Question | Answer |
Epiglottis | covers the trachea so that food doeas not go into lungs when swallow |
Regurgitation | fluids and solids come back up from the stomach to the mouth |
Hemorrhoids | varicose vein in the rectum |
NPO | nothing sy mouth (nothing per oral) |
cirrhosis | disease that destroys the cells of the liver |
colonoscopy | visual exam of colon |
anorexia | medical term for loss appetite |
hiatal hernia | protrusion of the stomach through diaphragm, and extending into thoracic cavity |
appendix can be found | on the end of cecum of the large intestine |
where is bile produced? | in liver |
gallbladder | stores bile (gall) |
cholecystectomy | medical term for the removal of the gallbladder |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholecystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gallstones |
diverticulitis | inflammation of diverticulum, especially in the colon |
enter/o | small intestine |
gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
where does urine formation take place? | nephrones |
UA, U/A | urinalysis |
introvenous pyelogram | X-ray for kidney using a dye that injected into a vein |
pyuria | pus in the urine |
hydronephrosis | caused back up of urine in the kidney |
nephrolithiasis | kidney stone |
cystoscopy | visual exam of the bladder |
anuria | condition of no urine |
hematuria | blood in urine |
ureter | tubes that carry urine from kidney to urinary bladder |
cyst/o | bladder |
disuria | painful, difficult urination |
incontinence | involuntary release of urine |
lith/o | stone |
micturition | urination |
cystalgia | pain in the bladder |
cystotomy | cutting into the bladder |
pyel/o | renal pelvis |
uretrostenosis | narrowing of the ureter |
embryo | baby called in the first 8 weeks of pregnancy |
spontaneous abortion | miscarriage of the fetus or embryo |
abruptio placenta | emergency condition in which placenta tears from the wall of uterine |
fibroid tumor | binign tumor in the uterus |
perineum | area between the urethra and anal opening |
multigravida | a woman who has been pregnant one or more times |
menarche | beginning of the minstruation |
gestation | length of time during a pregnancy |
hydrocele | excess amount of fluid around the testes |
urethra | in males shared by urinary and reproductive systems |
balanitis | inflammation of the glans of penis |
cryptorchidism | testes do not descend into the scrotal sac |
castration | excision of the testicles or ovaries |
colp/o | vagina |
mast/o | breast |
oophor/o | ovary |
orch/o | testes |
PSA | Prostate-specific antigen, test for prostate cancer |
amniocentesis | to remove amniotic fluid |