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MED 104 Mrs.D
Flash Cards Chapters 5 & 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| alimentary | pertaining to the digestive tract |
| bari- | weight |
| -atric | treatment |
| digest- | breakdown |
| -intestin- | intestine; gut |
| lapar/o- | abdomen in general |
| -scope | instrument for viewing |
| lymph- | lymph |
| -atic | pertaining to |
| -script- | writing; thing copied |
| deglutit- | to swallow |
| elimin- | throw away |
| elimination | removal of waste material from the digestive tract |
| ingest- | carry in |
| nas/o- | nose |
| -stalsis | constrict |
| secrete | to release or give off; to separate |
| gingiv- | gums |
| mastic- | chew |
| masticate | to chew |
| or- | mouth |
| palate | roof of the mouth |
| -in | substance; chemical compound |
| -lingu- | tongue |
| mandibul- | jaw |
| gingiv- | gums |
| gloss/o- | tongue |
| leuko- | white |
| py/o- | pus |
| dys- | difficult |
| phagia- | swallowing |
| eme- | vomit |
| esophag- | esophagus |
| hiatus | opening through a structure |
| larynx | voice box; organ of voice production |
| pharynx- | throat |
| prand- | meal |
| -flux | flow |
| re- | back |
| gurgit- | flood |
| varix | dilated vein; tortuous vein |
| varicose | characterized by or affected with varices |
| duodenum | first part of the small intestine |
| ile/o- | ileum |
| cec- | cecum |
| peritoneum | membrane that lines the abdominal cavity |
| gall- | bile |
| -stone | pebble |
| hepat- | liver |
| jaundice | yellow |
| cirrh- | yellow |
| -osis | condition |
| endocrine gland | a gland that produces an internal or hormonal secretion and secretes in into the bloodstream |
| exocrine gland | a gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts |
| pancreat- | pancreas |
| constip- | press together |
| diarrhea | abnormally frequent stools |
| neur/o- | nerve |
| fec- | feces |
| defectation | evacuation of feces from the rectum and anus |
| flatul- | excessive gas |
| rect- | rectum |
| polyp | mass of tissue that projects into the lumen of the bowel |
| proct- | anus and rectum |
| an/o- | anus |
| sigmoid/o- | sigmoid colon |
| melena | black |
| nephr/o- | kidney |
| ren- | kidney |
| urea | urine |
| urethr- | urethra |
| ureter- | ureter |
| urin- | urine |
| ur/o- | urinary system |
| im- | not |
| calculus | pebble; small stone |
| -tripsy | to crush |
| lith/o- | stone |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| an- | without |
| -lysis | to separate |
| olig- | scanty |
| -cyst- | bladder, cyst |
| -emia | blood condition |
| enur- | urinate |
| micturate | pass urine |
| void | to empty; to evacuate urine or feces |
| cyst- | bladder |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| incontinence | inability to prevent discharge of urine or feces |
| lithotripsy | crushing of stones |
| cirrohosis | condition of yellow |
| bariatric | treatment of obesity |
| deglutition | the act of swallowing |
| elimination | removal of wast material from the digestive tract |
| masticate | to chew |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| submandibular | underneath the mandible |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| emesis | vomiting |
| hematemesis | vomiting of red blood |
| postprandial | following a meal |
| regurgitation | expelling contents of the stomach into the mouth, short of vomiting |
| dyspepsia | upset stomach |
| ileocecal | pertaining to the ileum and cecum |
| gallstone | bile pebble |
| hepatic | pertaining to the liver |
| constipation | hard, infrequent bowel movements |
| diarrhea | abnormally frequent and loose stools |
| rectal | pertaining to the rectum |
| proctitis | inflammation of the rectum and anus |
| melena | black |
| renal | pertaining to the kidney |
| nephrology | study of the kidneys |
| urethral | pertaining to the urethra |
| ureteral | pertaining to the ureter |
| nephrolithiasis | presence of kidney stones |
| anuria | absence of urine production |
| oliguria | scanty urine production |
| enuresis | bed-wetting |
| cystitis | inflammation of bladder |
| dysuria | pain with urination |
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