Module 6 - Additional Suffixes + Digestive System Terminology

Question 1

-emesis

Answer 1

vomiting

Question 2

-ecstasis/-ecstasia

Answer 2

dialation/widening

Question 3

-pepsia

Answer 3

digestion

Question 4

-phagia

Answer 4

swallowing

Question 5

-spasm

Answer 5

involuntary contraction of muscles

Question 6

-stasis

Answer 6

stopping/controlling

Question 7

-stenosis

Answer 7

narrowing/tightening

Question 8

-rrhaphy

Answer 8

suture

Question 9

-plasty

Answer 9

surgical repair

Question 10

bucc/o

Answer 10

cheek

Question 11

labi/o, cheil/o

Answer 11

lips

Question 12

stomat/o

Answer 12

mouth

Question 13

dent/i, odont/o

Answer 13

tooth

Question 14

lingu/o, gloss/o

Answer 14

tongue

Question 15

sialaden/o

Answer 15

saliva gland

Question 16

hepat/o

Answer 16

liver

Question 17

steat/o

Answer 17

fat

Question 18

cholecyst/o

Answer 18

gallbladder

Question 19

chol/e

Answer 19

bile/gall

Question 20

cholangi/o

Answer 20

vessel that carries bile

Question 21

choledoch/o

Answer 21

bile duct

Question 22

GI

Answer 22

gastrointestinal

Question 23

BE

Answer 23

barium enema

Question 24

angi/o

Answer 24

vessel

Question 25

PTHC

Answer 25

percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

Question 26

ERCP

Answer 26

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

Question 27

CT

Answer 27

computed tomography

Question 28

MRI

Answer 28

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 29

EUS

Answer 29

Endoscopic ultrasound

Question 30

scintigraphy

Answer 30

a radioisotope is injected into the patient’s vein

Question 31

scintiscans

Answer 31

reveal where the radioactive material has gone in the body

Question 32

FOBT

Answer 32

fecal occult blood test

Question 33

LFT

Answer 33

liver function tests

Question 34

ALT/AST

Answer 34

Alanine transaminase/ aspartate transaminase : enzymes that are present in many tissues

Question 35

Alkaline phosphatase (alk phos)

Answer 35

enzyme that may be elevated in patients with liver, bone, or other diseases

Question 36

gingiv/o

Answer 36

gums

Question 37

paracentesis

Answer 37

draining of fluid build up in Abdomen

Question 38

GB

Answer 38

gallbladder

Question 39

g tube

Answer 39

gastrostomy tube

Question 40

BM

Answer 40

bowel movement

Question 41

GERD

Answer 41

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 42

LES

Answer 42

lower esophageal sphincter

Question 43

IBD

Answer 43

inflammatory bowel disease

Question 44

Two types of IBD

Answer 44

Crohn disease and ulcerative colitis

Question 45

BRBPR

Answer 45

bright red blood per rectum (also known as hematochezia)

Question 46

HBV

Answer 46

hepatitis B virus

Question 47

MRI

Answer 47

Magnetic resonance imaging

Question 48

TPN

Answer 48

Total parenteral nutrition ( all of the nutrients must be administered through an intravenous (IV) tube)

Question 49

NPO

Answer 49

nothing by mouth

Question 50

nasogastric (NG) tube

Answer 50

nasogastric intubation: the tube is inserted through the nose and into the stomach to obtain fluid for analysis

Question 51

PEG

Answer 51

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 52

PEJ

Answer 52

percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy

Question 53

T tube

Answer 53

small tube used for drainage

Question 54

PUD

Answer 54

peptic ulcer disease