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Medical Interviewing
Medical Terminology quiz 3
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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
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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
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An/o
 Definition
Anus
Term
Antr/o
 Definition

Antrum

A cavity or chamber such as the pyloric antrum
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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
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Cheil/o
 Definition
Lips
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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
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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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