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Medical Term Ch.11

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doch/o duct
enter/o small intestine
gloss/o tongue
hepat/o liver
inguin/o groin
lapar/o abdomen
lith/o stone
phag/o eat or swallow
proct/o anus and rectum
sial/o saliva
steat/o fat
stomat/o mouth
-emesis (suffix) vomiting
salivary glands three pairs of exocrine glands in the mouth that secrete saliva; the parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual glands
palate structure that forms the roof of the mouth; divided into the hard palate and the soft palate
uvula small projection hanging from the posterior middle edge of the soft palate
lower esophageal sphincter (LES) opening from the esophagus to the stomach; also called the cardiac sphincter (sphincter= band)
pyloric sphincter opening from the stomach into the duodenum
colostomy surgical creation of an opening in the colon through the abdominal wall, allowing stool to bypass a diseased portion of the colon
gastroenterostomy creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the small intestine is built from the combining forms for both the stomach and the intestine
-centesis suffix meaning puncture for aspiration
abdominocentesis puncture of the abdomen for aspiration of fluid
paracentesis aspiration of fluid from any cavity
baros combining form meaning weight
bariatric surgery Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to treat morbid obesity
antacid drug that neutralizes stomach acid
antiemetric drug that prevents or stops vomiting
antispasmodic drug that decreases motility in the gastrointestinal tract to arrest spasm or diarrhea
cathartic drug that causes movement of the bowels; also called a laxative
C&S culture and sensitivity
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