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CH. 8-10 review
test review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Epiglottis | covers the trachea so that food doeas not go into lungs when swallow |
| Regurgitation | fluids and solids come back up from the stomach to the mouth |
| Hemorrhoids | varicose vein in the rectum |
| NPO | nothing sy mouth (nothing per oral) |
| cirrhosis | disease that destroys the cells of the liver |
| colonoscopy | visual exam of colon |
| anorexia | medical term for loss appetite |
| hiatal hernia | protrusion of the stomach through diaphragm, and extending into thoracic cavity |
| appendix can be found | on the end of cecum of the large intestine |
| where is bile produced? | in liver |
| gallbladder | stores bile (gall) |
| cholecystectomy | medical term for the removal of the gallbladder |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gallstones |
| diverticulitis | inflammation of diverticulum, especially in the colon |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| where does urine formation take place? | nephrones |
| UA, U/A | urinalysis |
| introvenous pyelogram | X-ray for kidney using a dye that injected into a vein |
| pyuria | pus in the urine |
| hydronephrosis | caused back up of urine in the kidney |
| nephrolithiasis | kidney stone |
| cystoscopy | visual exam of the bladder |
| anuria | condition of no urine |
| hematuria | blood in urine |
| ureter | tubes that carry urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| disuria | painful, difficult urination |
| incontinence | involuntary release of urine |
| lith/o | stone |
| micturition | urination |
| cystalgia | pain in the bladder |
| cystotomy | cutting into the bladder |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| uretrostenosis | narrowing of the ureter |
| embryo | baby called in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy |
| spontaneous abortion | miscarriage of the fetus or embryo |
| abruptio placenta | emergency condition in which placenta tears from the wall of uterine |
| fibroid tumor | binign tumor in the uterus |
| perineum | area between the urethra and anal opening |
| multigravida | a woman who has been pregnant one or more times |
| menarche | beginning of the minstruation |
| gestation | length of time during a pregnancy |
| hydrocele | excess amount of fluid around the testes |
| urethra | in males shared by urinary and reproductive systems |
| balanitis | inflammation of the glans of penis |
| cryptorchidism | testes do not descend into the scrotal sac |
| castration | excision of the testicles or ovaries |
| colp/o | vagina |
| mast/o | breast |
| oophor/o | ovary |
| orch/o | testes |
| PSA | Prostate-specific antigen, test for prostate cancer |
| amniocentesis | to remove amniotic fluid |
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