Medical Terminology - Exam 2

The act of swallowing

deglutition

Small intestine

duodenum

Organ that secretes bile and destroys worn-out RBCs

Liver

Throat

Pharynx

Roof of the mouth

Palate

Tube connecting the throat to the stomach

Esophagus

soft inner part of the tooth

Pulp

The act of chewing

Mastication

bile

Digestive juice made in the liver and stored in the gallbladder

Combining form that means lip

Cheil/o

odont/o

Combining form that means tooth

Combining form that means stomach

Gastr/o

Gallbladder

Cholecyst/o

Liver

Hepat/o

Stone

Lith/o

Small intestine

Enter/o

Tongue

Lingu/o

Sugar

Glyc/o

Gums

Gingiv/o

passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum

hematochezia

Gallstones in the gallbladder

Cholelithiasis

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Ascites

melena

Black, tarry stools containing digested blood

Telescoping of the intestines

Intussusception

Fat in the feces

Steatorrhea

Gas expelled from the anus

Flatus

Rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas and/or fluid in the GI tract

Borborygmus

Difficulty in swallowing

Dysphagia

-stenosis

Tightening, narrowing

Suffix that means surgical repair

-plasty

Suffix that means bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhagia

Suffix that means stopping, controlling

-stasis

Suffix that means suture

-rrhaphy

Suffix that means vomiting

-emesis

Suffix that means digestion

-pepsia

Suffix that means spitting

-ptysis

Suffix that means flow, discharge

-rrhea

Suffix that means eating, swallowing

-phagia

Gluconeogenesis

the formation of new glucose, sugar

Glossectomy is the removal of the

Tongue

buccal means pertaining to the

Cheek

large intestine

Colonoscopy is the visual examination of the

Inflammation of the stomach and the small intestines

Gastroenteritis

Hepatomegaly is the enlargement of the

Liver

Cholecystectomy is the removal of the

Gallbladder

Sublingual means pertaining to under the

tongue

Steatorrhea is the discharge of _________ in feces

fat

Dentalgia is pain in a

tooth

Procedure to achieve weight loss in patients with obesity

Bariatric surgery

Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

Colonoscopy

tomography

The T in CT scan stands for

billrubin

LFTs are blood tests for the presence of enzymes and

A hemoccult test is a used to detect _____ in feces.

blood

Cholangiography is an x-ray exam of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the

bile ducts

Nasogastric intubation is the insertion of a tube through the nose into the

stomach

Paracentesis removes fluid from the abdomen by

surgical puncture

visual exam of the abdomen

Laparoscopy

A barium enema is used to study conditions of the

Lower gastrointestinal tract

nephr/o

kidney

One of the bean-shaped organs that filter nitrogenous wastes from the bloodstream to form urine

kidney

cyst/o

combining form that means urinary bladder

Major nitrogenous waste excreted in urine

urea

calyx

Cup-like collecting region of the renal pelvis

Tiny ball of capillaries in the kidney

glomerulus

One of the two tubes leading from the kidneys to the urinary bladder

ureter

process of expelling urine

micturition

renal cortex

Outer region of the kidney

Tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body

urethra

trigone

Trigonitis means inflammation of the

urethra

Urethral stricture means narrowing of the

pertaining to within the urinary bladder

intravesical

Ureter

Ureteroplasty means surgical repair of an

The term cystitis means inflammation of the

urinary bladder

The term paranephritic means pertaining to near the

kidney

pyelolithotomy

incision of the renal pelvis to remove a stone.

calyx

Caliceal means pertaining to the

glomerulus

Glomerular means pertaining to the

Renal colic means intermittent spasms of pain caused by calculi in the

kidney

Process of crushing a stone in the urinary tract

lithotripsy

Scanty urination

oliguria

High levels of potassium in the blood

Hyperkalemia

condition of increased thirst

polydipsia

Low levels of sodium in the blood

hyponatremia

kidney stones

nephrolithiasis

Protein in the urine

albuminuria

Nitrogen in the blood

Azotemia

urea in the blood

uremia

mature egg cell

ovum

One of a pair of ducts through which the ovum travels to the uterus

fallopian tube

Lower, neck-like portion of the uterus

cervix

One of a pair of organs that produce egg cells and hormones

ovary

Beginning of the menstrual periods during puberty

menarche

Inner, mucous membrane lining of the uterus

endometrium

Muscular, mucosa-lined canal extending from the uterus to the exterior of the body

vagina

Lips of the vagina

labia

Empty egg sac that secretes hormones after the release of the ovum

corpus luteum

Prefix that means first

primi-

Suffix that means labor, birth

-tocia

Combining form that means vagina

colp/o

Combining form that means breast

mast/o