Chapter 6 Terms
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| ABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY | SOUND WAVES BEAMED INTO THE ABDOMEN, PRODUCE AN IMAGE OF ABDOMINAL VISERA
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| APHTHOUS STOMATITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE MOUTH WITH SMALL ULCERS
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| ATRESIA | NOT OPENING; CLOSURE OF A NORMAL BODY STRUCTURE THAT SHOULD BE OPEN
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| BILIARY ATRESIA | BILIARY ARE NOT OPEN
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| BRONCHIECTASIS | DILATATION OF THE BRONCHIAL TUBES
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| BRONCHOSPASM | INVOLUNTARY CONTRACTION OF THE CARDIAC SPHINCTER
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| BUCCAL | PERTAINING TO THE CHEEK
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| CECAL VOLVULUS | TWISTING OF A PART OF THE CECUM UPON ITSELF
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| CELIAC ARTERY | ARTERY TAKING BLOOD TO THE ABDOMEN
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| CHEILOSIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE LIP
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| CHOLANGIECTASIS | DILATION OF THE BILE VESSELS
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| CHOLANGIOGRAPHY | X-RAY EXAMINATION OF THE BILIARY SYSTEM AFTER INJECTING CONTRAST INTO BILE DUCTS
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| CHOLANGIOPANCREATOGRAPHY | X-RAY EXAMINATION OF THE BILIARY SYSTEM AND PANCREAS AFTER INJECTING CONTRAST VIA CATHETER THROUGH THE MOUTH, ESOPHAGUS, STOMACH, DUODENUM, AND THEN INTO BILE DUCTS
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| CHOLECYSTECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE GALLBLADDER
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| CHOLECYSTJEJUNOSTOMY | NEW OPENING BETWEEN THE GALLBLADDER AND THE JEJUNUM
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| CHOLECYSTOLITHIASIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION OF STONES IN THE GALLBLADDER
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| CHOLESTASIS | STOPPAGE OF THE FLOW OF BILE
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| CHOLEDOCHAL | PERTAINING TO THE COMMON BILE DUCT
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| CHOLELITHIASIS | ABNORMAL CONDITION OF THE GALLBLADDER STONES
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| COLECTOMY | REMOVAL OF THE COLON
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| COLONSCOPY | VISUAL EXAMINATION OF THE COLON
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| DENTALGIA | TOOTH PAIN
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| DYSMENORRHEA | DISCHARGE DURING MENSTRATION
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| DYSPEPSIA | INDIGESTION
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| DYSPHAGIA | DIFFICULT SWALLOWING
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| ESOPHAGEAL ASTRAGIA | CLOSURE OF THE ESOPHAGUS
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| GASTRIC BYPASS | REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH AND DIVERTING FOOD TO THE JEJUNUM
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| GASTROJEJUNOSTOMY | REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE STOMACH AND DIVERTING FOOD TO THE JEJUNUM
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| GASTRODUODENAL ANASTOMOSIS | NEW OPENING BETWEEN THE STOMACH AND THE DUODENUM
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| GASTROENTERITIS | INFLAMMATION OF THE MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF THE STOMACH AND THE INTESTINES
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| gastrointestinal endoscopy | visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract with an endoscope
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| gastrojejunostomy | new surgical opening between the stomach and the jejunum
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| gigivectomy | removal of the gums
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| glossopharyngeal | pertaining to the mouth and throat
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| glycolysis | the process of breaking down sugar
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| hematemesis | vomiting blood
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| hemolysis | destruction of blood
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| hemoptysis | spitting up blood
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| hemorrhage | bursting of blood flow
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| hemostasis | stoppage of blood flow
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| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver
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| herniorrhapy | suture of a hernia
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| ileostomy | opening of the ileum to the outside of the body
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| labioglossopharyngeal | pertaining to the lips, tongue, and throat
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| lipase | enzyme to digest fats
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| liver biopsy | removal of liver tissue followed by microscopic examination
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| liver scan | image of the liver after ijecting radioactive material into the blood stream
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| lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) | x-ray images of the colon and rectum after injecting barium into the rectum
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| lymphangiectasia | dialation of the lymph vessels
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| menorrhagia | heavy discharge of blood during menstration
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| nasogastric intubation tube (NGI) | insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
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| odynophagia | paun caused by swallowing
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| oropharynx | the part of the throat near the throat
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| palatoplasty | surgical repair of the palate
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| pancreatic | pertaining to the pancreas
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| paracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
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| peridontal membrane | membrane surrounding the tooth
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| polyphagia | over eating
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| proctosigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the rectum and the stomach
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| proptosis | forward protrusion of the eye
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| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the pyloric spincter
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| rectosigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the rectum and the stomach
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| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose
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| sialadenectomy | removal of the salivary glands
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| splenic flexure | area of the colon that bends downward near the spleen
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| steatorrhea | dicharge of fat in feces
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| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue
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| stool culture | test for microorganisms present in stools
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| stool guaiac (hemoccolt test) | detection of blood in feces
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| guaiac | is a chemical from the wood of trees
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| barium swallow | a study of the esophagus
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| tomography | producces a series of x-ray pictures showing multiple views of an organ
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