Med Term Ch 5 and 6

Question 1

lack of appetite

Answer 1

anorexia

Question 2

abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen

Answer 2

ascites

Question 3

frequent passage of loose, watery stools

Answer 3

diarrhea

Question 4

difficulty swallowing

Answer 4

dysphagia

Question 5

unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit

Answer 5

nausea

Question 6

inflammation of the mouth with small painful ulcers

Answer 6

aphthous stomatitis

Question 7

solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

Answer 7

gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

Question 8

abnormal tube like passageway near the anus

Answer 8

anal fistula

Question 9

chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract

Answer 9

crohn’s disease

Question 10

abnormal outpouchings of the intestinal wall

Answer 10

diverticulosis

Question 11

painful, inflamed intestines commonly caused by bacterial infection

Answer 11

dysentery

Question 12

loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction o the intestines

Answer 12

ileus

Question 13

gallstones in the gallbladder

Answer 13

cholelithiasis

Question 14

chronic degenerative disease of the liver

Answer 14

cirrhosis

Question 15

inflammation of the pancreas

Answer 15

pancreatitis

Question 16

inflammation of the liver caused by a virus

Answer 16

viral hepatitis

Question 17

these are combining forms…

Answer 17

example) an means anus

Question 18

an

Answer 18

anus

Question 19

append

Answer 19

appendix

Question 20

bucc

Answer 20

cheek

Question 21

cec

Answer 21

cecum

Question 22

celi

Answer 22

belly, abdomen

Question 23

cheil

Answer 23

lip

Question 24

cholecyst

Answer 24

gallbladder

Question 25

choledoch

Answer 25

common bile duct

Question 26

col

Answer 26

colon

Question 27

colon

Answer 27

colon

Question 28

dent

Answer 28

tooth

Question 29

duoden

Answer 29

duodenum

Question 30

enter

Answer 30

intestines

Question 31

esophag

Answer 31

esophagus

Question 32

faci

Answer 32

face

Question 33

gastr

Answer 33

stomach

Question 34

gingiv

Answer 34

gums

Question 35

gloss

Answer 35

tongue

Question 36

hepat

Answer 36

liver

Question 37

ile

Answer 37

ileum

Question 38

jejen

Answer 38

jejenum

Question 39

labi

Answer 39

lip

Question 40

lapar

Answer 40

abdomen

Question 41

lingu

Answer 41

tongue

Question 42

mandibul

Answer 42

mandible

Question 43

odont

Answer 43

tooth

Question 44

or

Answer 44

mouth

Question 45

palat

Answer 45

palate

Question 46

pancreat

Answer 46

pancreas

Question 47

peritone

Answer 47

peritoneum

Question 48

pharyng

Answer 48

throat

Question 49

proct

Answer 49

anus and rectum

Question 50

pylor

Answer 50

pyloric sphincter

Question 51

rect

Answer 51

rectum

Question 52

sialaden

Answer 52

salivary gland

Question 53

sigmoid

Answer 53

sigmoid colon

Question 54

stomat

Answer 54

mouth

Question 55

uvul

Answer 55

uvula

Question 56

amyl

Answer 56

starch

Question 57

bil

Answer 57

bile

Question 58

bilirubin

Answer 58

bile pigment

Question 59

chole

Answer 59

bile

Question 60

chlorhydr

Answer 60

hydrochloric acid

Question 61

gluc

Answer 61

sugar

Question 62

glyc

Answer 62

sugar

Question 63

glycogen

Answer 63

animal starch

Question 64

lip

Answer 64

fat

Question 65

lith

Answer 65

stone

Question 66

prote

Answer 66

protein

Question 67

sial

Answer 67

saliva

Question 68

steat

Answer 68

fat

Question 69

these are suffixes

Answer 69

example) ase means enzyme

Question 70

ase

Answer 70

enzyme

Question 71

chezia

Answer 71

elimination of wastes

Question 72

iasis

Answer 72

abnormal condition

Question 73

prandial

Answer 73

meal

Question 74

ectasis

Answer 74

stretching

Question 75

emesis

Answer 75

vomiting

Question 76

lysis

Answer 76

destruction

Question 77

pepsia

Answer 77

digestion

Question 78

phagia

Answer 78

eating

Question 79

plasty

Answer 79

surgical repair

Question 80

ptosis

Answer 80

drooping

Question 81

ptysis

Answer 81

spitting

Question 82

rrhage

Answer 82

bursting forth

Question 83

rrhaphy

Answer 83

suture

Question 84

rrhea

Answer 84

discharge

Question 85

spasm

Answer 85

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 86

stasis

Answer 86

stopping

Question 87

stenosis

Answer 87

tightening

Question 88

tresia

Answer 88

opening

Question 89

tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Answer 89

liver function tests

Question 90

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

Answer 90

upper gastrointestinal series

Question 91

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

Answer 91

lower gastrointestinal series

Question 92

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

Answer 92

abdominal ultrasonography

Question 93

visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

Answer 93

gastrointestinal endoscopy

Question 94

insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Answer 94

nasogastric intubation

Question 95

these are abbreviations…

Answer 95

example) ALT means alanine transaminase

Question 96

alt

Answer 96

alanine transaminase

Question 97

ast

Answer 97

aspartate transaminase which are enzymes measured to evaluate liver function

Question 98

mri

Answer 98

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 99

ct

Answer 99

computed tomography

Question 100

gi

Answer 100

gastrointestinal

Question 101

npo

Answer 101

nothing by mouth

Question 102

ng tube

Answer 102

nasogastric tube