Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes And Digestive System Terminology Flashcards
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-ectasis, -ectasia
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Dilation, widening
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-emesis (hematemesis)
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vomiting
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-pepsia (dyspepsia)
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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 (hemoptysis)
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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 muscles
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-stasis
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Stopping; controlling
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-stenosis (vs. -ectasis)
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Narrowing, tightening
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-tresia
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Opening
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Suffixes that are also used alone as separate terms:
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-Emesis (emetic)
-Spasm
-Stasis
-Stenosis
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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
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Gall, bile
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Cholangi/o
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Bile duct (vessel)
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Cholecyst/o
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Gallbladder
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Choledoch/o
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Common bile duct
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col/o
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Colon
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colon/o
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Colon
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Dent/i
Tooth
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duoden/o
Duodenum
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enter/o
Intestines
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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
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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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proct/o
Anus and 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
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stomat/o
Mouth
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Laboratory Test: Liver function tests (LFTs)
Tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood.
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Laboratory Test: Stool Culture
Test for microorganisms in stool.
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Laboratory test: Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test
Test to detect blood in feces.
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Clinical procedures: X-rays
• Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
• Upper gastrointestinal series (barium swallow)
• Cholangiography (gallbladder and its duct)
• Computed tomography (CT scan)
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Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema)
X-ray of colon/rectum after barium injection.
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Upper GI series (barium swallow)
X-ray image of esophagus, stomach, small intestine.
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Clinical procedures: Ultrasound examination
- Abdominal ultrasonography
- Endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)
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Clinical procedures: Magnetic resonance techniques
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
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Clinical procedures: Nuclear medicine test (functional test)
Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan (HIDA scan)
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Other procedures: Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
Reduces stomach size.
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Other procedures: Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Visual examination of the GI tract.
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Other procedures: Laparoscopy
Visual examination of the abdomen.
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Other procedures: Liver biopsy
Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination.
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Other procedures: Nasogastric intubation
Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach.
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Other procedures: Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)
Puncture to remove fluid from abdomen.
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Abbreviations: ALT, AST
Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase
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Abbreviations: CT
Computed tomography
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EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
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Abbreviations: GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
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Abbreviations: GI
Gastrointestinal
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Abbreviations: HBV
Hepatitis B virus
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Abbreviations: IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease
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Abbreviations: LFTs
Liver function tests
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Abbreviations: MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
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Abbreviations: NG tube
Nasogastric tube
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Abbreviations: NPO
Nothing by mouth
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Abbreviations: TPN
Total parenteral nutrition.
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-ase
Enzyme
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid.
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-chezia
Defecation; elimination of wastes.
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-ectasia
Stretching; dilation; expansion
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-ectasis
Stretching; dilation; expansion
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-ectomy
Removal; excision; resection
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-emesis
Vomiting
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-emia
Blood condition
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-genesis
Producing; forming
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-graphy
Process of recording
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-iasis
Abnormal condition
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-lysis
Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-orexia
Appetite
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-pathy
Disease; emotion
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-pepsia
Digestion
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-phagia
Eating; swallowing
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-prandial
Meal
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-ptosis
Droop; sag; prolapse; fall
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-ptysis
Spitting
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-rrhage
Bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
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-rrhaphy
Suture
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-rrhea
Flow; discharge
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-scopy
Visual examination
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-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscles
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-stasis
Stop; control; place
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-stenosis
Tightening; stricture
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-stomy
New opening (to form a mouth)
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-tomy
Process of cutting
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-tresia
Opening
