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LOM Ch 5 Digestive System Set 2
Language of Medicine, 9th Edition, Davi-Ellen Chabner
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04/20/2010

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appendicitis
Definition
inflammation of the appendix
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bucc/o
Definition
Combining form meaning cheek
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gastr/o
Definition
Combining form meaning stomach
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mucosa
Definition
mucous membrane lining cavities or canals that open to the outside of the body
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buccal
Definition
pertaining to the cheek
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cec/o
Definition
Combined form meaning cecum
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cecal
Definition
pertaining to the cecum
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celi/o
Definition
Combined form meaning belly or abdomen
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celiac
Definition
pertaining to the belly ("c" word)
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abdomin/o
Definition
Combined form starting with the letter "a" that means abdomen
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lapar/o
Definition
Combined form starting with the letter "l" that means abdomen
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cheil/o
Definition
Combined form starting with the letter "c" that means lip
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cheilosis
Definition
abnormal condtion of the lip
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labi/o
Definition
Combined form starting with the letter "l" that means lip
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cholecyst/o
Definition
Combined form meaning gallbladder
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cholecystectomy
Definition
removal of the gallbladder
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cyst/o
Definition
Combined form meaning urinary bladder
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peritonitis
Definition
inflammation of the peritoneum
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choledoch/o
Definition
Combined form meaning common bile duct
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choledochotomy
Definition
incision of the common bile duct
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col/o
Definition
The combined form meaning colon or large intestine
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colostomy
Definition
creation of an opening in the colon
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-stomy
Definition
suffix that means creation of an opening
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stoma
Definition
opening between an organ and the surface of the body
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colon/o
Definition
Combined form meaning colon
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colonic
Definition
pertaining to the colon
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colonoscopy
Definition
process of examining the colon
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dent/i
Definition
Combined form that begins with the letter "d" that means tooth
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odont/o
Definition
Combined form beginning with the letter "o" that means tooth
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duoden/o
Definition
Combined form meaning duodenum
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duodenal
Definition
pertaining to the duodenum
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enter/o
Definition
Combined form meaning small intestines
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enterocolitis
Definition
inflammation of the small intestine and colon
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The one closest to the mouth
Definition
When two combining forms for gastrointestinal organs are in a term, which one appears first?
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enteroenterostomy
Definition
new opening between two previously unconnected parts of the small intestine
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anastomosis
Definition
surgical connection between two parts
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ana-
Definition
Prefix meaning up
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-sis
Definition
Suffix meaning state of
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mesentery
Definition
part of the double fold of peritoneum that stretches around the organs in the abdomen and holds the orans in place
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Mesentery
Definition
a membrane lying in the middle of the intestines that attaches the intestines to the muscle wall at the back of the abdomen
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meso-
Definition
Prefix meaning middle
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parenteral
Definition
An intravenous line that bring nutrition into the bloodstream, bypassing the intestinal tract
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False

 

Parenteral injections can be both intramuscular and subcutaneous

Definition
T or F: Parenteral injections can only be intramuscular, not subcutaneous
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enteral nutrition
Definition
nutrition that goes through the intestinal tract
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omentum
Definition
part of the mesentery that hangs over the intestines to keep them warm
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True
Definition
T or F: The omentum and mesocolon are parts of the mesentery
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esophag/o
Definition
Combined form meaning esophagus
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esophageal
Definition
pertaining to the esophagus
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faci/o
Definition
Combined form meaning face
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facial
Definition
pertaining to the face
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