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additional suffixes & digestive system terms

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-ectasis & -ectasia

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dilation, wideneing

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-emesis

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vomitting

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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 muscles

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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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-tresia

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opening

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-emesis (separate term)

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kidney-shaped basin to catch vomit and prescription to induce vomiting

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-lysis (separate term)

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breakdown

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-spasm (separate term)

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gastro sphincters spasm

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-stasis (separate term)

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over growth of bacteria in intestines

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-stenosis (separate term)

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projectile vomiting

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herni-

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hernia

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lip/o

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fat

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splen/o

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spleen

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stomat/o

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mouth

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amylase and lipase tests

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tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood

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liver function test (LFTs)

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tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood (serum)

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stool culture

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tests for microorganisms in stool

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stool guiac test/hemocult test

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test to detect blood in feces

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27
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versions of x-rays

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-lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
-upper gastrointestinal series
-cholangiography
-computed tomography (CT)

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lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema x-ray)

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colon and rectum

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upper gastrointestinal series x-ray

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stomach, esophagus, and small intestine

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30
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cholangiography x-ray

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biliary system

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31
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ultrasound examination

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-abdominal ultrasonography (viscera)
-endoscopic ultrasonography

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magnetic resonance

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-magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
-imaging of organs and tissues

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33
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nuclear medicine test

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-hepatobiliary iminodiacteic acid scan (HIDA)
-radioactive isotopes that track bile

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34
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gastric bypass/bariatric surgery

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reduces stomach size

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35
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gastrointestinal endoscopy

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visual examination of the GI tract

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36
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laparoscopy

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visual examination of abdomen

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37
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liver biopsy

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removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

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nasogastric intubation

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insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

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paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

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puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

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AFP (alpha-fetoprotein)

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tumor marker for liver cancer

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alk phos

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alkaline phosphate

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ALT, AST

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alanine transaminac, aspartate transminase

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BE

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barium enema

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BM

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bowel movement

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BRBPR

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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

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esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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ERCP

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endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

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EUS

A

endoscopic ultrasonography

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FOBT

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fecal occult blood test

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G-tube

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gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

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GB

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gallbladder

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GERD

A

gastroesophageal reflux disease

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GI

A

gastrointestinal

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HBV

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hepatitis B virus

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IBD

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inflammatory bowel disease

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J-tube

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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

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MRI

A

magnetic resonance imaging

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NASH

A

nonalcoholic streatohepatitis

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NG tube

A

nasogastric tube

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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PEG tube

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percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

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PEJ tube

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percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

67
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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

70
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what is a T tube?

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

71
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cholestasis

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stoppage of bile (flow)

72
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dysphagia

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difficulty swallowing

73
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polyphagia

A

excessive eating

74
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dyspepsia

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difficult digestion

75
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biliary atresia

A

bile ducts not open

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esophageal atresia

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esophagus not open at birth

77
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ileostomy

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opening of the ileum to the outside of the body

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steatorrhea

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discharge of fat

79
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cecal volvulus

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twisted intestines in the area of the cecum

80
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aphthous stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth with a small ulcer

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oropharynx

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part of the throat near the mouth

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periodontal membrane

A

membrane surrounding tooth

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measurement of bile pigment in the blood

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serum bilirubin

84
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small bowel follow-through

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sequential X-ray images of the small intestine

85
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percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

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injection of contrast material through the skin to the liver to obtain x-rays images of bile vessels

86
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endoscopic ultrasonography

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injection of contrast material through an endoscope for x-ray imaging of pancreas and bile ducts

87
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HIDA scan

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radioactive imaging of the liver, gallbladder, intestine

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TPN meaning

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intravenous injection of nutrients

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PUD meaning

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H. pylori causes this condition

90
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EGD meaning

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endoscopic visualization of the upper gastrointestinal tract

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IBD meaning

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includes Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis

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GERD meaning

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BRBPR meaning

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hematochezia

medical terminolgy (22 decks)

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