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Wild Card Terminology
Pathologic Conditions
General Terminology
Do I have to know this?
Oh, good! More terminology.
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-pepsia
What is digestion?
100
Inflamed liver due to virus.
What is hepatitis?
100
Another term for gallstones
What is cholelithiasis?
100
Tiny projections in the walls of the small intestines where nutrient absorption takes place.
What are villi?
100
Vomiting blood is bad. To sound really smart you'd call this?
What is hematemesis?
200
postprandial
What is after a meal?
200
Abnormal collection of fluid in the abdomen.
What is ascites?
200
guaiac testing
What is to test for occult/hidden blood in stool?
200
Lack of appetite.
What is anorexia?
200
Connects your throat to your stomach.
What is esophagus?
300
-tresia
What is opening?
300
Chronic disease of liver.
What is cirrhosis?
300
sublingual
What is under the tongue?
300
Bile is produced by the __________ to break down ________.
What is liver and fat?
300
cholecyst/
What is gallbladder?
400
AST
What is blood test to evaluate liver function?
400
Protrusion of stomach into esophagus that causes reflux.
What is hiatal hernia?
400
A wave-like movement of food through the digestive tract.
What is peristalsis?
400
Bile is stored in the ____________.
What is the gallbladder?
400
Intestinal obstruction.
What is an ileus?