Common Terms and Word Elements for pathologies of the Gastrointestinal System

Question 1

ASC/O
(as‐kō)

Answer 1

Sac, saclike

Question 2

CHALAS/O
(kă‐lā‐sĭō)
‐CHALASIS
(kă‐lā‐sĭs)

Answer 2

Relaxation (of a sphincter), slack

Question 3

EMET/O
(em‐ĕ‐tō)
‐EMESIS
(ĕm‐ĕ‐sĭs)

Answer 3

Vomiting

Question 4

NAUSE/O
(naw‐sē‐ō)
NAUT/O
(naw‐tō)

Answer 4

Nausea, ship, sailor, sailing

Question 5

‐PTOSIS
(tō‐sĭs)

Answer 5

Prolapse, downward displacement

Question 6

FISTUL/O
(fish‐chŭ‐lō)

Answer 6

Fistula, tube, pipe‐like

Question 7

SYRING/O
(sĭr‐ĭng‐ō)
‐SYRINX
(sir‐inks)

Answer 7

Fistula, short tube, pipe‐like

Question 8

DIVERTICUL/O
(dī‐vĕr‐tik‐yŭ‐lō)

Answer 8

Diverticulum (an outpouching of a structure, particularly an intestine)

Question 9

POLYP/O
(pŏl‐ĭ‐pō)

Answer 9

Polyp

Question 10

‐CELE
(sēl)

Answer 10

Hernia, swelling, tumor

Question 11

HERNI/O
(hĕr‐nē‐ō)

Answer 11

Hernia

Question 12

CIRRH/O
(sĭ‐rō)

Answer 12

Cirrhosis, yellow

Question 13

ICTER/O
(ĭk‐tĕr‐ō)

Answer 13

Jaundice

Question 14

VOLV/O
(vŏl‐vō)

Answer 14

To roll

Question 15

HEMORRHOID/O
(hem‐ŏ‐royd‐ō)

Answer 15

Hemorrhoid, pile

Question 16

FLAT/O
(flă‐tō)

Answer 16

Gas in the GI, to blow

Question 17

HALIT/O
(hăl‐ĭ‐tō)

Answer 17

Bad Breath

Question 18

ULCER/O
(ŭl‐sĕ‐rō)

Answer 18

Ulcer

Question 19

APHTH/O
(af‐thō)

Answer 19

Ulcer of the mouth, thrush

Question 20

‐CLYSIS
(klī‐sĭs)

Answer 20

Washing, lavage

Question 21

LAV/O
(lă‐vō)
LUT/O
(loo‐tō)
LOT/O
(lō‐tō)

Answer 21

Washing

Question 22

ENEM/O
(en‐ĕ‐mō)

Answer 22

Enema

Question 23

CATHART/O
(kă‐thart‐ō)

Answer 23

Evacuation (of the bowels)

Question 24

LAX/O
(lăk‐sō)
LAXAT/O
(lăk‐să‐tō)

Answer 24

Loosen, relax

Question 25

PLIC/O (plī‐kō) PLICAT/O (plī‐kā‐tō)

Answer 25

to fold, a fold

Question 26

CAUS/O (kaw‐sō) CAUST/O (kaw‐stō) CAUTER/O (kaw‐tĕr‐ō)

Answer 26

To burn, burnt