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ch 11
medical term ch 11
Term | Definition |
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aerodontalgia | tooth pain caused by exposure to air |
aphagia | inability to eat |
cholangiography | procedure for mapping the bile vessels (ducts) |
EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
choledocholithectomy KOH-leh DOH-koh-lih-THEK-toh-mee | chole/ docho/ lith/ ectomy bile duct stone removal surgical removal of a stone from the bile duct |
glossotomy glaws-AW-toh-mee | glosso/ tomy tongue incision incision into the tongue |
laparocele | abdominal hernia |
proctoplasty | surgical reconstruction of the anus and rectum |
pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the sphincter at the base of stomach |
sialostenosis | narrowing of the salivary glands |