chapter 6 additional suffixes and Digestive terminology

Question 1

-ectasis, -ectasia

Answer 1

stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening

Question 2

-emesis

Answer 2

vomiting

Question 3

-lysis

Answer 3

destruction, breakdown, separation

Question 4

-pepsia

Answer 4

digestion

Question 5

-phagia

Answer 5

eating, swallowing

Question 6

-plasty

Answer 6

surgical repair

Question 7

-ptosis

Answer 7

drooping; sagging; protruding

Question 8

-ptysis

Answer 8

spitting

Question 9

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Answer 9

bursting forth

Question 10

-rrhaphy

Answer 10

suture

Question 11

-rrhea

Answer 11

flow, discharge

Question 12

-spasm

Answer 12

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 13

-stasis

Answer 13

stopping; controlling

Question 14

-stenosis

Answer 14

tightening, stricture, narrowing

Question 15

-tresia

Answer 15

opening

Question 16

liver function tests (LFTs)

Answer 16

tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood.

Question 17

stool culture

Answer 17

test for microorganisms present in feces

Question 18

stool guaiac test or hemoccult test

Answer 18

test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces.

Question 19

lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

Answer 19

x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after an injection of barium into the rectum.

Question 20

upper gastrointestinal series

Answer 20

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

Question 21

cholangiography

Answer 21

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

Question 22

computed tomography (CT)

Answer 22

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

Question 23

abdominal ultrasonography

Answer 23

sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera.

Question 24

endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)

Answer 24

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

Question 25

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

Answer 25

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

Question 26

gastric bypass or bariatric surgery

Answer 26

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

Question 27

gastrointestinal endoscopy

Answer 27

visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope.

Question 28

laparoscopy

Answer 28

visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen.

Question 29

liver biopsy

Answer 29

removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

Question 30

nasogastric intubation

Answer 30

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Question 31

paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

Answer 31

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Question 32

alk phos

Answer 32

alkaline phosphatase

Question 33

ALT, AST

Answer 33

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

Question 34

BE

Answer 34

barium enema

Question 35

BM

Answer 35

bowel movement

Question 36

BRBPR

Answer 36

bright red blood per rectum

Question 37

CT

Answer 37

computed tomography

Question 38

EGD

Answer 38

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

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; stomach tube and PEG tube- used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion through the abdominal wall with laparoscopic instruments.

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

Question 48

LAC

Answer 48

laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

Question 49

LFTs

Answer 49

liver function tests

Question 50

MRI

Answer 50

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 51

NG tube

Answer 51

nasogastric tube

Question 52

NPO

Answer 52

nothing by mouth

Question 53

PEG tube

Answer 53

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 54

PEJ tube

Answer 54

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube- feeding tube

Question 55

PTHC

Answer 55

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 56

PUD

Answer 56

peptic ulcer disease

Question 57

TPN

Answer 57

total parenteral nutrition

Question 58

T tube

Answer 58

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