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Chapter 6 - Additional Suffixes And Digestive Terminology Flashcards

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Suffix meaning; -ectasis

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Dilation (dilatation), widening

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Suffix meaning; -ectasia

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Dilation (dilatation), widening.

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Suffix meaning; -emesis

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Vomiting.

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Suffix meaning; -pepsia

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Digestion.

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Suffix meaning; -phagia

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Eating, swallowing.

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Suffix meaning; -plasty

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Surgical repair

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Suffix meaning; -ptysis

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Spitting.

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Suffix meaning; -rrhage

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Bursting forth of blood

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Suffix meaning; -rrhagia

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Bursting forth of blood

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Suffix meaning; -rrhaphy

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Suture.

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Suffix meaning; -rrhea

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Flow, discharge.

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Suffix meaning; -spasm

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Involuntary contraction of muscles.

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Suffix meaning; -stasis

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Stopping, controlling

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Suffix meaning; -stenosis

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Narrowing, tightening.

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Suffix meaning; -tresia

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Opening.

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Combining form meaning; bucco

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Cheek.

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Combining form meaning; cec/o

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Cecum.

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Combining form meaning; celi/o

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Abdomen.

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Combining form meaning; cheil/o

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Lip.

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Combining form meaning; chol/e

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Gall, bile

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Combining form meaning; cholangi/o

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Bile duct, or vessel.

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Combining form meaning; cholecyst/o

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Gallbladder.

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Combining form meaning; choledoch/o

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Common bile duct.

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Combining form meaning; col/o

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Colon.

