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unit 7 med term

QuestionAnswer
stomato mouth or opening
glosso tounge (greek)
linguo tounge (Latin)
dento teeth
gingivo gums
esophago swallowing in
gastro stomach
entero small intestine
duodeno jejuno ileo 3 parts to small intestine
colo colon
sigmoido part of large intestine
recto rectum
procto anus and rectum
cheilo lips
hepato liver
cholecysto gall bladder
pancreato pancreas
spleno spleen
meter instrument to measure
metry process of measuring
logy study of
tomy make incision
ectomy excision
ostomy new opening
scope instrument to look
scopy the process
cele herniation
pnea breathing
ptosis falls out of place, prolapse
pexy surgical fixation
ectasia ectasis stretching or dilating
stenosis narrowing
clysis cleansing or irregation
plegia paralysis
lith stone
oid resembling
lysis destruction
itis inflamation
plasty surgical repair
rrhea flow or discharge
rrhagia hemorrhage
rrhexis rupture
rrhaphy suturing
brady slow
tachy fast
sub under
hypo below, less than normal
hyper above, more than normal
dys bad, painful, difficult
para near
peri around
dysentery bad gut
diverticulitis inflammation of the diverticula
cathartic laxative
atresia something that is closed that is normally open
cirrhosis caused by manipulation or alcoholism. liver disease
hypoglossal sublingual under the tongue
stone lith
destruction lysis
cleansing clysis
inflammation itis
surgical repair plasty
prolapse ptosis
surgical fixation pexy
excision ectomy
incision tomy
new opening ostomy
hemorrhage rrhagia
flow, discharge rrhea
rupture rrhexis
suturing rrhaphy
resembling oid
herniation cele
instrument used to examine scope
condition of osis
breathing pnea
narrowing stenosis
stretching ectasia
one who studies logist
shaped like a tooth odonto
breast mammo or masto
colon or large intestine colo
reno nephro kidney
chole bile
fungus myco
surgical puncture centesis
pancreatic stone pancreatolith
prolapse of the small intestine enteroptosis
surgical fixation of the vagina colpopexy
surgical repair of the lips cheiloplasty
fungal infection of the mouth stomatomycosis
inflamed gums gingivitis
bleeding in the small intestine enterorrhagia
cheilostomatoplasty surgical repair of the lips and mouth
coloclysis cleansing of the colon
hepatitis inflammation of the liver
gasteroenterology the study of stomach and intestine
rectocele herniation in rectum
enterectasia dilating of small intestine
splenorrhagia hemorrhage of stomach
rectoplasty surgical repair of the rectum
proctoplegia paralysis of anus and rectum
glossoptosis prolapsed tongue
colocentesis surgical puncture of the colon
irrigation of the rectum rectoclysis
stone in the liver hepatolith
stone in the kidney nephrolith
paralyzed tongue glasoplegia
dialate the stomach gastroectasia
intestinal hernia enterocele
repair of the lips and mouth cheilostomatoplasty
suture of the anus and rectum proctorrhagia
stomach hemorrhage gastrorrhagia
closed tubes or ducts biliaryatresia
prolapsed spleen splenoptosis
BM bowel movement
VS vital signs
SOB shortness of breath
NPO nothing by mouth
GI gastro intestinal
AD auris dextra, right ear
CXR chest x-ray
FAS fetal alcohol syndrome
bid 2 times a day
GB gall bladder
GERD gastroesopholgeal reflux disease
NG naso gastric
AS auris sinsitra, left ear
PO by mouth orally
CVA cerebral vascular accident
TIA transient ischemic attack
tid 3 times a day
qid 4 times a day.
HBV hepatitis B virus
inflammation of the mouth stomatitis
inflammation of the tongue glossitis
plastic repair of the lips cheiloplasty
specialty that studies that disease of the stomach and intestine gastroenterology
intestinal hernia enterocele
irrigation or washing of the rectum rectoclysis
new opening into the colon colostomy
dilation/stretching of the stomach gastrectasia
chronic abdominal pain, cramping and changes in bowel habits maybe a symptom or either irritable bowel disease or diverticulitis
instrument that examines the small intestine is enteroscope
stone in the liver hepatolith
enlarged spleen spleenomegaly
study of diseases of the anus and rectum practology
x-ray of the gallbladder cholecystogram
stone in the pancreas pancreatolith
Created by: breslynjeschke
 

 



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