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What is cheiloplasty?
What is cheiloplasty?
Surgical repair of the lips.
What does cheilorrhaphy mean?
What does cheilorrhaphy mean?
Suturing of the lip.
What is cheilosis characterized by?
What is cheilosis characterized by?
A disorder of the lips characterized by crack-like sores at the corners of the mouth.
What is a congenital defect called that is characterized by a cleft in the middle of the upper lip?
What is a congenital defect called that is characterized by a cleft in the middle of the upper lip?
What does chemotaxis refer to?
What does chemotaxis refer to?
What is chemotherapy used for?
What is chemotherapy used for?
What is a chest x-ray?
What is a chest x-ray?
What is the bacterial infection affecting reproductive organs called?
What is the bacterial infection affecting reproductive organs called?
What is cholangiography?
What is cholangiography?
What does cholangiopancreatography examine?
What does cholangiopancreatography examine?
What is a cholelith?
What is a cholelith?
What does cholelithiasis refer to?
What does cholelithiasis refer to?
What is cholestasis?
What is cholestasis?
What is cholesterol?
What is cholesterol?
What is a cholesteatoma?
What is a cholesteatoma?
What does cholecystectomy refer to?
What does cholecystectomy refer to?
What is cholecystitis?
What is cholecystitis?
What is a cholecystogram?
What is a cholecystogram?
What hormone stimulates the release of bile into the intestine?
What hormone stimulates the release of bile into the intestine?
What does cholecystolithiasis indicate?
What does cholecystolithiasis indicate?
What is choledocholithiasis?
What is choledocholithiasis?
What does choledochotomy involve?
What does choledochotomy involve?
What are cholinergic fibers?
What are cholinergic fibers?
What is a chondroblast?
What is a chondroblast?
What is a chondrocyte?
What is a chondrocyte?
What does chondrodysplasia indicate?
What does chondrodysplasia indicate?
What is a chondroma?
What is a chondroma?
What does chondromalacia mean?
What does chondromalacia mean?
What is a chondrosarcoma?
What is a chondrosarcoma?
What are chordae tendineae?
What are chordae tendineae?
What does chorioretinitis refer to?
What does chorioretinitis refer to?
What is the choroid?
What is the choroid?
What is the choroid plexus?
What is the choroid plexus?
What is the function of the chorion?
What is the function of the chorion?
What is chromatin?
What is chromatin?
What are chromosomes?
What are chromosomes?
What does hyperchromia indicate?
What does hyperchromia indicate?
What does hypochromia mean?
What does hypochromia mean?
What does normochromia refer to?
What does normochromia refer to?
What does chronic mean?
What does chronic mean?
What is chyle?
What is chyle?
What is chyme?
What is chyme?
What is chymotrypsin?
What is chymotrypsin?
Study Notes
Medical Terminology Overview
- Cheil/o: Refers to the lips; used in various medical conditions and procedures related to lips.
- Chem/o: Indicates involvement of chemicals; prominent in pharmacological contexts.
- Cholangi/o: Pertains to bile ducts; vital for liver and gallbladder procedures.
- Chol/e: Denotes bile and gall; significant in digestion and liver functions.
Cheil/o Related Terms
- Cheiloplasty: Surgical repair to correct deformities of the lips.
- Cheilorrhaphy: Surgical procedure involving suturing of the lip.
- Cheilosis: Lip disorder causing sore-like cracks, often at corners of the mouth.
- Cheiloschisis: A congenital condition resulting in a cleft of the upper lip.
Chem/o Related Terms
- Chemotaxis: Describes how cells move in response to chemical stimuli.
- Chemotherapy: Utilizes drugs for cancer treatment; crucial in oncology.
Diagnostic Imaging and Infections
- Chest X-ray: Radiographic imaging to visualize lungs and heart; standard diagnostic tool.
- Chlamydia: A bacterial infection impacting the reproductive systems of both genders.
Cholangi/o Related Terms
- Cholangiography: Imaging technique for evaluating bile ducts with contrast media; includes different methods like intravenous and operative types.
- Cholangiopancreatography: Procedure to assess bile ducts and pancreas, often using endoscopy.
Gallbladder Conditions
- Cholelith: A medical term for gallstones; often indicates dysfunction in bile storage.
- Cholelithiasis: Condition characterized by the presence of gallstones.
- Cholecystectomy: Surgical removal of the gallbladder; commonly performed to treat gallstone-related issues.
- Cholecystitis: Inflammation of the gallbladder, usually due to gallstones.
Biliary Tract and Related Terms
- Choledocholithiasis: Condition marked by the presence of stones in the common bile duct.
- Choledochotomy: Surgical incision into the common bile duct for stone removal or investigation.
Cartilage and Tissue Types
- Chondroblast: Immature cartilage cell responsible for producing cartilage matrix.
- Chondrocyte: Mature cartilage cell involved in maintaining cartilage structure.
- Chondrodysplasia: Defective development of cartilage; can affect skeletal structure.
- Chondroma: Benign tumor arising from cartilage tissue.
- Chondromalacia: Softening of cartilage, often leading to joint pain.
Other Relevant Terms
- Chromatin: DNA-protein complex; essential for genetic information packaging in cells.
- Chromosome: Structures carrying genetic material; vital for reproduction and heredity.
- Chronic: Indicates a long-standing condition; opposite of acute (short-term).
- Chyme: Mixture of enzymes and food that occurs in the stomach and small intestine.
- Chylous: Refers to lymphatic fluid found in intestines; important for nutrient absorption.
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This quiz focuses on essential medical terminology related to the lips and bile, including terms like cheiloplasty, cheilorrhaphy, and cheilosis. Test your knowledge of these important definitions and understandings in the context of medical language.
