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Medical Interviewing
Medical Terminology quiz 3
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Graduate
10/05/2011

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Cardia
Definition
Area around the opening of the esophogus
Term
Fundus
Definition
Uppermost domed part of the stomach
Term
Cecum
Definition
U Shaped pouch that it the first part of the large intestine
Term
Anus
Definition
Sphincter muscle at the end of the digestive tract
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Peritoneum
Definition
Serous sac lining of the abdominal and pelvic cavities
Term
An/o
Definition
Anus
Term
Antr/o
Definition

Antrum

A cavity or chamber such as the pyloric antrum

Term
Cec/o
Definition
Cecum
Term
Stomat/o
Definition
mouth
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Cili/o
Definition
Abdominal cavity
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Lapar/o
Definition
Stomach
Term
Cheil/o
Definition
Lips
Term
Cholangi/o
Definition
Bile Duct
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diverticul/o
Definition
A blind pouch, extruding from a hollow organ
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Sial/o
Definition
Salivary
Term
-Pepsia
Definition
Digestion
Term
Proctoptosis
Definition
Prolapse of the rectum
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Rectocele
Definition
Protrusion of the rectum
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sialolith
Definition
Stone in the salivary gland
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Intussusception
Definition
Telescoping of a segment of the intestine
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Volvulus
Definition
Twisting or kinking of the intestine, causing intestinal obstruction
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Melena
Definition
Black, tarry stools (GI Bleed)
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Aphagia
Definition
No Swallowing
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Rachio
Definition
Spine/Vertebral column
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Ankyl
Definition
crooked, stiff, bent
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Sym/Syn
Definition
together, joined
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-desis
Definition
fusion
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physis
Definition
growth
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schisis
Definition
split/fissure
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radiac/rhiz
Definition
nerve root to spinal cord
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