Test Flashcards
Combining form for tongue
Glosso
The combining form Cec/o is:
Cecum
A patient with impaired digestion or intestinal absorption of nutrients is said to have:
Malabsorption
A sample to stool to to detect blood that is not normally visible is:
Fecal occult blood test (FOBT)
A patient presented with inflamed mucous membranes of his mouth or:
Stomatitis
The suffix -ac means:
One affected with
Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid from the abdominal cavity is called:
Paracentesis
The term that means excision of the stomach is:
Gastrectomy
An artificial opening into the colon (through the abdominal wall) is called:
Colostomy
The combining form sial/o means:
Saliva
The combining form for intestine is:
Enter/o
The term proctitis means inflammation of the:
Lining of the rectum
A tumor of the liver is called:
Hepatoma
The combining form that means mouth is:
Stomat/o
Non-mechanical obstruction of the intestine, caused by lack of effective peristalsis, is:
Ileus
The gastroenterologist recommended the patient have a vertical banded gastroplasty to surgically treat his morbid obesity. This type of surgery is referred to as _____ surgery.
Bariatric
Difficulty in swallowing is called:
Dysphagia
An instrument used for visual examination of the stomach is a:
Gastroscope
To evaluate the patient for colon cancer, the doctor performed a diagnostic procedure to visually examine the colon called a:
Colonoscopy
The term hepatomegaly is defined as:
An enlarged liver
The suffix -pepsia means:
Digestion
The anatomic structure that is the second portion of the small intestine is the:
Jejunum
The creation of an artificial opening between the stomach and the jejunum is called:
Gastrojejunostomy
The urge to vomit is called:
Nausea
The term that means inflammation of the gallbladder is:
Cholecystitis
The patient’s intestinal obstruction was most likely caused by scar tissue from a chronic inflammation that usually affects the ileum and colon. The condition is characterized by cobblestone ulcerations along the intestine wall and is called:
Chrohns disease
Expelling matter from the stomach through the mouth is called:
Emesis/ vomit
The term for the twisting or kinking of the intestine that causes intestinal obstruction is:
Volvulus
The repair of a hernia is called a:
Herniorhaphy
Excision of half of the colon is called:
Hemi or partial colectomy
Surgical repair of the stomach is called:
Gastroplasty
A tumor like growth extending outward from a mucous membrane; usually benign; common sites are in the nose, throat, and intestines, is:
Ulcerative colitis
The term that means pertaining to the ileum and the cecum is:
Ileocecal
For visual examination of the abdominal cavity during a surgical procedure, the surgeon uses:
Laparoscopy
The combining form for gall, bile is:
Chole-
Inflammation of the tongue is called:
Glossitis
A connection created by surgically joining two structures is called:
Anastomosis
Inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers, which can cause bloody diarrhea is a disease called:
Ulcerative colitis
A visual examination of the rectum is called:
Proctoscopy
A combining form for rectum is:
Proct/o
The term that means waste from the digestive tract expelled through the rectum is:
Defecation/ bowel movement
The combining form cheil/o is defined as:
Lip
The term that means visual examination of the abdominal cavity is:
Laparoscopy
A chronic disease of the liver that is accompanied by the gradual destruction of cells is called:
Cirrhosis
The abnormal growing together of two peritoneal surfaces that normally are separate is called a(n):
Adhesion
A condition of stones in the common bile duct is called:
Choledocholithiasis
The combining form for liver is:
Hepat/o
A term that means incision into the abdominal cavity is:
Laparotomy
The patient with ulcerative colitis was scheduled for surgery that would involve the creation of an artificial opening into the ileum through the abdominal wall called a(n):
Ileostomy
Prolapse of one part of the intestine inside the part next to it is:
Small bowel prolapse
The term rectocele is defined as:
a variety of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) that involves the herniation of the rectum through the rectovaginal septum into the posterior vaginal lumen
A condition that results when too much iron is absorbed from food is:
Hemachromatosis
The combining form celi/o is defined as:
Abdominal cavity
The anatomic structure(s) joining the pharynx to the stomach is(are) the:
Esophagus
The abnormal backward flow of Gl contents into the esophagus is called:
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
A malabsorption syndrome caused by an immune reaction to gluten is called:
Celiac disease
The term esophagogastroplasty is defined as the ______ the esophagus and the stomach.
Surgical repair of
The combining form for small growth is:
Polyp
Inflammation of the intestines is called:
Enteritis
The term for passage of visibly bloody feces is:
Hematochezia
