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CNA Chabner Chapter 6

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