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MedTerm Chap 6
LOM Chapter 6 Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ectasis, -ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture, surgical repair |
| -rreha | flow, disgcharge |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | to stop, control |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -tresia | opening |
| CT Scan | Computed Tomography |
| GI | Gastrointestinal |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| NPO | nothing by mouth |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| TPN | Total parenteral nutrition |