Module 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

Question 1

-stenosis

Answer 1

narrowing or tightening

Question 2

-pepsia

Answer 2

digestion

Question 3

-ectasis

Answer 3

dilation

Question 4

vomit is

Answer 4

emesis

Question 5

what is the medical term for the condition commonly known as heartburn?

Answer 5

esophageal reflux

Question 6

what is the meaning of the term hematemesis?

Answer 6

vomiting of blood

Question 7

the abnormal discharge of fat in the faces is called

Answer 7

steatorrhea

Question 8

palat/o

Answer 8

palate

Question 9

the term that means difficult swallowing

Answer 9

dysphagia

Question 10

-spasm

Answer 10

involuntary contraction of muscle

Question 11

a burst or bleeding somewhere in the body would be called

Answer 11

hemorrhage

Question 12

a involuntary muscle contraction of sudden onset is

Answer 12

spasm

Question 13

what is the term for overeating?

Answer 13

polyphagia

Question 14

gingiv/o

Answer 14

gum

Question 15

bucc/o

Answer 15

cheek

Question 16

gloss/o

Answer 16

tongue

Question 17

lingu/o

Answer 17

tongue

Question 18

bar/o

Answer 18

weight

Question 19

a stool _____ is a colon cancer screening test that detects occult blood in the stool

Answer 19

guaiac

Question 20

serum bilirubin levels are elevated in patients with liver disease and jaundice. a liver function test is done to determine the amount of bilirubin the blood. what is this liver function test called?

Answer 20

serum bilirubin

Question 21

which radiographic imaging procedure produced cross-sectional images of internal organs like the liver?

Answer 21

computed tomography

Question 22

chol/e

Answer 22

bile or gall

Question 23

a barium enema is used with

Answer 23

a lower gastrointestinal series

Question 24

the use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the lining of the gastrointestinal tract is called

Answer 24

endoscopic ultrasonography

Question 25

removal of liver tissue for the purpose of analysis under a microscope is a

Answer 25

liver biopsy

Question 26

reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum describes a procedure called

Answer 26

gastric bypass

Question 27

_____ uses magnetic waves to produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body

Answer 27

magnetic resonance imaging

Question 28

the blood levels of ALT, which is the abbreviation for ______, ,and AST, which is the abbreviation for ____, are elevated when liver cells are damaged

Answer 28

alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase

Question 29

tests such as the measurement of ALT AST and serum bilirubin are known collectively as

Answer 29

LFTs

Question 30

HIDA scan is also known as

Answer 30

cholescintigraphy

Question 31

BE is the abbreviation for

Answer 31

barium enema

Question 32

GERD is the abbreviation for

Answer 32

gastroesophageal reflux disease

Question 33

HBV is the abbreviation for

Answer 33

hepatitis B virus

Question 34

NG is the abbreviation for

Answer 34

nasogastric (tube)

Question 35

PUD is the abbreviation for

Answer 35

peptic ulcer disease

Question 36

the abbreviation that indicates a patient may have "nothing by mouth" is

Answer 36

NPO

Question 37

another term for BRBPR is

Answer 37

hematochezia

Question 38

what abbreviation means a patient gets all nutrition intravenously?

Answer 38

TPN

Question 39

what abbreviation indicates a general condition of the intestines?

Answer 39

IBD

Question 40

what is the abbreviation for the radiographic procedure that produces a series of cross-sectional images??

Answer 40

CT, computed tomography

Question 41

GB stands for

Answer 41

gallbladder

Question 42

what is the abbreviation for the tube inserted through the abdominal wall to introduce nutrients into the stomach?

Answer 42

G tube

Question 43

PEG tube is short for _____ tube

Answer 43

percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy

Question 44

GI means

Answer 44

gastrointestinal

Question 45

what is the abbreviation for the imaging procedure that uses magnetic waves to produce images of tissues and organs?

Answer 45

MRI

Question 46

-pepsia

Answer 46

digestion

Question 47

-ectasia

Answer 47

stretching

Question 48

TPN

Answer 48

total parenteral nutrition

Question 49

LFTs stands for

Answer 49

liver function tests

Question 50

what is a stool guaiac test done for?

Answer 50

to determine that presence of hidden blood in the feces

Question 51

if a child swallows poison an _____ would be used to induce vomiting

Answer 51

emetic

Question 52

a series of x rays of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth is known as a

Answer 52

barium enema

Question 53

amylase and lipase tests measure the levels of these ________ in the blood

Answer 53

enzymes