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Unit 4

Chapters 10-12

QuestionAnswer
Nas/ o , Rhin/ o (Latin , Greek) Nose
Larying/o larynx (voice box)
Tonsil/o Tonsil
Adenoid/o Resembling a gland = aden/o + oid
Pharyng/o Pharnyx (throat)
Trache/o Trachea (windpipe)
Bronch/o , Bronchi/o Bronchus / Main branches from trachea into each lung
Alveol/o (hollow or cavity) Air Sac (alveolus)
Cost/o Rib
Throac/o , Pector/o(pectus) , steth/o Chest
Pleur/o Pleura / membrane surrounding the lungs
PSG Polysomnography
V/Q ventilation-perfusion scan
OSA Obstructive Sleep Apnea
#15 ETT Endotracheal Tube End of Chapters 10 Respiratory System(Pulmonology) ^
CCE Cholecystectomy
UGI Upper Gastrointestinal
PUD Peptic Ulcer Disease
PEG & PEJ Percutaneous endoscopic (G)astrostomy / (J)ejunostomy
RLQ , RUQ , LLQ, LUQ Right Lower/ Upper Quad ; Left Lower/ Upper Quadrant
BE Barium enema
Bil/i & Chol/e Bile (gall)
Col/o & Colon/o Colon (large intestine)
Jejun/o Jejunum
Proct/o Anus and Rectum
Gloss/o , Lingu/o Tongue
Retrograde (back/ walk) To walk backwards
Cathartic Agent that produces bowel movement
Sialagogic agent that causes salivation
Antiemetic agent that prevents/ relieves nausea or vomiting End of Chapters 11 Gastroenterology and Systems) ^
Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) breakdown of kidney stones using soundwaves generated outside the body
Spermicide / Spermolytic agent that kills sperm
Fulguration (lighting) Use of electric current to destroy tissue
Hemodialysis (HD) procedure for removing waste from bloodstream
KUB Kidneys, ureters, bladder
BUN blood urea nitrogen
IVP / IVU (I)ntra(V)enous (P)yelogram /(U)rogram
VCUG Voiding cystourethrogram
VUR vesicoureteral reflux
Pyel/o renal pelvis
SUI Stress Urinary Incogitance
BPH benign prostate hyperplasia
PSA prostate-specific antigen
TURP transurethral resection of the prostate
Balan/o Penis End Of Urology : Male Reproductive/ Urinary Chapters 12 ^
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