Med Term Chapter 3 Flashcards by Monique Massey

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gastroenterology

A

the study of the stomach and intestines

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aliment/o-

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food nourishment

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lingu/o-

A

tongue

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gustat/o-

A

the sense of taste

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-ory

A

having the function of

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par-

A

beside

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ot/o-

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ear

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-id

A

resembling; source or orgin

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mastic/o-

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chewing

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degluti/o-

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swallowing

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stal/o-

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contraction

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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or/o

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mouth

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stomat/o

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mouth

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gloss/o

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tounge

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esophag/o-

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esophagus

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stal/o-

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contraction

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phylor/o-

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pylorus (narrow area before it joins the duodenum)

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an/o-

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anus

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appendic/o; append/o-

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appendix

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cecio-

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cecum

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col/o-

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colon

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duoden/o-

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duodenum (first part of small intestine)

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ile/o-

A

ileum

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jejun/o-

jejunum

rect/o-

rectum

proct/o-

rectum

enter/o-

intestine

cell/o-

abdomen

lapar/o-

abdomen

pelv/o-

pelvis

bill/o-

bile;gall

chol/e

bile; gall

cholangl/o-

bile duct

choledoch/o-

common bile duct

peritone/o- and periton/o-

peritoneum

absorpt/o-

absorb; take in

amyl/o-

carbohydrate; starch

kin/o-

movement

fecio-

feces; stool

chez/o-

to pass feces

emulsific/o-

droplets of fat suspended in a liquid

fec/a and fec/o-

feces; stool

peps/o

digestion

pepsin/o-

pepsin

hepatic encephalopathy

liver and brain disease

Hx

history

2^(deg sym)

due to

LOC

level of consciousness

ETOH

ethanol (alcohol)

endotracheally intubated

breathing tube

p-bar

after

hematemesis

throwing up blood

epistaxis

nose bleed

OG

oral gastric tube

NG

naso-gastric tube

pneumothorax

pleural cavity

jaundice

yellowing of whites of eyes; liver failure (converts RBC to bile using the billiruben)

ascites

abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen; pushes on lungs so there is no room to breathe

BP

blood pressure

melena

black tarry stool

guaiac

checking stool for blood

scleral iceterus

jaundice

cerumen

ear wax

dentition

bad teeth

HEENT

head, ears, nose, and throat

S-bar

without

cirrhosis

scarring of the liver

peritonitis

inflammation of abdominal wall

coagulopathy

tend to bleep