The Language of Medicine - Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology

Vocabulary practice flashcards covering medical suffixes, combining forms, diagnostic lab tests, clinical procedures, and medical abbreviations from Chapter 6: Additional Suffixes and Digestive System Terminology.

-emesis

Vomiting

-pepsia

Digestion

-phagia

Eating, swallowing

-plasty

Surgical repair

-ptysis

Spitting

-rrhage, -rrhagia

Bursting forth (of blood)

-rrhaphy

Suture

-rrhea

Flow, discharge

-spasm

Involuntary contraction of muscles (sudden contraction of muscles)

-stasis

Stopping; controlling; stop; control; place

-stenosis

Narrowing, tightening; stricture

-tresia

Opening

-chezia

Defecation; elimination of wastes

-prandial

Meal

-ptosis

Droop; sag; prolapse; fall

bucc/o

Cheek

cec/o

Cecum

celi/o

Abdomen

cheil/o

Lip

chol/e

Gall, bile

cholangi/o

Bile duct (vessel)

cholecyst/o

Gallbladder

choledoch/o

Common bile duct

col/o, colon/o

Colon

dent/i

Tooth

duoden/o

Duodenum

enter/o

Intestines

esophag/o

Esophagus

gastr/o

Stomach

gingiv/o

Gums

gloss/o

Tongue

gluc/o, glyc/o

Sugar

hepat/o

Liver

herni/o

Hernia

ile/o

Ileum

jejun/o

Jejunum

labi/o

Lip

lingu/o

Tongue

lip/o

Fat

lith/o

Stone

odont/o

Tooth

or/o

Mouth

palat/o

Palate

pancreat/o

Pancreas

proct/o

Anus and rectum

pylor/o

Pyloric sphincter

rect/o

Rectum

sialaden/o

Salivary gland

splen/o

Spleen

steat/o

Fat

stomat/o

Mouth

Lipase tests

Laboratory tests for the level of lipase enzyme in blood

Liver function tests (LFTs)

Laboratory tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood

Stool culture

Laboratory test for microorganisms in stool

Stool guaiac test (Hemoccult test)

Laboratory test to detect blood in feces

Barium enema

Lower gastrointestinal series X-ray examination

HIDA scan

Hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid scan; a nuclear medicine test

Gastric bypass (bariatric surgery)

Surgical procedure that reduces stomach size

Gastrointestinal endoscopy

Visual examination of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract

Laparoscopy

Visual examination of the abdomen

Liver biopsy

Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination

Nasogastric intubation

Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach

Paracentesis (abdominocentesis)

Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen

AFP

Alpha-Fetoprotein -- tumor marker for liver cancer

BRBPR

Bright red blood per rectum

EGD

Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

ERCP

Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography

EUS

Endoscopic ultrasonography

FOBT

Fecal occult blood test

GERD

Gastroesophageal reflux disease

G-tube

Gastrostomy tube – feeding tube

LAC

Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy

NASH

Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis

NPO

Nothing by mouth

PEG tube

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube

PEJ tube

Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube

PTHC

Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography

PUD

Peptic ulcer disease

TPN

Total parenteral nutrition

T tube

Tube placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch on the outside of the body