Chapter 8 Flashcards
(144 cards)
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an-
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lack of
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epi-
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above
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hypo-
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deficient, below
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peri-
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around
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dia-
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through
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dys-
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difficult
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hyper-
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excessive
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mal-
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bad
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post-
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after
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sub-
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below
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absorpt
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to suck in
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Q
amyl
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starch
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catabol
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a casting down
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append
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appendix
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bil/i
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gall, bile
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celi
A
abdomen, belly
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chol/e
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gall, bile
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aden
A
gland
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anabol
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a building up
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cirrh
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orange-yellow
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appendic
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appendix
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bucc
A
cheek
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cheil
A
lip
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choledoch/o
A
common bile duct
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col
colon
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col/o
colon
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colon
colon
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colon/o
colon
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cyst
bladder
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dent
tooth
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contipat
to press together
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diverticul
diverticula
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duoden
duodenum
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enter
intestine
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defecat
to remove dregs
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esophage/o
esophagus
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gastr
stomach
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv
gums
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gloss/o
tongue
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glyc/o
sweet, sugar
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hemat
blood
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hepat
liver
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hepat/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
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ile
ileum
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ile/o
ileum
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labi
lip
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lapar/o
abdomen
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laxat
to loosen
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lingu
tongue
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lip/o
fat
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log
study of
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mes
middle
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pancreat
pancreas
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pept
to digest
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pharyng/e
pharynx
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prand/i
meal
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eme
to vomit
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proct/o
anus and rectum
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pylor
pylorus, gatekeeper
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rect/o
rectum
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sial
saliva, salivary
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sigmoid/o
sigmoid
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splen/o
spleen
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stomat
mouth
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eructat
a breaking out
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verm/i
worm
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halit
breath
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hemorrh
vein liable to bleed
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alimentat
nourishment
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masticat
to chew
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paralyt
to disable; paralysis
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pil/o
hair
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nid
nest
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volvul
to roll
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odont
tooth
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beofre meals
ac
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BM
bowel movement
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BS
bowel sounds
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chol
cholesterol
82
gallbladder
GB
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hepatitis A virus
HAV
84
NG
nasogastric (tube)
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NPO, npo
nothing by mouth
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after meals
pc
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total parental nutrition
TPN
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain, ache
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ase
enzyme
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-cele
hernia
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-oid
resemble
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-sis
condition
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-ectomy
surgical excision
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-emesis
vomitting
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-form
shape
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-genesis
produce, formation
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-ic
pertaining to
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-in
chemical
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-ion
process
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-ism
condition
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-ist
one who specializes
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-itis
inflammation
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-logy
study of
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-lysis
destruction, to separate
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-megaly
enlargement, large
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-oma
tumor
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-orexia
appetitie
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-osis
condition
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-rrhea
flow
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-pepsia
to digest
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-us
pertaining to
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-phagia
to eat, to swallow
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-scope
instrument used to examine
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-scopy
visual examination, to view, examine
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-stalsis
contraction
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-stomy
new opening
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-tomy
incision
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-y
pertaining to
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-rrhaphy
suture
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enzyme that breaks down starch
amylase
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Building up of the body substance in the constructive phase of metabolism
anabolism
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lack of appetite
anorexia
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surgical excision of the appendix
appendectomy
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pertaining to bile and the gallbladder
biliary
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pertaining to the abdomen
celiac
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Difficulty in swallowing
dysphagia
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Inflammation of the liver
hepatitis
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Surgical repair of a hernia
herniorrhaphy
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Pertaining to after meals
postprandial (PP)
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Enlargement of the spleen
splenomegaly
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An instrument used in a medical procedure to view the interior of the sigmoid colon
sigmoidoscope
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cirrhosis
chronic degenerative liver disease characterized by changes in the lobes
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constipation
infrequent passage of unduly hard and dry feces
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diarrhea
Frequent passage of unformed watery stools
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gavage
To feed liquid or semiliquid food via a tube
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hemorrhoid
Mass of dilated, tortuous veins in the anorectum
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hernia
Abnormal protrusion
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hyperalimentation
Intravenous infusion of a hypertonic solution to sustain life
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lavage
To wash out a cavity
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pilonidal cyst
Closed sac in the crease of the sacrococygeal region
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volvulus
Twisting of the bowel on itself that causes an obstruction
