasty | surgical repair of the lip and mouth |
cholecystectomy | removal of gallbladder |
cholecystojejunostomy | an anastomosis between the gallbladder and jejenum |
choledochal | pertaining to the common bile duct |
colectomy | removal of the large bowel |
congenital esophageal atresia | esophagus is not connected to the stomach at birth |
dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
dyspepsia | difficult digestion |
dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
esophageal atresia | esophagus is not connected to the stomach at birth |
gingivectomy | removal of gum tissue |
glossopharyngeal | pertaining to the tongue and throat |
hematemesis | vomiting blood |
hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
herniorrhahpy | suture of an abdominal protrustion |
lipase | enzyme to digest fats |
palatoplasty | surgical repair of the roof of the mouth |
periodontal disease | gingivitis (inflammation of gum tissue) |
proptosis | forward protrusion of the eye |
pyloric sphincter | narrowing of a ring of muscles |
splenorrhagia | bursting forth of blood from the spleen |
volvulus | twisting of part of the intestine upon itself |
cecostomy | new opening of the first part of the colon to the outside of the body |
paracentesis | surgical puncture of the abdomen for withdrawal of fluid |
gastroduodenal anastomosis | new surgical connection between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine |
sphincterotomy | incision of a ring of muscles |