CHAPTER 6

ALGIA

Means pain.

CARCINOMA

A type of cancer.

ECTOMY

To cut out.

EMESIS

Refers to vomiting.

LITHIASIS

Formation or presence of stones.

OSIS

A process, state, or condition, usually abnormal.

PEPSIA

Refers to digestion.

PHAGIA

Means eating or swallowing.

PLASTY

Surgical repair.

PTYSIS

Refers to spitting.

RRHAGE

Burting forth of blood.

RRHAGIA

Burting forth of blood.

RRHAPHY

A suture.

RRHEA

Flow or discharge.

SCOPY

An instrument used for visual examination.

SPASM

An involuntary contraction of muscles.

STATIS

Stopping or controlling.

STENOSIS

Narrowing or tightening.

STOMY

A surgical opening.

TRESIA

An opening.

ATRESIA

Absence of a normal opening.

DYSPHAGIA

Difficulty swallowing.

DYSPLASIA

Abnormal formation.

DYSPHASIA

Abnormal speech.

HEMOPTYSIS

Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract.

HEMATEMESIS

Vomiting blood.

Rhinorrhea

Mucus discharge from the nose.

Menorrhea

Menstrual blood from uterine lining.

Leukorrhea

White or yellowish fluid from the vagina.

Celiac Disease

Damage to the lining of the small intestine due to gluten.

Cheilosis

Scales or fissures on the lips from vitamin B2 deficiency.

Glycogen

A form of sugar stored in the liver.

LIPASE TEST

Tests for the level of lipase in the blood.

LIVER FUNCTION TESTS (LFTs)

Tests for enzymes and bilirubin in the blood.

STOOL CULTURE

Test for microorganisms in feces.

STOOL GUAIAC TEST

Test to detect occult blood in feces.