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vessel (usually blood or lymph)
angi/o/rraphy = suture if vessel |
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aorta
aort/o/stenosis = narrowing of the aorta |
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artery
arteri/o/scler/osis = abnormal hardening of arterial walls |
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arteriole
arteriol/itis = inflammation of arteriole |
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fatty plaque
ather/oma = fatty degenartion or thickening of larger arterial walls |
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atrium
atri/o/ventricul/ar = pertaining to the atrium and ventricle |
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heart
coron/ary - pertaining to the heart |
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vein
phleb/itis = inflammation of a vein |
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vein
ven/ous = pertaining to a vein |
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dilated vein
varic/ose = dilated vein |
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vessel, vas deferens duct
vas/o/spasm = involuntary contraction of a blood vessel |
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vessel
vascul/ar = pertaining to a blood vessel |
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ventricle
intra/ventricul/ar = within a ventricle |
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suffix for heart condition
tachy/cardia = rapid heart rate |
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structure, thing
endo/cardi/um = structure within the heart |
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| inner membranous layer that lines interior of the heart and heart valves |
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| fibrous sac that surrounds and encloses the entire heart |
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| treatment of diseases affecting digestive system |
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| a visual examination of a hollow organ or cavity using a rigid or flexible fiberoptic tube |
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| physician who specializes in treating disorders of digestive system |
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| gastrointestinal system - breaks down food, absorption and elimination |
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| includes esophagus, stomach, intestines, accessory organs such as liver, gallbladder and pancreas |
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tongue
hypo/gloss/al = pertaining to under the tongue |
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tongue
sub/lingu/al = pertaining to under the tongue |
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mouth
or/al = pertaining to the mouth |
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mouth
stomat/o/pathy = disease of the mouth |
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saliva
ptyal/ism = condition of excessive salivation |
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saliva, salivary gland
sial/o/rrhea = excessive flow of saliva (hypersalivation) |
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esophagus
esophag/o/scope = instrument for examining esophagus |
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pylorus
pylor/o/tomy = incision of the pylorus (sphincter in lower portion of stomach) |
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digestion
dys/pepsia = painful or difficult digestion (indigestion) |
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jaw
sub/maxill/ary = under the jaw |
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| abnormal condition, increase (primarily with blood cells) |
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mucus
muc/ous = pertaining to mucus |
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| peptic ulcers that occur in the small intestine |
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| esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy |
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| excision, removal of all or part of |
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| instrument to cut incision |
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cancer
carcin/oma = cancerous tumor |
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air
aer/o/phagia = swallowing air |
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| duodenum (1st part of intestine) |
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| intestine (usually small intestine) |
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| jejunum (2nd part of small intestine) |
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| ileum (3rd part of small intestine) |
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appendix
append/ectomy = removal or excision of appendix |
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appendix
appendicitis = inflammation of the appendix |
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colon
col/o/stomy = creation of opening between colon and abdominal wall |
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colon
colon/o/scopy = visual examination of colon |
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rectum
rect/o/cele = herniation or protusion of the rectum |
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| chronic inflammation of the ileum |
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bile vessel
cholangi/ole = small terminal portion of the bile duct |
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bile, gall
cholelith = gallstone |
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abnormal condition (specified)
chol/e/lith/iasis = formation or presence of gallstones |
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meal
post/prandial = following a meal |
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| pertaining to bile or gall |
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abnormal condition (specified)
lith/iasis = abnormal condition of stones |
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prolapse, downward displacement
nephr/o/ptosis = dropping of kidney |
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| removing toxic wastes from blood when kidneys are unable |
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| chronic loss of protein in urine, especially albumin |
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| agent or drug prescribed to control edema and stimulate flow of urine |
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intra/ven/ous pyel/o/gram
used to assess the urinary tract |
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| retro/grade pyel/o/graphy |
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poly/cyst/ic kidney disease
abnormal condition in which the kidneys are enlarged and contain many cysts |
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| increase in nitrogenous wastes in the blood |
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| intravenous pyelogram; intravenous pyelography |
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| increase of nitrogenous substances, especially urea, in urine |
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| increased formation and secretion of urine |
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| painful or difficult urination, symptomatic of cystitis and other urinary tract infections |
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end stage renal disease
kidney disease that has advanced to the point that the kidneys can no longer filter the blood and requires dialysis or renal transplantation; also called chronic renal failure |
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| involuntary discharge of urine after the age at which bladder control should be established "bed-wetting" |
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| abnormal congenital opening of the male urethra on the undersurface of the penis |
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| elevated level of urea and other nitrogenous waste products in the blood, as occurs in renal failure "azotemia" |
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| malignant neoplasm of the kidney that occurs in young children, usually before 5 |
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