CH 6 Additional Digestive System Suffixes and Terminology Flashcards
-ectasis
dilation
-ectasia
widening
-emesis
vomiting
-pepsia
digestion
-phagia
eating, swallowing
-plasty
surgical repair
-ptysis
spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
suture
-rrhea
flow, discharge
-spasm
involuntary contraction of muscle
-stasis
stopping, controlling
-stenosis
narrowing, tightening
-tresia
opening
bucc/o
cheek
cec/o
cecum
celi/o
abdomen
cheil/o
lip
chol/e
gall, bile
cholangi/o
bile duct/vessel
choledoch.o
common bile duct
col/o or colon/o
colon
dent/i
tooth
duoden/o
duodenum
enter/o
intestines usually small
esophag/o
esophagus
gastr/o
stomach
gingiv/o
gums
gloss/o
tongue
gluc/o
sugar
glyc/o
sugar
hepat/o
liver
herni/o
hernia
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
jejunum
labi/o
lip
lingu/o
tongue
lip/o
fat
lith/o
stone
odont/o
tooth
or/o
mouth
palat/o
palate
pancreat/o
pancreas
procto/o
anum & rectum
pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
rect/o
rectum
sialaden/o
salivary gland
splen/o
spleen
steat/o
fat
stomat/o
mouth
AFP
alpha-fetoprotein–tumour marker for liver cancer
alk phos
alkaline phosphatase
ALT, AST
alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase-enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood
BE
barium enema
BM
bowel movement
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
CD
celiac disease
CT
computed tomography
EGD
esohagogastroduodenoscopy
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
EUS
endoscopic ultrasonography
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
G tube
gastrostomy tube- feeding tube
GB
gall bladder
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
GI
gastrointestinal
HBV
hepatitis B virius
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
J-tube
jejunostomy tube–feeding tube
LAC
laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
LFTs
liver function tests–alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
NASH
non-alcoholic steohepatitis (fatty liver)
NG tube
nasogastric tube
NPO
nothing by mouth
PEG tube
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
PEJ
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube
PTHC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
T-tube
special tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body
amylase and lipase tests
tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood
LFT’s
tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood
stool culture
test for microorganisms present in feces
stool guaiac test or hemoccult test
test to detect occult blood in feces
lower gastrointestinal series
X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum
upper gastrointestinal series
X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth
cholangiography
X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts
computed tomography
a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)
abdominal ultrasonography
sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera
endoscopic ultrasonography
use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body
HIDA scan
radioactive imaging procedure that tracts the production and flow of bile from the live and gallbladder to the intestine
gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejeunostomy)
gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope
laparoscopy
visual (endosopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen
liver biopsy
removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
nasogastric intubation
insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
paracentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
