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CHAPTER 9 Flashcards

1
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What medical term means pertaining to the stomach ?

A

Gastric

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2
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What does the root gastr mean ?

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Stomach

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What does the suffix ic mean ?

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Pertaining to

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What does the suffix logy mean ?

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Study of

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5
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What does the R/CF enter/o mean ?

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Intestine

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What does the suffix logist mean ?

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One who studies, specialist

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7
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What does the root intestin mean ?

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Gut, intestine

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8
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What is the medical term for medical specialty of the stomach and intestines ?

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Gastroenterology

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9
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What is the medical term for medical specialist in gastroenterology ?

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Gastroenterologist

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10
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What does the suffix scopy mean ?

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To view, to examine

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11
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What does the R/CF lapar/o mean ?

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Abdomen in general

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12
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What does the root scope mean ?

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Instrument for viewing

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13
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What is the medical term for examination of contents of abdomen using an endoscope ?

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Laparoscopy

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14
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What does the suffix al mean ?

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Pertaining to

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15
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What does the alimentary canal include ?

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Mouth
Stomach
Pharynx
Small intestine
Esophagus
Large intestine

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16
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What does the accessory organs include ?

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Teeth
Liver
Tongue
Gallbladder
Salivary glands
Pancreas

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17
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What does the root digest mean ?

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To break down food

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18
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What does the suffix ion mean ?

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Action

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19
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What is the medical term for breakdown of food into elements suitable for cell metabolism ?

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Digestion

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20
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What is the medical term for treatment of obesity ?

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Bariatric

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21
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What does the root bari mean ?

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Weight

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22
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What does the suffix atric mean ?

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Treatment

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23
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What is the medical term for a substance in food required for normal physiologic function ?

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Nutrient

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24
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What does the root nutrit mean ?

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Nourishment

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25
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What is the medical term for the study of food and liquid requirements for normal function of the human body ?

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Nutrition

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26
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What is the medical term for a certified professional in nutrition science ?

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Nutritionist

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27
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What is the medical term for pertaining to the stomach and intestines ?

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Gastrointestinal

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28
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What is the medical term for pertaing to digestion ?

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Digestive

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29
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What is the medical term for tube linking the pharynx and the stomach ?

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Esophagus

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30
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What is the medical term for digestive tube from stomach to anus ?

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Intestine

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31
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What is the medical term for pertaining to the intestines ?

A

Intestinal

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32
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What is the medial term for digestive tract ?

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Alimentary canal

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33
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What is the medical term for pertaining to the digestive tract ?

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Alimentary

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34
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What is the medical term for specialist in disorders of the tissues surrounding the teeth ?

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Periodontists

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35
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What is the medical term for qualified practitioners in the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the oral-facial complex ?

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Dentist

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36
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What is the medical term for the act of swallowing ?

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Deglutition

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37
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What is the medical term for removal of waste material from the digestive tract ?

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Elimination

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38
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What is the medical term for the process of chewing ?

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Mastication

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39
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What does the suffix ation mean ?

A

Process

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40
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What does the root elimin mean ?

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Throw away

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41
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What does the root deglutit mean ?

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To swallow

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42
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What does the root mastic mean ?

A

Chew

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43
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What is the medical term for enzyme that breaks down fat ?

A

Lipase

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44
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What does root lip mean ?

A

Fat

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45
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What does the suffix ase mean ?

A

Enzyme

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46
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What does the prefix peri mean ?

A

Around

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47
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What is the medical term for waves of alternate contraction and relaxation of the intestinal wall to move food along the digestive tract ?

A

Peristalsis

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48
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What does the root stalsis mean ?

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Constrict

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49
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What is the medical term for a protein that induces changes in other substances ?

A

Enzyme

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50
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What does the prefix en mean ?

A

In

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51
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What does the root zyme mean ?

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Fermenting

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52
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What is the medical term for one of a group of enzymes that breaks down starch ?

A

Amylase

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53
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What does the root amyl mean ?

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Starch

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54
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What is the medical term for group of enzymes that break down protein ?

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Protease

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55
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What is the medical term for a single mass of a substance ?

