Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

Question 1

ectasis, ectasia

Answer 1

dilation

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

rrhpahy

Answer 8

suture

Question 9

spasm

Answer 9

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 10

tresia

Answer 10

opening

Question 11

dysphagia

Answer 11

difficulty swallowing

Question 12

What are the amylase and lipase tests?

Answer 12

tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood
too many could mean pancreatitis

Question 13

What are liver function tests (LFTs)?

Answer 13

tests for presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood
performed on blood serum

Question 14

What are stool cultures used for?

Answer 14

tests for microorganisms in feces

Question 15

What is a stool guaic or hemoccult test?

Answer 15

test to detect blood in feces

Question 16

What do X-ray tests use?

Answer 16

contrast medium to visualize a specific area of the digestive system

Question 17

What are lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) X-rays?

Answer 17

X-rays of the colon and rectum obtained after infection of barium into the rectum

Question 18

What are upper gastrointestinal series X-rays?

Answer 18

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

Question 19

What is a cholangiography?

Answer 19

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

Question 20

What is computer tomography (CT)?

Answer 20

series of xray images that are taken in multiple views like cross section

Question 21

What is abdominal ultrasonography?

Answer 21

sound waves beamed into the abdomen to produce an image of abdominal viscera
useful for fluid filled structures like the gallbladder

Question 22

What is endoscopic ultrasonography?

Answer 22

use of endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the GI tract

Question 23

What is magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)?

Answer 23

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

Question 24

What is a HIDA scan?

Answer 24

radioactive imaging procedure that tracts the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine
tests to see how well the gallbladder is functioning

Question 25

What is gastric bypass?

Answer 25

reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum

Question 26

What is a gastrointestinal endoscopy?

Answer 26

visual examination of the GI tract using an endoscope

Question 27

What is a laparoscopy?

Answer 27

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

Question 28

What is nasogastric intubation?

Answer 28

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Question 29

What is paracentesis?

Answer 29

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Question 30

AFP

Answer 30

alpha-fetoprotein; tumor marker for liver cancer

Question 31

alk phos

Answer 31

alkaline phosphatase

Question 32

ALT, AST

Answer 32

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase; enzymes measured to evaluate liver function

Question 33

BE

Answer 33

barium enema

Question 34

BM

Answer 34

bowel movement

Question 35

BRBPR

Answer 35

bright red blood per rectum (hematochezia)

Question 36

CD

Answer 36

celiac disease

Question 37

CT

Answer 37

computed tomography

Question 38

EGD

Answer 38

esophagogastrodueodenoscopy

Question 39

ERCP

Answer 39

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 40

EUS

Answer 40

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 41

FOBT

Answer 41

fecal occult blood test

Question 42

G tube

Answer 42

gastrostomy tube, feeding tube

Question 43

GB

Answer 43

gallbladder

Question 44

GERD

Answer 44

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 45

GI

Answer 45

gastrointestinal

Question 46

HBV

Answer 46

hepatitis B virus

Question 47

IBD

Answer 47

inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis)

Question 48

J-tube

Answer 48

jejunostomy tube, feeding tube

Question 49

LAC

Answer 49

laparoscopic assisted colectomy

Question 50

LFTs

Answer 50

liver function tests

Question 51

What are the 4 liver function tests?

Answer 51

alk phos, bilirubin, AST, and ALT

Question 52

MRI

Answer 52

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 53

NASH

Answer 53

nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)

Question 54

NG tube

Answer 54

nasogastric tube

Question 55

NPO

Answer 55

nothing by mouth

Question 56

PEG tube

Answer 56

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube, feeding tube

Question 57

PEJ tube

Answer 57

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube, feeding tube

Question 58

PTHC

Answer 58

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 59

PUD

Answer 59

peptic ulcer disease

Question 60

TPN

Answer 60

total parenteral nutrition

Question 61

T-tube

Answer 61

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