Medical Terminology Simplified

Frame 6–143to Frame 6–158

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6–151 Jaund/ice, a yellowish discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes

(sclerae) due to abnormally high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyper/bilirubin/

emia). This condition is usually a sign of liver dysfunction or obstruction of the

bile ducts.

The CF for yellowis: ____________________ / _____

The prefix for excessive, above normalis: ____________________

The suffix for blood is: __________

6–152 Calculi that form in the gallbladder or bile ducts may cause jaund/ice,

RUQ pain, obstruction, and inflammation of the gallbladder.

RUQ means ____________________ ____________________

____________________.

6–153 A bil/i/ary duct, also called a bile duct, may become inflamed from a

chol/e/lith. The CF cholangi/orefers to a bile vessel.

A tumor of the bile vessel is called ____________________ / __________.

6–154 The Dx of cholang/itis is determined by ultrasound evaluation and

cholangi/o/graphy. The radiographic procedure in this frame for outlining the

major bile vessel is ____________________ / _____ / ____________________.

6–155 The CF choledoch/omeans bile duct.A choledoch/o/lith is a stone in the

__________ __________.

6–156 Choledoch/o/lith/iasis refers to the formation of a stone in the common

bile duct,as illustrated in Figure 6–7. The CF for bile duct is

____________________ / _____.

6–157 Use choledoch/o(bile duct) to develop medical words that mean

inflammation of the bile duct: ____________________ / __________

suture of the bile duct:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

surgical repair of the bile duct:

____________________ / _____ / ____________________

6–158 When a stone is trapped in the common bile duct, the duct may require an

incision to remove the stone. Once the stone is removed, the duct is sutured.

Form medical words that mean

stone in the bile duct:____________________ / _____ / __________

suture of the bile duct:____________________ / _____ / ____________________

incision of the bile duct:____________________ / _____ / __________

jaund/o

hyper-

-emia

right upper quadrant

cholangi/oma

kō-lăn-jē-Ō-mă

cholangi/o/graphy

kō-lăn-jē-ŎG-ră-fē

bile duct

choledoch/o

choledoch/itis

kō-lĕ-dō-KĪ-tĭs

choledoch/o/rrhaphy

kō-lĕd-ō-KŎR-ă-fē

choledoch/o/plasty

kō-LĔD-ō-kō-plăs-tē

choledoch/o/lith

kō-LĔD-ō-kō-lĭth

choledoch/o/rrhaphy

kō-lĕd-ō-KŎR-ă-fē

choledoch/o/tomy

kō-lĕd-ō-KŎT-ō-mĕ