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 or muscles

Question 11

-stasis

Answer 11

stopping controlling

Question 12

-stenosis

Answer 12

narrowing, tightening

Question 13

-tresia

Answer 13

opening

Question 14

liver function tests (LFTs)

Answer 14

tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood

Question 15

stool guaiac test or hemoccult test

Answer 15

test to detect occult blood in feces

Question 16

lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)

Answer 16

x ray of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum

Question 17

upper gasrointestinal series

Answer 17

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

Question 18

cholangiography

Answer 18

x ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile tract

Question 19

gastric bypass or bariatric surgery

Answer 19

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

Question 20

gastrointestinal endoscopy

Answer 20

visual examination of the GI tract using an endoscope

Question 21

nasogastric intubation

Answer 21

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Question 22

paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

Answer 22

surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

Question 23

AFP

Answer 23

alpha fetoprotein. marker for liver cancer

Question 24

BE

Answer 24

barium enema

Question 25

BM

Answer 25

bowel movement

Question 26

BRBPR

Answer 26

bright red blood per rectum

Question 27

CT

Answer 27

computed tomography

Question 28

EGD

Answer 28

esophagogostroduodenoscopy

Question 29

ERCP

Answer 29

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopanreatography

Question 30

G tube

Answer 30

gastrostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 31

GB

Answer 31

gallbladder

Question 32

GERD

Answer 32

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 33

GI

Answer 33

gastrointestinal

Question 34

HBV

Answer 34

hepatitis B virus

Question 35

IBD

Answer 35

irritable bowel disease

Question 36

J tube

Answer 36

jejunostomy tube (feeding tube)

Question 37

LFTs

Answer 37

liver function tests

Question 38

NG tube

Answer 38

hasogastric tube

Question 39

NPO

Answer 39

nothing by mouth (latin nil per os)

Question 40

PEJ tube

Answer 40

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

Question 41

PUD

Answer 41

peptic ulcer disease

Question 42

TPN

Answer 42

total parenteral nutrition

Question 43

T tube

Answer 43

special tube (shaped like T) placed in bile duct for drainage into a small pouch outside of body