Contents
- 1 What Does Chol E stand for?
- 2 What is chole medical?
- 3 What does Chole mean in cholecystitis?
- 4 What does Lith mean?
- 5 What does the medical term Cirrh mean?
- 6 What does in mean in medical terms?
- 7 What does an O mean in medical terms?
- 8 What does ectomy mean?
- 9 What does Hepat mean?
- 10 What is the most common cause of cholecystitis?
- 11 Can cholecystitis go away on its own?
- 12 What is mirizzi?
What Does Chol E stand for?
Chol / E. Definition: bile, gall. Example: cholangiostomy. Body System: Digestive.
What is chole medical?
Chole -, a Latin prefix meaning bile. ” Chole “, medical slang for cholecystitis, or a patient with cholecystitis.
What does Chole mean in cholecystitis?
• cholecystitis: [cyst] means “sac” or “bladder”, [itis] means “inflammation” or “infection”. Gallbladder inflammation. • cholecystectomy: [cyst] means “sac” or “bladder”, [ectomy] means “removal”. Gallbladder removal. • cholangiogram: [angi] means “vessel”, [(o)gram] means “examination”.
What does Lith mean?
– lith. a combining form meaning “stone” (acrolith; megalith; paleolith); sometimes occurring in words as a variant form of -lite (batholith; laccolith).
What does the medical term Cirrh mean?
Definition: orange-yellow. Example: cirrhosis. Body System: Digestive.
What does in mean in medical terms?
Prefix denoting not or in, into, within. Collins Dictionary of Medicine © Robert M.
What does an O mean in medical terms?
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY REFERENCE LIST- A
| a- | no; not; without |
|---|---|
| amni/ o | amnion (sac surrounding the embryo) |
| amyl/ o | starch |
| an/ o | anus |
| -an | pertaining to |
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What does ectomy mean?
Ectomy: The surgical removal of something. For example, a lumpectomy is the surgical removal of a lump, a tonsillectomy is the removal of the tonsils, and an appendectomy is removal of the appendix.
What does Hepat mean?
Hepat -: Prefix or combining form used before a vowel to refer to the liver. From the Greek hepar, liver.
What is the most common cause of cholecystitis?
Gallstones. Most often, cholecystitis is the result of hard particles that develop in your gallbladder (gallstones). Gallstones can block the tube (cystic duct) through which bile flows when it leaves the gallbladder. Bile builds up, causing inflammation.
Can cholecystitis go away on its own?
In cases of acute cholecystitis, the pain starts suddenly, it does not go away, and it is intense. Left untreated, it will usually get worse, and breathing in deeply will make it feel more intense.
What is mirizzi?
Mirizzi syndrome is defined as common hepatic duct obstruction caused by extrinsic compression from an impacted stone in the cystic duct or infundibulum of the gallbladder [1-3]. Patients with Mirizzi syndrome can present with jaundice, fever, and right upper quadrant pain.