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Med Term Chapter 6
CNA Chabner Chapter 6
| 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 |
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