CH 6 Additional Digestive System Suffixes and Terminology Flashcards
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-ectasis
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dilation
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-ectasia
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widening
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-pepsia
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digestion
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-phagia
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eating, swallowing
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-ptysis
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spitting
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
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bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-rrhea
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flow, discharge
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-spasm
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involuntary contraction of muscle
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-stasis
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stopping, controlling
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-stenosis
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narrowing, tightening
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-tresia
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opening
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bucc/o
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cheek
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cec/o
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cecum
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celi/o
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abdomen
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cheil/o
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lip
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chol/e
A
gall, bile
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cholangi/o
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bile duct/vessel
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choledoch.o
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common bile duct
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col/o or colon/o
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colon
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dent/i
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tooth
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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enter/o
intestines usually small
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esophag/o
esophagus
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gastr/o
stomach
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gingiv/o
gums
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gloss/o
tongue
30
gluc/o
sugar
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glyc/o
sugar
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hepat/o
liver
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herni/o
hernia
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ile/o
ileum
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jejun/o
jejunum
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labi/o
lip
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lingu/o
tongue
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lip/o
fat
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lith/o
stone
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odont/o
tooth
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or/o
mouth
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palat/o
palate
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pancreat/o
pancreas
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procto/o
anum & rectum
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pylor/o
pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
rectum
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sialaden/o
salivary gland
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splen/o
spleen
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steat/o
fat
50
stomat/o
mouth
51
AFP
alpha-fetoprotein--tumour marker for liver cancer
52
alk phos
alkaline phosphatase
53
ALT, AST
alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase-enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood
54
BE
barium enema
55
BM
bowel movement
56
BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum
57
CD
celiac disease
58
CT
computed tomography
59
EGD
esohagogastroduodenoscopy
60
ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
61
EUS
endoscopic ultrasonography
62
FOBT
fecal occult blood test
63
G tube
gastrostomy tube- feeding tube
64
GB
gall bladder
65
GERD
gastroesophageal reflux disease
66
GI
gastrointestinal
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HBV
hepatitis B virius
68
IBD
inflammatory bowel disease
69
J-tube
jejunostomy tube--feeding tube
70
LAC
laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
71
LFTs
liver function tests--alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT
72
MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
73
NASH
non-alcoholic steohepatitis (fatty liver)
74
NG tube
nasogastric tube
75
NPO
nothing by mouth
76
PEG tube
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube
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PEJ
percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube
78
PTHC
percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
79
PUD
peptic ulcer disease
80
TPN
total parenteral nutrition
81
T-tube
special tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body
82
amylase and lipase tests
tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood
83
LFT's
tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood
84
stool culture
test for microorganisms present in feces
85
stool guaiac test or hemoccult test
test to detect occult blood in feces
86
lower gastrointestinal series
X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum
87
upper gastrointestinal series
X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth
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cholangiography
X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts
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computed tomography
a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section)
90
abdominal ultrasonography
sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera
91
endoscopic ultrasonography
use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract
92
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body
93
HIDA scan
radioactive imaging procedure that tracts the production and flow of bile from the live and gallbladder to the intestine
94
gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum (gastrojejeunostomy)
95
gastrointestinal endoscopy
visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope
96
laparoscopy
visual (endosopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen
97
liver biopsy
removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
98
nasogastric intubation
insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
99
paracentesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
