Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes And Digestive System Terminology

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

Involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 11

-stasis

Answer 11

Stopping, controlling

Question 12

-stenosis

Answer 12

Narrowing, tightening

Question 13

-tresia

Answer 13

Opening

Question 14

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

Answer 14

Amylase and lipase tests

Question 15

Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Answer 15

Liver function tests (LFTs)

Question 16

Test for microorganisms present in feces

Answer 16

Stool culture

Question 17

Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces

Answer 17

Stool guaiac test or hemoccult test

Question 18

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

Answer 18

Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

Question 19

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

Answer 19

Upper gastrointestinal series

Question 20

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

Answer 20

Cholangiography

Question 21

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

Answer 21

Computed tomography

Question 22

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

Answer 22

Abdominal ultrasonography

Question 23

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

Answer 23

Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

Question 24

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

Answer 24

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Question 25

Radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

Answer 25

HIDA scan

Question 26

Transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a recipient

Answer 26

Fecal transplant

Question 27

Procedures used to achieve weight loss in people with severe obesity

Answer 27

Bariatric surgery

Question 28

Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

Answer 28

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Question 29

Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a large laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen

Answer 29

Laparoscopy

Question 30

Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

Answer 30

Liver biopsy

Question 31

Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Answer 31

Nasogastric intubation

Question 32

Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Answer 32

Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)