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MOD 3
Med Terms
Term | Definition |
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Cachexia | Condition of physically wasting away due to the loss of weight and muscle tissue |
Cholangitis | Acute inflammation of the bile duct |
Cholang | bile duct |
-itis | inflammation |
Cholecystectomy | Surgical removal of the gallbladder |
Cholecyst | gallbladder |
-ectomy | Surgical removal |
Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gallbladder |
Cholelithiasis | Presence of gallstones |
Chole | bile or gall |
-lithiasis | Presence of stones |
dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
dys- | difficult |
-phagia | swallowing |
enteritis | inflammation of the small intestine |
enter | small intestine |
GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
hepat/o | liver |
-megaly | enlargement |
hematemesis | vomiting blood |
hemat | blood |
-emesis | vomiting |
Volvulus | Twisting of the intestine in itself |
gastroenterologist | physician who specializes in treating and diagnosing diseases and disorders of the stomach and intestines |
gastr/o | stomach |
-ologist | specialist |
hyperemesis | excessive/persistent vomiting |
hyper- | excessive |