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LOM CH 6 Review

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-tresia   opening  
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-emesis   condition of vomiting  
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-ptysis   condition of spitting  
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-phagia   eating, swallowing  
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-pepsia   digestion  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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-centesis   surgical puncture, withdraw fluid or air  
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-spasm   sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles  
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-stasis   stopping or controlling  
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-stalsis   constriction or contraction  
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-rrhaphy   suture  
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-rrhagia   bursting forth (of blood)  
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-lithiasis   abnormal condition of having stones  
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-rrhea   flow, discharge  
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-sclerosis   condition of hardening  
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-stenosis   tightening, narrowing, stricture  
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-ptosis   prolapse, drooping, sagging, protruding  
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-lysis   destruction, breakdown, separation  
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-ectasia   stretching, dilation, widening  
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surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter   pyloroplasty  
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repair or suture of the duodenum   duodenorrhaphy  
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incision into the cecum   cecotomy  
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dilation of the stomach   gastrectasia  
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magnetic resonance imaging   MRI  
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constriction surrounding an area or organ   parastalsis  
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pain in the tooth (toothache)   odontalgia  
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stricture or tightening of the rectum   rectostenosis  
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breakdown of fat   lipolysis  
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procedure of an incision to remove stones from gallbladder   cholelithotomy  
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pertaining to the lips, tongue, and pharynx   cheiloglossopharangeal  
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formation of anastomosis between two portions of the jejunum   jejunojejunostomy  
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abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus   anal fistula  
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bleeding within the stomach   gastorrhagia  
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chewing   mastication  
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swallowing   deglutition  
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any surgical connection between two parts   anastomosis  
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droop, sag, prolapse   ptosis  
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process of visually examining the colon   colonoscopy  
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condition of no opening   atresia  
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creating a new opening between the jejunum and the ileum   jejunoileostomy  
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suture of a hernia   herniorrhaphy  
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pertaining to the cheek   buccal  
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surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter   pyloroplasty  
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frequent passage of loose, watery stools; flow through as it relates to watery stools   diarrhea  
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difficult or bad digestion   dyspepsia  
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prolapse of the stomach   gastroptosis  
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tightening of the esophagus   esophagostenosis  
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lack of appetite   anorexia  
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painful, inflammed intestines   dysentery  
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incision into the salivary gland   sialadenotomy  
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lack of hydrochloric acid in the stomach   achlorohydria  
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abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen   ascites  
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black, tarry stool   melena  
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yellowing or jaundice   icterus  
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inflammation of the throat   pharyngitis  
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gallstone   cholelith  
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after meals   postprandial  
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constriction and relaxation of the muscle around the walls of the digestive tract   parastalsis  
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abnormal side pockets in the intestinal wall   diverticulosis  
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pertaining to the tongue and the palate   glossopaletine  
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inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers   aphthous stomatitis  
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inflammation of the salivary ducts   sialodochitis  
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fatty stool; fat in the feces   steatorrhea  
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creating communication between two portions of the small intestine   enteroenterostomy  
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softening of the bones   osteomalasia  
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inflammation of the lips   cheilitis  
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incision in the small intestine   enterotomy  
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surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity   abdominocentesis  
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hemerrhage from a tooth   odontorrhagia  
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repair (suture) of a hernia   herniorrhaphy  
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prolapse of the stomach   gastroptosis  
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process of recording the gallbladder   cholecystography  
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vomiting of blood   hematemesis  
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stopping or controlling blood flow   hemostasis  
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dilation of a lymph vessel   lymphangiectasia  
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stone in a salivary gland   sialadenolith  
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inability to swallow   aphagia  
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process of visually examining the anus and the rectum   proctoscopy  
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removal (excision) of the pancreas   pancreatectomy  
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spitting blood   hemoptysis  
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bursting forth of blood   hemorrhage  
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new opening between the cecum and the colon   cecocolostomy  
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involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter   pylorospasm  
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