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ITMS 100 > CH 6 Additional Digestive System Suffixes and Terminology > Flashcards

CH 6 Additional Digestive System Suffixes and Terminology Flashcards

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-ectasia

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widening

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-pepsia

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digestion

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-phagia

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eating, swallowing

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-ptysis

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spitting

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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bursting forth (of blood)

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-rrhea

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flow, discharge

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-spasm

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involuntary contraction of muscle

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-stasis

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stopping, controlling

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-stenosis

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narrowing, tightening

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14
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-tresia

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opening

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15
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bucc/o

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cheek

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cec/o

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cecum

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17
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celi/o

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abdomen

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18
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cheil/o

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lip

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19
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chol/e

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gall, bile

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20
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cholangi/o

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bile duct/vessel

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21
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choledoch.o

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common bile duct

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22
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col/o or colon/o

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colon

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23
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dent/i

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tooth

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24
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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25
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enter/o

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intestines usually small

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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27
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gastr/o

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stomach

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28
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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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gluc/o

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sugar

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31
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glyc/o

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sugar

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32
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hepat/o

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liver

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33
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herni/o

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hernia

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34
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ile/o

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ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

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36
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labi/o

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lip

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37
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lingu/o

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tongue

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38
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lip/o

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fat

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39
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lith/o

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stone

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40
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odont/o

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tooth

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or/o

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mouth

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palat/o

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palate

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pancreat/o

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pancreas

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procto/o

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anum & rectum

45
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pylor/o

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pyloric sphincter

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rect/o

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rectum

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sialaden/o

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salivary gland

48
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splen/o

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spleen

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steat/o

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fat

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stomat/o

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mouth

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AFP

A

alpha-fetoprotein–tumour marker for liver cancer

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alk phos

A

alkaline phosphatase

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ALT, AST

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alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase-enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood

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BE

A

barium enema

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BM

A

bowel movement

56
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BRBPR

A

bright red blood per rectum

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CD

A

celiac disease

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CT

A

computed tomography

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EGD

A

esohagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

A

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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EUS

A

endoscopic ultrasonography

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FOBT

A

fecal occult blood test

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G tube

A

gastrostomy tube- feeding tube

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GB

A

gall bladder

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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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HBV

A

hepatitis B virius

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IBD

A

inflammatory bowel disease

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J-tube

A

jejunostomy tube–feeding tube

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LAC

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laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

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LFTs

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liver function tests–alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

73
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NASH

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non-alcoholic steohepatitis (fatty liver)

74
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NG tube

A

nasogastric tube

75
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NPO

A

nothing by mouth

76
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PEG tube

A

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

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PEJ

A

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

78
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PTHC

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percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

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PUD

A

peptic ulcer disease

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TPN

A

total parenteral nutrition

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T-tube

A

special tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body

82
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amylase and lipase tests

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tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood

83
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LFT’s

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tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood

84
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stool culture

A

test for microorganisms present in feces

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stool guaiac test or hemoccult test

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test to detect occult blood in feces

86
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lower gastrointestinal series

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X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

87
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upper gastrointestinal series

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X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth

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cholangiography

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X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts

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computed tomography

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a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)

90
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abdominal ultrasonography

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sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera

91
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endoscopic ultrasonography

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use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract

92
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magnetic resonance imaging

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magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body

93
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HIDA scan

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radioactive imaging procedure that tracts the production and flow of bile from the live and gallbladder to the intestine

94
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gastric bypass or bariatric surgery

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reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejeunostomy)

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gastrointestinal endoscopy

A

visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

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laparoscopy

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visual (endosopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen

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liver biopsy

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removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

98
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nasogastric intubation

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insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

99
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paracentesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

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