Medical Terminology Chapter 9

Get the stone in the right place: cholelithiasis or choledocholithiasis or cholecystitis? Place the correct choice in the blanks. Patient's films revealed a stone in the common bile duct. Diagnosis ___________. The presence of a stone in the patient's gallbladder was confirmed by the radiologist. Diagnosis___________. Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder. Diagnosis______________.

Patient's films revealed a stone in the common bile duct. Diagnosis choledocholithiasis. The presence of a stone in the patient's gallbladder was confirmed by the radiologist. Diagnosis cholelithiasis. Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder. Diagnosis cholecystitis.

chole

bile

The only term that signifies the bile duct

choledocholithiasis

colo

colon

choledocho

common bile duct

osis

condition

polyposis

condition of having polyps

What substance in the body is harder than bone?

dentine

dys (prefix)

difficult, painful

The term with the element meaning difficult or bad.

dyspepsia

polypectomy

excision or removal of a polyp

ileo

ileum

in (prefix)

in

diverticulitis

inflammation of the diverticula

scope

instrument for viewing

Select the term that is spelled correctly.

intussusception

Icterus is another term for:

jaundice

peritoneum

membranous structure lining the abdominal cavity

os

mouth

stomy

new opening

Select the term that is spelled correctly.

peritoneum

peritoneal

pertaining to the peritoneum

Select the term that is spelled correctly

polyp

Select the term that is spelled correctly.

proctologist

The "R" in the abbreviation GERD stands for:

reflux

cholelithiasis

A condition of bile stones

choledocholithiasis

A condition of stones in the common bile duct

lasis

Condition of

What is the adjective used to describe a dilated vein?

Select the best answer. varicose

Place the correct term in the blanks to properly complete the paragraph. Use the terms gingivectomy, gingival, gingivitis, and gingiva to fill the blanks. The patient's ________tissue is severely infected. Diagnosis is ___________. A ______ has been scheduled; I will try to preserve as much of the healthy ________ as possible.

The patient's gingival tissue is severely infected. Diagnosis is gingivitis. A gingivectomy has been scheduled; I will try to preserve as much of the healthy gingiva as possible.

Place the correct term in the blanks to properly complete the paragraph. Some terms may be used more than once. mucous mucus The sticky secretion of the ___________ membranes is ________ . A sinus infection will produce a lot of ____________ in the nasal passages. Some internal organs have a ___________ lining or covering.

The sticky secretion of the mucous membranes is mucus. A sinus infection will produce a lot of mucus in the nasal passages. Some internal organs have a mucous lining or covering.

pan

all

procto

anus and rectum

Select the best answer. The set of terms that are all diagnoses is: hepatitis, diverticulosis, choledocholithiasis diabetes, cystic fibrosis, cholelithotomy cholangiography, jaundice, cholelithiasis endoscopy, icterus, cholecystectomy pancreatitis, polypectomy, anoscopy

hepatitis, diverticulosis, choledocholithiasis

gastro

stomach

lith

stone

per (prefix)

through

endo

within

an (prefix)

without

Use your understanding of the terms cholelithiasis and choledocholithiasis to answer the following question. Do both of the terms involve a stone?

yes