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Bolus

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56
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How long does the mechanical movement of food from mouth to anus take ?

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Takes 24 - 36 hours

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57
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Where does digestion start ?

A

Mouth

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58
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What does HSV-1 stand for ?

A

Herpes simplex virus, type 1

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59
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What is the medical term for inflammation of tissues around a tooth ?

A

Periodontitis

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60
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What does the root odont mean ?

A

Tooth

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61
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What does the suffix itis mean ?

A

Inflammation

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62
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What is the medical term for inflammation of the gums ?

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Gingivitis

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63
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What does the root gingiv mean ?

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Gum

64
Q

What is the medical term for bad odor of the breath ?

A

Halitosis

65
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What does the suffix osis mean ?

A

Condition

66
Q

What does the root halit mean ?

A

Breath

67
Q

What is the medical term for infection with Candida albicans ?

A

Thrush

68
Q

What is HSV 1 ?

A

Cold sores

69
Q

What is the medical term for non medical term for aphthous ulcer ?

A

Canker

70
Q

What is the medical term for bacterial destruction of teeth ?

A

Caries

71
Q

What is the medical term for purulent discharge ?

A

Pyorrhea

72
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What does the R/CF py/o mean ?

A

Pus

73
Q

What does the root rrhea mean ?

A

Flow

74
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the mucous membrane in the mouth ?

A

Stomatitis

75
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What does the R/CF stomat/I mean ?

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Oral cavity, mouth

76
Q

What is the medical term for painful, burning tongue ?

A

Glossodynia

77
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What does the suffix dynia mean ?

A

Pain

78
Q

What does the R/CF gloss/o mean ?

A

Tongue

79
Q

What does the suffix ectomy mean ?

A

Surgical excision

80
Q

What is the medical term for calcified deposit at the gingival margin of the teeth ?

A

Tar tar

81
Q

What is the medical term for around a tooth ?

A

Periodontal

82
Q

What is the medical term for backward flow ?

A

Reflux

83
Q

What does the prefix re mean ?

A

Back

84
Q

What does the root flux mean ?

A

Flow

85
Q

What is the medical term for vomit ?

A

Emesis

86
Q

What is the medical term for vomiting of red blood ?

A

Hematemesis

87
Q

What does the root hemat mean ?

A

Blood

88
Q

What does the root emesis mean ?

A

To vomit

89
Q

What is the medical term for difficulty in swallowing ?

A

Dysphagia

90
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What does the prefix dys mean ?

A

Difficulty

91
Q

What does the root phagia mean ?

A

Swallowing

92
Q

What is also known as the reflux of the stomach’s acid contents into the esophagus ?

A

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

93
Q

What is the medical term for a band of muscle that encircles an opening; when it contracts, the opening squeezes closed ?

A

Sphincter

94
Q

What is the medical term for pertaining to the symptoms of a disease ?

A

Symptomatic

95
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What is the medical term for without any symptoms or abnormalities experienced by the patient ?

A

Asymptomatic

96
Q

What does the prefix a mean ?

A

Without

97
Q

What is the medical term for opening through a structure ?

A

Hiatus

98
Q

What is the medical term for exit area of the stomach ?

A

Pylorus

99
Q

What is the medical term for the acid of gastric juice ?

A

Hydrochloride Acid (HCI)

100
Q

What is the medical term that makes the absorption of vitamin B12 happen v

A

Intrinsic factor

101
Q

What is the medical term for without an appetite; or an aversion to food ?

A

Anorexia

102
Q

What does the root Orex mean ?

A

Appetite

103
Q

What does the prefix an mean ?

A

Without

104
Q

What does the suffix is mean?

A

Condition

105
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the lining of the stomach ?

A

Gastritis

106
Q

What is the medical term for “upset stomach” epi gastric pain, nausea, and gas ?

A

Dyspepsia

107
Q

What does the root peps mean ?

A

Digestion

108
Q

What do the medical term for uptake of nutrients and water by cells in the GI tract ?

A

Absorption

109
Q

What is the medical term for symptoms resulting from difficulty in digesting food ?

