11.3 Observation and Discovery - Objective Gasrtroc

Question 1

gastromalacia

Answer 1

softening of the stomach

Question 2

gastroparesis

Answer 2

partial paralysis of the stomach

Question 3

gingivitis

Answer 3

inflammation of the gums

Question 4

gingivoglossitis

gingivo - gum
gloss- tounge
itis - inflammation

Answer 4

inflammation of the gums and tongue

Question 5

glossoplegia

gloss - tounge
plegia- paralysis

Answer 5

paralysis of the tongue

Question 6

odontoclasis

odonto - tooth

Answer 6

breaking of a tooth

Question 7

stomatogastric

stomato - mouth
gastric - stomach

Answer 7

pertaining to the mouth and stomach

Question 8

stomatosis

Answer 8

mouth condition

Question 9

anophony

ano - anus
phony - sound

Answer 9

sound from the anus

Question 10

flatus

Answer 10

medical term for passing gas

Question 11

hernia

Answer 11

rupture or protrusion of an organ through the wall that normally contains it

Question 12

steatorrhea

Answer 12

excessive fat discharged in the feces

Question 13

ascites

Answer 13

retention of fluid in the peritoneum

: The name comes from the patient’s resemblance to an askos.

Question 14

biligenesis

bili - bile
genesis - creation

Answer 14

formation of bile

Question 15

cholelith

chloe - bile
lith - stone

Answer 15

gallstone; literally “a stone in the bile”

Question 16

hepatomalacia

Answer 16

softening of the liver

Question 17

hepatomegaly

Answer 17

enlargement of the liver

Question 18

hepatoptosis

Answer 18

downward displacement of the liver

Question 19

pancreatolith

Answer 19

stone in the pancreas

Question 20

sialoangiectasis

sia - saliva
angi - blood vessel
ectasis - expansion

Answer 20

overexpansion of the salivary vessels

Question 21

sialolith

Answer 21

stone in the saliva

Question 22

sialostenosis

Answer 22

narrowing of the salivary glands

Question 23

cholangiogram

Answer 23

record of the bile vessels (ducts)

Question 24

cholangiography

Answer 24

procedure for mapping the bile vessels (ducts)

Question 25

cholangiopancreatography

Answer 25

procedure for mapping the bile vessels (ducts) and pancreas

Question 26

cholecystogram chole - bile cysco - bladder gram - record

Answer 26

record of the bile (gall) bladder

Question 27

pancreatography

Answer 27

procedure for mapping the pancreas

Question 28

anosigmoidoscopy

Answer 28

procedure for looking at the anus and sigmoid colon

Question 29

colonoscopy

Answer 29

procedure for looking at the colon

Question 30

endoscope

Answer 30

instrument used to look inside

Question 31

endoscopy

Answer 31

procedure of looking inside

Question 32

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Answer 32

procedure for looking inside the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum

Question 33

esophagoscopy

Answer 33

procedure for looking inside the esophagus

Question 34

fecal occult blood test

Answer 34

(FOBT) - test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparen

Question 35

gastroscope

Answer 35

instrument for looking at the stomach

Question 36

gastroscopy

Answer 36

rocedure for looking at the stomach

Question 37

laparoscope

Answer 37

instrument for looking inside the abdomen