Question | Answer |
What does DJI stand for? | Duodnem, jejunum, ileum |
what does anus mean? | External opening of the anal canal, or rectum. |
What is gallbladder? | Small sac near the liver; concentrates and stores bile. |
an/o | anus |
cec/o | cecum |
chol/e | gall or bile |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
col/o colon/o | colon |
enter/o | small intestine |
gastr/o | stomach |
hepat/o | liver |
-lithiasis | condition of having stones |
-pepsia/dyspepsia | digestion/ upset stomach |
proct/o or rect/o | rectum |
borborygmus | stomach growling |
flatulence | gas |
cholecystectomy | surgical removal of gall bladder |
proctoplasty | surgical repair of rectum |
colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon |
GERD | gastroensophalgial reflex disease |
nephr/o/litho/tripsy | kidney/ stone/ surgical crushing |
emesis | vomit bucket |
cyan/o | blue |
eryth/o | red |
melan/o | black |
poli/o | grey |
xanth/o | yellow |
chlor/o | green |
cirrh/o | red and yellow |
jaun | yellow |
leuk/o or albus | white |
dermatitis | inflammation of the skin |
subcutaneous | under the skin |
sub- | under |
seborrhea | abnormal or successive flow of oil |
hidra- | sweat gland |
hidradentitis | inflammation of the sweat gland |
onychomyosis | condition of having fungus in the nail |
mycology | study of fungus |
lipo- | fatty |
-stoma | tumor |
lipoblastoma | fatty tumor |
melanoma | black tumor (cancer) |
wheals | itchy,elevated areas with an irregular shape; like hives and insect bites |
cicatrix | scar |
albinoism | loss of pigment |
alopecia | hair loss |
blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eye lid |
benign | non-cancerous |
malignant | cancerous |
cyst/o | bladder; fluid filled sac |
nephr/o or ren/o | kidney |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
ur- | urine |
ureter/o | ureter tube |
urethra/o | urethra (urine exits) |
polyuria | excessive urination |
oliguria | low amount of urination |
anuria | absence of urination |
hematuria | blood in urine |
pyuria | pus in the urine |
dysuria | painful urination |
retention | inability to empty the bladder |
incontinence | involuntary urination; no bladder control |
cystitis | bladder infection |
nephritis | inflammation of the kidney |
pyelonephritis | renal pelvis/kidney inflammation |
renal calculus | kidney stone |
renal failure | kidney failure |
uremia | disease of urine |
A-B-C-D-E | Asymmetry
Border
Color
Diameter
Envolvement |
metastisis | movement or spreading of cancer cells/ohter cells |
carcinoma | in situ; isolated cancer |
body cavities on back of body | dorsal cavity |
plane which divides body into right and left sides | midsaggital |
body parts on the front of the body | ventral/anterior |
body cavity in the chest | thoracic cavity |
body parts close to the point of reference | proximal |
body parts away from the midline | lateral |
body parts belowand above the transverse plane | Superior- above Inferior- below |
body parts close to midline | medial |
body parts behind the body | dorsal/posterior |
body parts located near the tail | caudal |