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YTI - Med Terms
YTI Chapter 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| asymptomatic | without symptoms |
| defecation | elimination of feces |
| duodenal bulb | upper duodenal area |
| endoscope | instrument consisting of a rigid or flexible fiberoptic tube and optical system or observing the inside of a gollow organ or cavity |
| exocrine | pertaining to a gland that secretes outwardly through excretory ducts to the surface of an organ or tissue or into a vessel |
| friable | easily broken or pulverized |
| pepsin | enzyme secreted in the stomach that begins the digestion of proteins |
| punctate | having pinpoint punctures ore depressions on the surface; marked with dots |
| varices | tortuous dilations of a vein |
| sphincter | circular muscle constricting an orifice |
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gum(s) |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| hepat/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| -emesis | vomit |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| -prandial | meal |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| dia- | through or across |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, below |
| aer/o | air |
| peri- | around |
| anorexia | lack or loss of apetite |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| ascites | accumulation of serous fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noises that are audible |
| cachexia | general lack of nutition and wasting |
| cholelithiasis | presence or formation of gallstones in the gallbladder or common bile duct |
| Crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
| regional enteritis | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
| cirrhosis | chronic, irreversible, degenerative disease of the liver |
| colic | spasm in any hollow or tubular soft organ, especially in the colon |
| deglutition | act of swallowing |
| dysentery | inflammation of the intestine, especially the colon |
| dyspepsia | epigastric discomfort felt after eating (indigestion) |
| dysphagia | inability or difficulty in swallowing (aphagia) |
| eructation | producing gas from the stomach (belching) |
| fecalith | fecal concretion |
| flatus | gas in teh GI tract; expelling of air from the body especially from the anus |
| gastoresophageal reflux disease (GERD) | backflow of gastric contents into the esophagus |
| halitosis | offensive or "bad" breath |
| hematemesis | vomiting of blood |
| irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | symptom complex marked by abdominal pain and altered bowel function (spastic colon) |
| malabsorption syndrome | symptom complex of the small intestine |
| melena | passage of dark-colored, tarry stools, due to the presence of blood altered by intestinal juices |
| oral leukoplakia | formation of white spots or patches on the mucous membrane of the tongue |
| peristalsis | progressive, wavelike movement that occurs involuntarily in hollow tubes of the body |
| pyloric stenosis | stricture or narrowing of the pyloric orifice |
| regurgitation | backward flowing |
| steatorrhea | passage of fat in large amounts in the feces due to failure to digest and absorb it |
| endoscopy | visual examination of cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscope |
| upper GI | endoscopy of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
| lower GI | endoscopy of the colon, sigmoid colon, and rectum and anal canal |
| endoscopy | visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endocope |
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