CH. 11: Complementary Terms

Question 1

aphagia

Answer 1

without swallowing (the inability to)

Question 2

dyspepsia

Answer 2

difficult digestion (often used to describe GI symptoms, such as abdominal pain and bloating)

Question 3

dysphagia

Answer 3

difficult swallowing

Question 4

hepatomegaly

Answer 4

enlargement of the liver

Question 5

steatorrhea

Answer 5

discharge of fat (excessive amount of fat in the stool, causing frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter usu. associated with the malabsorption of fat in conditions such as chronic pancreatitis and celiac disease)

Question 6

steatosis

Answer 6

abnormal condition of fat (increased fat at the cellular level often affecting the liver)

Question 7

gastroenterologist

Answer 7

physician who studies and treats diseases of the stomach and intestines (GI tract and accessory organs)

Question 8

gastroenterology

Answer 8

study of the stomach and intestines (branch of medicine that deals with treating diseases of the GI tract and accessory organs)

Question 9

anal

Answer 9

pertaining to the anus

Question 10

celiac

Answer 10

pertaining to the abdomen

Question 11

colorectal

Answer 11

pertaining to the colon and rectum

Question 12

duodenal

Answer 12

pertaining to the duodenum

Question 13

esophageal

Answer 13

pertaining to the esophagus

Question 14

ileocecal

Answer 14

pertaining to the ileum and cecum

Question 15

nasogastric

Answer 15

pertaining to the nose and stomach

Question 16

oral

Answer 16

pertaining to the mouth

Question 17

palatal

Answer 17

pertaining to the palate

Question 18

pancreatic

Answer 18

pertaining to the pancreas

Question 19

peritoneal

Answer 19

pertaining to the peritoneum

Question 20

rectal

Answer 20

pertaining to the rectum

Question 21

sublingual

Answer 21

pertaining to under the tongue

Question 22

ascites

Answer 22

abnormal collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity

Question 23

diarrhea

Answer 23

frequent discharge of liquid stool

Question 24

emesis

Answer 24

expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth (also called vomiting)

Question 25

flatus

Answer 25

gas in the gastrointestinal tract or expelled through the anus

Question 26

hematemesis

Answer 26

vomiting of blood

Question 27

hematochezia

Answer 27

passage of visibly bloody feces

Question 28

malabsorption

Answer 28

impaired digestion or intestinal absorption of nutrients

Question 29

melena

Answer 29

black, tarry stool that contains digested blood; usu. a result of bleeding in the upper GI tract

Question 30

nausea

Answer 30

urge to vomit

Question 31

reflux

Answer 31

abnormal backward flow; in esophageal reflux, the stomach contents flow back into the esophagus

Question 32

gastric lavage

Answer 32

washing out of the stomach

Question 33

feces

Answer 33

waste from the gastrointestinal tract expelled through the anus (also called stool or fecal matter)

Question 34

palpate

Answer 34

to examine by hand; to feel

Question 35

stoma

Answer 35

surgical opening between an organ and the surface of the body, such as the opening established in the abdominal wall by colostomy, ileostomy, or a similar operation; stoma may also refer to an opening created between body structures or between portions of the intestines.