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NSG 3160 Exam 4 – Key
Terms, Concepts & Medical
Terminology fully solved &
updated Questions with
Correct Answers
User [Date] [Course title]

,Abdominoplasty - correct answer: Surgical repair of the abdomen.



Anorexia - correct answer: Without appetite; lack of appetite.



Appendectomy - correct answer: Removal of the appendix.



Appendix - correct answer: Small pouch attached to the cecum; not involved in digestion.



Ascites - correct answer: Abnormal buildup of fluid in the abdomen.



Atresia - correct answer: Absence of a normal body opening.



Bile - correct answer: Digestive fluid made by the liver and stored in the gallbladder.



Celiac - correct answer: Pertaining to the abdomen.



Cholangiography - correct answer: X-ray imaging of the bile ducts.



Cholecystectomy - correct answer: Removal of the gallbladder.



Choledochotomy - correct answer: Incision into the common bile duct.



Cholelithiasis - correct answer: Condition of gallstones.



Cholestasis - correct answer: Stopping or slowing of bile flow.



Cirrhosis - correct answer: Chronic liver disease causing scarring.



Colostomy - correct answer: Opening from the colon to the outside of the body.

, Crohn Disease - correct answer: Chronic inflammatory bowel disease of the GI tract.



Duodenum - correct answer: First part of the small intestine.



Dyspepsia - correct answer: Indigestion; difficulty digesting food.



Dysphagia - correct answer: Difficulty swallowing.



Emulsification - correct answer: Breaking fat into smaller droplets.



Etiology - correct answer: Study of the cause of disease.



Flatus - correct answer: Gas expelled from the GI tract.



Gastrorrhagia - correct answer: Stomach bleeding.



Hematemesis - correct answer: Vomiting blood.



Hemoptysis - correct answer: Coughing up blood.



Hepatomegaly - correct answer: Enlarged liver.



Herniorrhaphy - correct answer: Surgical repair of a hernia.



Hiatal Hernia - correct answer: Portion of the stomach pushes up through the diaphragm.



Hypoglossal - correct answer: Pertaining to under the tongue.

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