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Chapter 12
Flashcards for Chapter 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| glossoplegia | paralysis of the tongue |
| odontociasis | breaking of a tooth |
| stomatogastric | pertaining to the mouth and stomach |
| stomatosis | mouth condition |
| anophony | sound from the anus |
| flatus | medical term for passing gas |
| hernia | rupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it |
| steatorrhea | excessive fat discharged in the feces |
| ascites | retention of fluid in the peritoneum |
| biligenesis | formation of bile |
| cholelith | gallstone; literally " a stone in the bile" |
| hepatomalacia | softening of the liver |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| hepatoptosis | downward displacement of the liver |
| pancreatolith | stone in the pancreas |
| sialoangiectasis | overexpansion of the salivary vessels |
| sialolith | stone in the saliva |
| sialostenosis | narrowing of the salivary glands |
| cholangiogram | record of the bile vessels |
| choiangiography | procedure for mapping the bile vessels |
| choiangiopancreatography | procedure for mapping the bile vessels and pancreas |
| choiecystogram | record of the bile (gall) bladder |
| pancreatography | procedure for mapping the pancreas |
| anosigmoldscopy | procedure for looking at the anus and sigmoid colon |
| endoscope | instrument used to look inside |
| endoscopy | procedure for looking inside |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
| esophagoscopy | procedure for looking inside the esophagus |
| fecal occult blood test(FOBT) | test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent |
| gastroscope | instrument for looking at the stomach |