Digestive System

Question 1

Anastomisis

Answer 1

A surgical connection between two structures.

Question 2

Anoscopy

Answer 2

An examination of the anal canal and rectum with an anoscope

Question 3

Barium Enema

Answer 3

A special type of X-ray that takes images of the large intestine

Question 4

Biliary

Answer 4

Relating to bile or the bile duct

Question 5

Calculus

Answer 5

Kidney stone

Question 6

Cholangiography

Answer 6

Putting a dye called a contrast medium into the bile ducts and gallbladder to show them up clearly on x-ray.

Question 7

Cholangiopancreatography

Answer 7

A procedure to diagnose and treat problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts, and pancreas

Question 8

Cholecystectomy

Answer 8

Surgical removal of the gallbladder

Question 9

Cholecystoenterostomy

Answer 9

A surgical procedure in which the gall bladder is joined to the small intestine

Question 10

Cholecystography

Answer 10

An x-ray procedure used to help evaluate the gallbladder

Question 11

Colonoscopy

Answer 11

Procedure in which a doctor uses a flexible tube with a camera on one end, called a colonoscope or scope, to look inside your rectum and colon

Question 12

Colostomy

Answer 12

A surgery to create an opening for the colon (large intestine) through the belly

Question 13

Conscious Sedation

Answer 13

Lets you stay awake and aware, without feeling discomfort and without the stronger side effects and dangers of general anesthesia

Question 14

Dysphagia

Answer 14

Difficulty swallowing

Question 15

Enterolysis

Answer 15

Removal of adhesions to the Bowel

Question 16

Epiglottidectomy

Answer 16

Surgery to help sleep apnea

Question 17

Eventration

Answer 17

A hernia that forms at the same time as the scars after surgery

Question 18

Evisceration

Answer 18

The physical removal of internal organs from the body cavity

Question 19

Exenteration

Answer 19

Complete surgical removal of the contents of a bodily cavity, especially the eye socket, usually in cases of malignant cancer.

Question 20

Exteriorization

Answer 20

To expose temporarily out the body for surgery for experimentation, surgery or observation

Question 21

Fistula

Answer 21

An abnormal connection between two body parts, such as an organ or blood vessel and another structure.

Question 22

Fluoroscopy

Answer 22

A type of x-ray that shows internal body systems moving in real time.

Question 23

Fulguration

Answer 23

A procedure that uses heat from an electric current to destroy abnormal tissue,

Question 24

Fundoplasty

Answer 24

The surgeon wraps the top of the stomach around the lower esophagus to treat GERD

Question 25

Gastroplasty

Answer 25

Stomach procedure for repair or reconfiguration

Question 26

Gastrostomy

Answer 26

A tube inserted through the belly that brings nutrition directly to the stomach.

Question 27

Hepatography

Answer 27

Radiography of the liver

Question 28

Hernia

Answer 28

Occurs when an organ pushes through the muscle or tissue that holds it in place

Question 29

Ileostomy

Answer 29

A surgery that connects the lowest part of your small intestine to the outside of your body

Question 30

Incarcerated

Answer 30

An incarcerated hernia is tissue that has protruded and cannot return to its normal position without surgical intervention

Question 31

Intussusception

Answer 31

When one part of the intestine slides into another part, like a collapsible telescope.

Question 32

Jejunostomy

Answer 32

The surgical creation of an opening (stoma) through the skin at the front of the abdomen and the wall of the jejunum

Question 33

Laparoscopy

Answer 33

An operation performed in the abdomen or pelvis using small incisions with the aid of a camera.

Question 34

Lavage

Answer 34

Washing out an organ

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Marsupialization

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A surgical procedure that removes cysts in a way that makes them less likely to return.

Question 36

Omentum

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The fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach and the abdominal viscera forming a protective and supportive covering.

Question 37

Peritoneoscopy

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The examination of parts of the peritoneal cavity and some of its contained organs by means of a light and telescope similar.

Question 38

Polyp

Answer 38

An abnormal growth pf tissue in the body

Question 39

Proctosigmoidoscopy

Answer 39

A procedure that uses a proctoscope to view the inside of the rectum and anus.

Question 40

Reanastomosis

Answer 40

A type of surgical procedure which reconnects two body structures by reversing the surgery which was used to disconnect these structures

Question 41

Rectocele

Answer 41

A type of prolapse where the supportive wall of tissue between a woman's rectum and vaginal wall weakens.

Question 42

Reducible

Answer 42

It means that the contents of the abdomen can be pushed back into the abdomen

Question 43

Sialolithotomy

Answer 43

A surgical incision of a salivary gland for removal of a calculus

Question 44

Varices

Answer 44

Enlarged veins in the lining of your esophagus

Question 45

Volvulus

Answer 45

When a loop of intestine twists around itself and the mesentery that supports it, resulting in a bowel obstruction.