Chapter 6

Question 1

• ectasis

- ectasia

Answer 1

Dilation, widening

Question 2

-emesis

Answer 2

Vomiting

Question 3

-pepsia

Answer 3

Digestion

Question 4

-phagia

Answer 4

Eating, swallowing

Question 5

-plasty

Answer 5

Surgical repair

Question 6

-ptysis

Answer 6

Spitting

Question 7

• rrhage

- rrhagia

Answer 7

Bursting forth (of blood)

Question 8

-rrhaphy

Answer 8

Suture

Question 9

-rrhea

Answer 9

Flow, discharge

Question 10

-spasm

Answer 10

Sudden involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 11

-stasis

Answer 11

Stopping, controlling

Question 12

-stenosis

Answer 12

Narrowing, tightening, stricture

Question 13

-tresia

Answer 13

Opening

Question 14

Bucc/o

Answer 14

Cheek

Question 15

Cec/o

Answer 15

Cecum

Question 16

Celi/o

Answer 16

Abdomen

Question 17

Cheil/o

Answer 17

Oral lips

Question 18

Chol/e

Answer 18

Gul, bile

Question 19

Cholangi/o

Answer 19

Bile vessel

Question 20

Choledoch/o

Answer 20

Common bile duct

Question 21

Col/o

Answer 21

Colon

Question 22

Colon/o

Answer 22

Large intestine

Question 23

Dent/i

Answer 23

Tooth

Question 24

Duoden/o

Answer 24

Duodenum

Question 25

Enter/o

Answer 25

Small intestines

Question 26

Esophag/o

Answer 26

Esophagus

Question 27

Gastr/o

Answer 27

Stomach

Question 28

Gingiv/o

Answer 28

Gums

Question 29

Gloss/o

Answer 29

Tongue

Question 30

Gluc/o

Answer 30

Sugar

Question 31

Glyc/o

Answer 31

Sugar; animal starch

Question 32

Hepat/o

Answer 32

Liver

Question 33

Herni/o

Answer 33

Hernia

Question 34

Ile/o

Answer 34

Ileum

Question 35

Jejun/o

Answer 35

Jejun ium

Question 36

Labi/o

Answer 36

Female genital lips

Question 37

Lingu/o

Answer 37

Tongue

Question 38

Lip/o

Answer 38

Fat

Question 39

Lith/o

Answer 39

Stone

Question 40

Odont/o

Answer 40

Teeth

Question 41

Or/o

Answer 41

Mouth

Question 42

Palat/o

Answer 42

Palate

Question 43

Pancreat/o

Answer 43

Pancreas

Question 44

Proct/o

Answer 44

Rectum, anus

Question 45

Pylor/o

Answer 45

Pyloric sphincter

Question 46

Rect/o

Answer 46

Rectum

Question 47

Sialaden/o

Answer 47

Salivary gland

Question 48

Splen/o

Answer 48

Spleen

Question 49

Steat/o

Answer 49

Fat

Question 50

Stomat/o

Answer 50

Mouth

Question 51

Stool culture

Answer 51

Test for microorganisms present in feces.

Question 52

Stool guanaco test or Hemoccult test

Answer 52

Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

Question 53

Lower gastrointestinal series

Barium enema

Answer 53

X-rays images of colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into rectum.

Question 54

Computed tomography (CT)

Answer 54

A series of x-rays are taken in multiple views (especially cross section).

Question 55

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 55

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

Question 56

Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery

Answer 56

Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum. (Gastrojejunostomy)

Question 57

BE

Answer 57

Barium enema

Question 58

CT

Answer 58

Computed tomography

Question 59

EGD

Answer 59

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Question 60

GERD

Answer 60

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 61

GI

Answer 61

Gastrointestinal

Question 62

NG Tube

Answer 62

Nasogastric tube

Question 63

NPO

Answer 63

Nothing by mouth

Question 64

PEG tube

Answer 64

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube- feeding tube

Question 65

UGI

Answer 65

Upper gastrointestinal