A

Indigestion

110
Q

What is the medical term for symptoms that are chronic abdominal pain, bloating, and either diarrhea or constipation or an alternating pattern of the two ?

A

IBS ( irritable bowel syndrome)

111
Q

What is the medical term for disease caused by a sensitivity to gluten ?

A

Celiac disease

112
Q

What is the medical term for bile pigment formed in the liver from hemoglobin ?

A

Bilirubin

113
Q

What does the suffix Rubin mean ?

A

Rust colored

114
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the liver ?

A

Hepatitis

115
Q

What does the root hepat mean ?

A

Liver

116
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What does the R/CF bil/I mean ?

A

Bile

117
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What is the medical term for extensive fibrotic liver disease ?

A

Cirrhosis

118
Q

What does the root cirrh mean ?

A

Yellow

119
Q

What is your largest internal organ ?

A

Liver

120
Q

What is the medical term for pertaining to the liver ?

A

Hepatic

121
Q

What does HAV stand for ?

A

Hepatitis A virus ( transmitted by contaminated food )

122
Q

What does HBV stand for ?

A

Hepatitis B Virus ( transmitted through contact with blood, semen, vaginal secretions, saliva, or needles)

123
Q

What does HCV stand for ?

A

Hepatitis C Virus (most common blood borne infection and occurs mostly through injections given with contaminated syringes and needles)

124
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What is the medical term for a chronic irreversible disease replacing normal liver cells with hard, fibrous scar tissue, it’s most common cause is alcoholism & there is no known cure ?

A

Cirrhosis of the liver

125
Q

Which hepatitis has vaccines ?

A

Hepatitis A & B

126
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the gallbladder ?

A

Cholecystitis

127
Q

What does the root cyst mean ?

A

Bladder

128
Q

What does the R/CF chol/e mean ?

A

Bile

129
Q

What is the medical term for surgical removal of the gallbladder ?

A

Cholecystectomy

130
Q

What does the root lith mean ?

A

Stone

131
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What does the R/CF choledoch/o mean ?

A

Common bile duct

132
Q

What is the medical term for condition of having bile stones (gallstones) ?

A

Cholelithiasis

133
Q

On the underside of you liver is your ?

A

Gallbladder

134
Q

What is the medical term for receptacle on the inferior surface if the liver for storing bile ?

A

Gallbladder

135
Q

What is the medical term for Lou later gland, the head of which is tucked into the curve of the duodenum ?

A

Pancreas

136
Q

What is the medical term for presence of a gallstone in the common bile duct ?

A

Choledocholithiasis

137
Q

What does the root gall mean ?

A

Bitter

138
Q

What does the root stone mean ?

A

Pebble

139
Q

What is the medical term for pancreatic hormone that suppresses blood glucose levels and transports glucose into cells ?

A

Insulin

140
Q

What does the root insul mean ?

A

Island

141
Q

What does the suffix in mean ?

A

Chemical compound

142
Q

What does the prefix endo mean ?

A

Within, inside

143
Q

What does the root crine mean ?

A

Secrete

144
Q

What does the prefix exo mean ?

A

Outward, outside

145
Q

What is the medical term for a gland that produces an internal or hormonal substance and secretes it into the bloodstream ?

A

Endocrine

146
Q

What is the medical term for a gland that secretes substances outwardly through excretory ducts ?

A

Exocrine

147
Q

What is in the gallbladder ?

A

Cholesterol

148
Q

What is in kidney stones ?

A

Calcium

149
Q

What is the medical term for narrowing and thickening of terminal small intestine ?

A

Chron disease

150
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the appendix ?

A

Appendicitis

151
Q

What is the medical term for inflammation of the diverticula ?

A

Diverticulitis

152
Q

What is the medical term for presence of a number of small pouches in the wall of the large intestine ?

A

Diverticulosis

153
Q

What does the root diverticul mean ?

A

Byroad

154
Q

What is the medical term for dilated rectal vein producing painful anal swelling ?

A

Hemorrhoid

155
Q

What is the medical term for endoscopic examination of the colon ?

A

Colonoscopy

156
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What is the medical term for instrument to examine the inside of a tubular or hollow organ ?

A

Endoscope

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