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Combining form meaning; colon/o
Colon.
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Combining form meaning; dent/i
Tooth.
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Combining form meaning; duoden/o
Duodenum
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Combining form meaning; enter/o
Intestine
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Combining form meaning; esophag/o?
Esophagus.
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Combining form meaning; gastr/o
Stomach.
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Combining form meaning; gingiv/o
Gums.
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Combining form meaning; gloss/o
Tongue.
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Combining form meaning; gluc/o
Sugar.
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Combining form meaning; glyc/o
Sugar.
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Combining form meaning; hepat/o
Liver.
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Combining form meaning; herni/o
Hernia.
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Combining form meaning; ile/o
Ileum.
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Combining form meaning; jejun/o
Jejunum.
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Combining form meaning; labi/o
Lip.
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Combining form meaning; lingu/o
Tongue.
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Combining form meaning; lip/o
Fat.
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Combining form meaning; lith/o
Stone.
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Combining form meaning; odont/o
Tooth.
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Combining form meaning; or/o
Mouth.
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Combining form meaning; palat/o
Palate.
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Combining form meaning; pancreat/o
Pancreas.
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Combining form meaning; proct/o
Rectum and anus.
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Combining form meaning; pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter.
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Combining form meaning; rect/o
Rectum.
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Combining form meaning; sialaden/o
Salivary gland.
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Combining form meaning; splen/o
Spleen.
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Combining form meaning; steat/o
Fat.
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Combining form meaning; stomat/o
Mouth.
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Suffixes used as separate terms; emesis (emetic)
Vomiting.
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Suffixes used as separate terms; lysis
Destruction, Also breakdown, separation.
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Suffixes used as separate terms; spasm.
Involuntary contraction of muscles.
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Suffixes used as separate terms; stasis
Stopping, controlling.
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Suffixes used as separate terms; stenosis
Narrowing, tightening.
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What are amylase and lipase tests?
Tests for levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in blood. - increased levels are associated with pancreatitis
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What are liver function tests (LFTs)?
Tests for presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood.
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What is a stool culture?
Test for microorganisms present in feces.
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What is a stool guaiac test (hemoccult)?
Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces.
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What is a lower gastrointestinal series? Also known as ________
Aka barium enema. An x-Ray test. X-ray images of colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into rectum.
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What is an upper gastrointestinal series?
X-rays images of esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth.
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What is a cholangiography?
X-ray examination of biliary system performed after injection of a contrast into bile ducts.
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What is a contrast medium?
Substance x-rays can not penetrate. To visualize a specific area.
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What is computed tomography (CT)?
A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section). -uses circular array of x-ray beams to produce cross sectional based on tissue density. Highlights did in blood flow between normal and diseased tissues.
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What is abdominal ultrasonography?
Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera. - especially useful to examine fluid filled structure ie) gallbladder
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What is endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS)?
Use of endoscope combined w/ ultrasound to examine organs of GI tract. - endoscope inserted through mouth/rectum , ultrasound images are obtained. - used to assess esophageal, pancreatic, and rectal cancer.
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What is magnetic resonance imagining (MRI)?
Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body. - does not use x-rays. Detects subtle differences in tissue composition, water content, and blood vessel density. Can show sites of trauma, infection, or cancer.
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What is HIDA?
Nuclear medicine test. Radioactive imaging procedure that tracks production and flow of bile from liver + gallbladder to intestine.
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What is gastric bypass? Aka ______
Bariatric surgery. Reducing size of stomach and diverting food to jejunum (gastrojejunostomy). ``` Bar/o = weight iatr/o = treatment ```
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What is gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Visual examination of GI tract using endoscope. -fibre optic tube through mouth or anus to view parts of GI tract. Ie) colonoscopy
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What is a laparoscopy?
Visual (endoscopic) examination of abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in abdomen.
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What is a liver biopsy?
Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination. - helps diagnose: cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, tumours of liver
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What is nasogastric intubation?
Insertion of tube through nose into stomach. - physicians use NG tube to remove fluid postoperatively and to obtain gastric or intestinal contents for analysis.
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What is paracentesis? Aka ____
Abdominocentesis. Surgical puncture to remove fluid from abdomen. - necessary to drain fluid (accumulated in ascites)
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Abbreviation meanings; AFP
Alpha-fetoprotein - tumour marker for liver cancer
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Abbreviation meanings; alk phos
Alkaline phosphatase.
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Abbreviation meanings; ALT, AST
alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase - enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in blood
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Abbreviation meanings; BE
barium enema
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Abbreviation meanings; BM
bowel movement
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Abbreviation meanings; BRBPR
bright red blood per rectum | Hematochezia
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Abbreviation meanings; CD
celiac disease.
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Abbreviation meanings; CT
Computed tomography.
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Abbreviation meanings; EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy.
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Abbreviation meanings; ERCP
endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography.
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Abbreviation meanings; EUS
Endoscopic ultrasonography.
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Abbreviation meanings; FOBT
Fecal occult blood test.
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Abbreviation meanings; G-tube
Gastrostomy tube - feeding tube
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Abbreviation meanings; GB
Gallbladder
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Abbreviation meanings; GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease.
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Abbreviation meanings; GI
Gastrointestinal.
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Abbreviation meanings; HBV
Hepatitis B virus.
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Abbreviation meanings; IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease.
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Abbreviation meanings; J-tube
Jejunostomy tube - feeding tube
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Abbreviation meanings; LAC
Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy.
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Abbreviation meanings; LFT
Liver function test Ie) alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT
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Abbreviation meanings; MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging.
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Abbreviation meanings; NASH
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver)
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Abbreviation meanings; NG tube
Nasogastric tube.
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Abbreviation meanings; NPO
Nothing by mouth.
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Abbreviation meanings; PEG tube
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube - feeding tube.
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Abbreviation meanings; PEJ tube
Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube - feeding tube
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Abbreviation meanings; PTHC
Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography
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Abbreviation meanings; PUD
Peptic ulcer disease
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Abbreviation meanings; TPN
Total parenteral nutrition
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Abbreviation meanings; T-tube
Special tube (shaped like T) placed in bile duct for drainage into a small pouch (bile bag) outside of body.

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