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What is pylethrombosis?
Blockage of portal vein by a blood clot.
What does pyloroduodenitis mean?
Inflammation of mucosa of the lower end of the stomach and duodenum.
What is rectostenosis?
Narrowing of the rectum.
What does retrolingual refer to?
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Study Notes
Medical Terminology Key Terms
- Pylethrombosis: Blockage of the portal vein due to a blood clot.
- Pyloroduodenitis: Inflammation affecting the mucosa of the stomach's lower end and the duodenum.
- Rectostenosis: Narrowing of the rectum.
- Retrolingual: Refers to the area located behind the tongue.
- Scatology: The scientific study of feces.
- Sigmoiditis: Inflammation of the sigmoid colon.
- Sigmoidopexy: Surgical fixation of the sigmoid colon to the presacral fascia using sutures.
- Typhloempyemia: Accumulation of pus and blood within the cecum.
- Zymogen: An inactive precursor of an enzyme that becomes active upon certain biochemical changes.
- Zymolysis: The process of fermentation.
- Ageusia: The condition characterized by the absence of the sense of taste.
- Biliary: Relating to bile.
- Choledochorrhaphy: Surgical suturing of the severed ends of the common bile duct.
- Copremesis: Vomiting that contains fecal material.
- Duodenoenterostomy: Surgical formation of a passage between the duodenum and another part of the intestine.
- Esophagocele: A type of hernia involving the esophagus.
- Glossolabial: Pertaining to both the tongue and lips.
- Glossopyrosis: A burning sensation experienced on the tongue.
- Jejunojejunostomy: Surgical creation of a connection between two parts of the jejunum.
- Laparoileotomy: Incision into the ileum performed through the abdominal wall.
- Lienopancreatic: Relating to both the spleen and pancreas.
- Osmonosology: Medical branch focusing on diseases related to the sense of smell.
- Proctopexy: Surgical procedure to attach or suture the rectum to another structure.
- Pylorostenosis: Abnormal narrowing of the pyloric orifice.
- Rectocystotomy: Surgical incision of the bladder via the rectum.
- Retrocecal: Describing the location behind the cecum.
- Sialadenoncus: Tumor occurring in the salivary glands.
- Splanchnemphraxis: Obstruction occurring in any internal gland.
- Sublingual: Referring to the area beneath the tongue.
- Pseudosmia: Distortion or alteration in the perception of smell.
- Acanthoma: Skin tumor characterized by abnormal cell growth.
- Adenectopia: Congenital malposition of a gland.
- Allolalia: A condition where one says one thing but means another.
- Ankyloproctia: A condition resulting in fusion or abnormal connection of the rectum.
- Biligenesis: The process involved in the formation of bile.
- Binaural: Pertaining to both ears.
- Calorifacient: Something that produces heat.
- Capnophilic: Referring to bacteria that thrive in environments rich in carbon dioxide.
- Cardipyloric: Pertaining to the proximal and distal ends of the stomach.
- Cecostomy: A surgical procedure that creates an opening into the cecum from the abdominal surface.
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