Med Term Ch 6 Study Flashcards

what is the term for when sound waves are used to image abdominal organs

abdominal ultrasonography

what is the term for surgical repair of the abdomen

abdominoplasty

what are the three enzymes which can be measured to evaluate liver function

ALT, AST, ALP

what is the term for ulcers and inflammation of the mouth

aphthous stomatitis

what is the term for “no opening”

atresia

what is a contrast material that is inserted into the rectum

BE, barium enema

what is the term for no opening of the bile ducts (into the duodenum)

biliary atresia

what is the term for surgical repair of the eyelid

blepharoplasty

what is the abbreviation for bowel movement

BM

what is the term for dilation of a tube leading into the lung

bronchiectasis

what is a sudden, involuntary, contraction of bronchial tubes (as during an asthmatic attack)

bronchospasm

what does the abbreviation BRBPR stand for

bright red blood per rectum

what is the combining form for the word “cheek”

bucc/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the cheek”

buccal

what is an immune reaction to eating gluten (wheat)

CD, celiac disease

what is the combining form for the word “cecum”

cec/o

what is the term for twisting of the first portion of the large intestine

cecal volvulus

what is the term for new opening of the first part of the colon to the outside of the body

cecostomy

what ist he combiing form fo rthe word “belly, abdomen”

celi/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the abdomen”

celiac

what is an autoimmune condition in which villi in the small intestine are damaged

celiac disease

what is the combining form for the word “lip”

cheil/o

what is an abnormal condition of the lip

cheilosis

what is the term for surgical repair of the lip and mouth

cheilostomatoplasty

what is the combining form for the word “bile, vessel”

cholangi/o

what is the term for dilation of bile vessel

cholangiectasis

what is the term for record (image) of bile vessels

cholangiogram

what is the term for malignant tumor of bile vessel

cholangiocarcinoma

what is the term for inflammation of bile vessels

cholangitis

what is the combining form for the word “gall/bile”

chole/o

what is the combining form for the word “gallbladder”

cholecyst/o

what is the term for removal of the gallbladder

cholecystectomy

what is a new opening between the gallbaldder and the jejunum; procedure involing anastomosis

cholecystojejunostomy

what is the term for abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder

cholecystolithiasis

what is the combining form for the word “common bile duct”

choledoch/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the common bile duct”

choledochal

what is the term for a dilation of the common bile duct

choledochectasia

what is the term for having gallstones

cholelithiasis

what is the term for a stoppage of the flow of bile

cholestasis

what is the combining form for the word “colon”

col/o, colon/o

what is the term for removal of the large bowel

colectomy

what is the term for visual examination of the colon

colonoscopy

what is a series of xray images that are taken in multiple views (especially cross sections)

computed tomography CT

what is the term for food tube is not connected to the stomach from birth

congenital esophageal atresia

what is a series of xray images taken in multiple views

CT, computed tomography

what is the term for transverse xray pictures of abdominal organs

CT of the abdomen

what is the combining form for the word “tooth”

dent/i

what is the term for pain in a tooth

dentalgia

what is the term for loose, watery discharge of feces

diarrhea

what is the combining form for the word “duodenum”

duoden/o

what is the term for “pertaining to the first portion of the small intestine”

duodenal

what is the term for painful menstruation

dysmenorrhea

what is the term for diffult digestion

dyspepsia

what is the term for difficulty swallowing

dysphagia

what ist he suffix for “stretching, dilation, widening”

-ectasis, -ectasia

what is the term for a flexible tube that travels through the esophagus

EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy

what is the suffix for vomiting

-emesis

what is the term for a procedure where a contrast material is injected through endoscope and xrays are taken of the pancreas and bile ducts

endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, ERCP

what is the term for use of endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine organs of gastrointestinal tract

endoscopic ultrasonography, EUS

what is the combining form for the word “intestines, usually small intestine”

enter/o

what is the combining form for the word “esophagus”

esophag/o

what is the term for a lack of opening of esophagus to the stomach at birth

esophageal atresia

what does FOBT stand for

fecal occult blood test

what is FOBT

test for blood in the stool to screen for polyps or colon cancer

what is used to introduce nutrients into the stomach after insertion through abdominal walls with laparoscopic instruments

G tube, gastrostomy tube

what is the combining form for the word “stomach”

gastr/o

what is the term for reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum

gastric bypass or baratric surgery

what is the term for a new surgical connection between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine

gastroduodenal anastomosis

what is the term for inflammation of the stomach and intestines

gastroenteritis

what is the term for visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope

gastrointestinal endoscopy

what is the term for a new opening between the stomach and jejunum

gastrojejunostomy

what is the term for discharge of blood from the stomach

gastrorrhagia

what is the most common test to detect a stomach ulcer

gastroscopy

what is the term for a new opening of the stomach to outside of the body

gastrostomy

what is the abbreviation for gallbladder

GB

what is the term for the condition were solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach

GERD, gastroesophageal reflux disease

what is the abbreviation for gastrointestinal

GI

what is the combining form for the word “gums”

gingiv/o

what is the term for removal of gum tissue; peridontal procedure

gincivectomy

what is the term for periodontal disease

gingivitis

what is the combining form for the word “tongue”

gloss/o

what is the term for removal of the tongue

glossectomy

what is the term for an incision into the tongue

glossotomy

what is the term for “pertaining to the tongue and throat”

glossopharyngeal

what is the combining form for the word “sugar”

gluc/o

what is the term that means rupture of red blood cells

hemolysis

what is the term for formation of new glucose (by liver cells)

gluconeogensis

what is the combining form for the word “sugar”

glyc/o

what is storage form for sugar

glycogen

what is the abbreviation for hepatitis B virus

HBV

what is the term for vomiting blood (from digestive tract)

hematemsis

what is the term for spitting up blood

hemoptysis

what is bursting forth of blood

hemorrhage

what is the combining form for the word “liver”

hepat/o

what is the term for enlargement of the liver

hepatomegaly

what is the combining form for the word “hernia”

herni/o

what is the term for suture of an abdominal protrusion (hernia); sutuure of weakened muscular wall

herniorrhaphy

what is the term for a radioactive imagining procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine

HIDA scan

what is the term for a series of conditions characterized by inflammation of the colon and small intestine

IBD, inflammatory bowel disease

what is the combining form for the word “ileium”

ile/o