MNT 433 Lab Midterm 1 terms

appendic/o

vermiform appendix

col/o, colon/o

colon (large intestine)

diverticullo

diverticula (small pouch/sac bulging out from wall of hollow organ)

enter/o

intestine

proct/o, rect/o

anus, rectum

-cele

swelling or hernia

-ectomy

surgical removal of specified part of the body

-stoma

surgical hole in abdomen that allows body waste to be removed directly through end of the bowel into a colleciton bag

-sis

action or process

appendicitis

inflammation of vermiform appendix

diverticulitis

inflammation of one or more diverticula

diverticulosis

condition marked by small sacs or pouches in walls of intestine

colectomy

operation to removal all or part of the colon

colostomy

surgery to create an opening for the colon through the abdomen which leads to a stoma

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the lining of the stomach and the intestines

gastroenterocolitis

inflammation of the stomach, small intestines, and colon

ileostomy

opening into the ileum from the outside of the body, providing a new path for waste material to leave the body

proctocolectomy

surgical procedure to remove your colon and rectum

chol/e

bile, gallbladder

encephal/o

brain

hepat/o

liver

pancreat/o

pancreas

cholecystitis

inflammation of the gallbladder

cholelithiasis

gallstones, hardened deposits of digestive fluid that form in your gallbladder

encephalopathy

damage or disease affecting the brain, change in brain chemistry or change in body affecting the brain

hepatitis

inflammation of the liver

hepatoma

liver tumor

hepatomegaly

enlargement of liver

pancreatitis

inflammation of the pancreas

steatohepatitis

liver disease where fat builds up in teh liver in people who consume little to no alcohol

cyst/o

urinary bladder

vesic/o

relating to bladder

glomerul/o

glomerulus, small network of capillaries at beginning of nephron

pyel/o

renal pelvis

ureter/o

urethra/ureter

azot/o

urea/nitrogen

hydr/o

water, liquid

olig/o

few/too little

ur/o, urin/o

urine

-emia

blood or referring to presence of something in the blood

-ptosis

dropping, sagging, prolapse

-uria

presence in the urine

azotemia

buildup of nitrogenous (usually BUN), creatinine in the blood, and other secondary waste products in the body

cystitis

inflammation of the lining of bladder

hydronephrosis

obstructive disorder of the urinary system that causes dilation of the renal pelvis and calyces with urine

nephrolithiais

kidney stones, crystal concretions formed typically in the kidney

nephroptosis

floating kidney, condition in which kidney descends more than two vertebral bodies during a position change from supine to upright

pyelonephritis

kidney infection

uremia

urine in the blood, can develop from chronic/end-stage renal disease

ureterolithiasis

ureteral stone, presence of stones in the ureter