Chapter 6

stretching, dilation, dilatation; widening

• bronchioectasis - stretching of the bronchial tubes
• lymphangiectasia - stretching of the lymph vessels

vomiting

hematemesis - vomiting of blood

destruction, breakdown, separation

hemolysis - destruction of blood

digestion

dyspepsia - difficulty in digestion

swallowing

• polyphagia - uncontrolled eating
• dysphagia - difficulty swallowing
• odynophagia - pain caused by swalling

surgical repair

• rhinoplasty - surgical repair of the nose
• enteroplasty - surgical repair of the small intestine
• blepharoplasty - surgical repair of the eyelid

droop; sag; protrude

protopsis - forward protrusion

spitting

hemoptysis - spitting of blood

bursting forth (of blood)

• hemorrhage - loss of a large amount of blood in a short period
• menorrhagia - excessive bleeding at the time of menstruation

suture

herniorrhaphy - repair (as in stitching or suturing) of a hernia

flow, disharge

dysmenorrhea - pain associated with menstruation

sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles

• plyorospasm - involuntary contraction of muscles of the plyoric sphincter
• bronchospasm - involuntary contraction of the bronchial tubes

to stop; control

• cholestasis - to stop or control the flow of bile
• hemostasis - to stop or control the bleeding

tightening, stricture, narrowing

pyloric stenosis - blocking the flow of food into the small intestine

opening

• atresia - absence of opening
• esophageal atresia - esophagus does not connect to the stomach
• biliary atresia - nonformation of bile ducts that causes neonatal cholestasis and jaundice

alkaline phosphate

alanine transaminase. aspartate transaminase

barium enema

bowel movement

bright red blood per rectum

computed tomography

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

endoscopic retrogade cholangiopancreatography

fetal occult blood test

gastrostomy tube; also called stomach tube and PEG tube - used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion through the abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments

gallbladder

gastroesophageal reflux disease

gastrointestinal

hepatitis B virus

irritable bowel disease

laparoscopic assisted colectomy

liver function tests

magnetic resonance imaging

nasogastric tube

nothing by mouth

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

percutaneous transhepatic choloangiography

peptic ulcer disease

serial transverse enteroplasty

total parenteral nutrition

tube placed in the biliary tract for drainage