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GI MA

Gastrointestinal

QuestionAnswer
-pepsia digestion
-ptysis spitting
-emesis vomiting
-ptosis drooping; falling
-phagia swallow, eat
-ectasis dilatation, distention
Dysphagia difficult swallowing
Buccal pertaning to cheek
Hepatomegaly enlargement of the liver
Steatorrhea fat in the feces
Sublingual under the tongue
Choledochal pertaning to the bile duct
Dyspepsia difficult digestion
Hemaptysis vomiting blood
Colectomy removel of large bowel
Cholecystecectomy removal of gall bladder
Gastrostenosis narrowing of the stomack
Gallstone cholelithiasis
Gastroenteritis inflammation of stomach and intestine
Gastrejejunotomy surgical opening between stomach and jejunum
Hepatitis inflammation of the liver
Dysuria painful urination
Bedwetting enuresis
Hematuria blood in the urine
Polydipsia exessive thirst
Glucosuria sugar in the urine
Bacteriuria bacteria in the urine
Polyuria exessive urination
Lith/o stone
Uremia exessive urea in the bloodstream
Lithotripsy crushing of a renal/urinary stone
Micturition, voiding the act of urination
Bilirubinuria bilirubin in the urine
Sediment abnormal particles in the urine
Nocturia urination at night
Oliguria small amount of urine
Anuria absence of urination
Stenosis narrowing of a tube
Edema fluid in the tissues
Cystoscopy visual examination of the bladder
Incontinence inability to hold urine in the bladder
Cortex the inner portion of the kidney
Medulla the outer portion of the kidney
Calyx, renal pelvis the collecting area in the kidney
Glomerulus a cluster of capillaries in the kidney
Nephron the functional unit of the kidney
Renal artery brings blood to the kidney
Ureter carries urine from kidney to bladder
Trigone tringular area of the urinary bladder
Hilum the region where vessels enter /leave kidney
Urethra the opening from the bladder to the outside
Renal tubule microscopic tubes for filtration
ARF acute renal failure
BILI bilirubin
BUN blood uria nitrogen
C&S culture and sensitivity
Cysto cystoscopic examination
K+ potassium
Sp gr specific gravity
UA urine
CL cloride
Created by: ykrayinka
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