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KNH 209
Medical Terminology Ch. 11 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| dent/o | tooth |
| odont/o | tooth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| enter/o | intestines |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| col/o, colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| bil/i | bile (gall) |
| chol/e | bile (gall) |
| sial/o | saliva |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| celi/o | abdomen |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| cyst/o | bladder |
| doch/o | duct |
| hepat/o, hepatic/o | liver |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| aphagia | inability to eat |
| dentalgia | tooth pain |
| dyspepsia | bad digestion |
| gastralgia | stomach pain |
| gastrodynia | stomach pain |
| gingivostomatitis | inflammation of the mouth and gums |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| odontalgia | tooth pain |
| odontodynia | tooth pain |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| diarrhea | passing of fluid or unformed feces |
| dysentery | another name for diarrhea |
| hemorrhoid | inflammation of the veins surrounding the anus |
| icterus | another name for jaundice |
| jaundice | yellowing of the skin, tissue, and fluids caused by increased levels of bilirubin in the blood |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| stomatogastric | pertaining to the mouth and stomach |
| stomatosis | mouth condition |
| flatus | medical term for passing gas |
| hernia | rupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it |
| ascites | retention of the fluid in the peritoneum |
| cholelith | gallstone; literally, a stone in the bile |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas |
| sialolith | stone in the saliva |
| colonoscopy | procedure for looking at the colon |
| endoscopy | procedure for looking inside |
| esophagoscopy | procedure for looking inside the esophagus |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach, and duudenum |
| fecal occult blood test | test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent |
| fecal occult blood test | FOBT |
| gastroscopy | procedure for looking at the stomach |
| laparoscopy | instrument for looking inside the abdomen |
| nasogastric tube | tube inserted through the nose into the stomach |
| NGT | nasogastric tube |
| proctoscopy | procedure for looking at the sigmoid colon |
| cholangiography | procedure for mapping out the bile vessels (ducts) |
| bariatrics | branch of medicine dealing with weight issues |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | disease where acid comes up from the stomach and damages the esophagus |
| fistula | any abnormal passageway in the body that should not be there |
| choledochlithasis | presence of a stone in the (common) bile duct |
| cholelthiasis | presence of a gallstone |
| cirrhosis | liver disease named for the change of color in the liver |
| laparocele | abdominal hernia |
| antacid | agent that neutralizes acid |
| antiemetic | agent that prevents or relieves nausea or vomiting |
| cathartic | agent that produces bowel movement |
| gastroduo-denostomy | creation of an opening between the stomach and the duodenum |
| glossorrhaphy | suture of the tongue |
| anastomosis | surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes |
| abdominocentesis | puncture of the abdomen with the purpose of withdrawing fluid |
| cholelithotripsy | crushing of bile (gall) stones |
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