Language of Medicine Chapter 6

-ectasis

-ectasia

stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

-emesis

vomitng

-lysis

destruction, breakdown, separation

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

eating, swallowing

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping; sagging; protruding

-ptysis

spitting

-rrhage

-rrhagia

bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

flow, discharge

-spasm

involuntary contraction of muscles

-stasis

stopping; controlling

-stenosis

tightening, stricture, narrowing

-tresia

opening

bronchiectasis

widening of the bronchial tubes

lymphangiectasia

dilation of lymphatic vessels

hematemesis

vomitting blood

hemolysis

destruction (separation) of red blood cells

dyspepsia

painful, bad, difficult digestion

polyphagia

many swallowing

excessive appetite

dysphagia

painful swallowing

rhinoplasty

surgical repair of the nose

pyloroplasty

surgical of the pyloris schincter

blepharoplasty

surgical repair of the eyelid

proptosis

protrude forward

hemoptysis

spitting blood

hemorrhage

bursting forth of blood

menorrhagia

excessive bleeding at time of menstruation

herniorrhaphy

suturing of the hernia

dysmenorrhea

painful menstrual flow

pylorospasm

involuntary contraction of muscles in the pyloric sphincter

bronchospasm

involuntary contraction of muscles in the bronchial tubes

cholestasis

stopping bile or gall

hemostasis

stopping or controlling blood flow

pyloric stenosis

narrowing of the pyloric sphincter

atresia

absence of normal opening

esophageal atresia

absence of normal opening of the esophagus

biliary atresia

absence of normal opening of the bile ducts

emesis (emetic)

product that induces vomiting

lysis

the disease caused lysis of liver cells

ptosis

Mr. Smith's eyelid ptosis was due to weakness of the eyelid muscles after a stroke

spasm

Eating spicy foods can lead to spasm of gastric sphincters

stasis

Overgrowth of bacteria within the intestine can cause statis of the intestinal contents

stenosis

Projectile vomiting in an infant during feeding in a clinical sign of pyloric stenosis

buccal

pertaining to the cheek

cecal volvulus

twisting of the cecum on itself

celiac disease

pertaining to the disease of the abdomen (see description in book)

cheilosis

abnormal condition of the lip

choleithiasis

abnormal condition of gallstones

cholangitis

inflammation of the bile vessels

cholecystectomy

removal of the gallbladder

choledochal

pertaining to the common bile duct

colectomy

removal of part of the colon

colonoscopy

process of visually examining the colon with and endoscope

dentalgia

tooth pain

duodenal

pertaining to the duodenum

gatroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

esophageal atresia

no opening in the esophagus

gastrojejunostomy

new opening between the stomach and the jejunum

gastrostomy

new opening from the stomach to the outside of the body

gingivectomy

excision or removal of the gums

glossectomy

excision or removal of the tongue

gluconeogenesis

production of new sugar

glycogen

Sugar stored in the liver

hepatomegaly

Enlarged liver

herniorrhaphy

Suture of the hernia

ilieostomy

opening to the outside of the body from the ileum

cholecystojejunostomy

new opening between the gallbladder and the jejunum

labiodental

pertaining to the lip side of the tooth

sublingual

pertaining to under the tongue

lipase

fat enzymes

cholecystolithiasis

abnormal condition of stones in gallbladder

periodontal membrane

membrane that surrounds the perideum

oropharynx

oral cavity in pharynx

palatoplasty

surgical repair of the palate

pancreatic

pertaining to the pancreas

pancreatoduodenectomy

excision or removal or the pancreas and the duodenum

proctosigmoidoscopy

process of visually examining the anus, rectum, sigmoid colon

pyloric stenosis

condition of the narrowing or tightening of the pyloric sphincter

rectal carcinoma

rectal cancer

cancerous tumour of the rectum

sialadenectomy

removal of the salivary gland

splenic flexure

pertaining to the bend in the large intestine leading to the descending colon

steatorrhea

fat in the feces

aphthous stomatitis

inflammation of the mouth with canker sores (ulcers)

bucc/o

cheek

cec/o

cecum

celi/o

abdomen

cheil/o

lip

chol/e

bile, gall

cholangi/o

biliary tract, bile vessels

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

choledoch/o

common bile duct

col/o

colon

colon/o

colon

dent/i

teeth

duoden/o

duodenum

first part of the small intestine

enter/o

small intestine

esophag/o

esophagus

gastr/o

stomach