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Medical term
Chapter 6
Term | Definition |
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-ectasis, -ecstasia | Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
-emesis | Vomiting |
-lysis | destruction, breakdown, seperation |
-pepsia | Digestion |
-phagia | Eating, swallowing |
-plasty | Surgical procedure |
-ptosis | Drooping, sagging, protruding |
-ptysis | spitting |
-rrhage, -rrhagia | Bursting forth (of blood) |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
-stasis | stopping, controlling |
-stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
-tresia | opening |
Bucc/o | cheek |
Liver function tests (LFTs) | Tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood |
Stool culture | Test for microorganisms present in feces |
Stool guaiac test ot Hemoccult | Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces |
Lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) | X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum |
Upper gastrointestinal series | X-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestines obtained after administering barium by mouth |
Cholangiography | X-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts |
Computed Tomography (CT) | A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section) |
Abdominal ultrasonography | Sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of the abdominal viscers |
Endoscopic ultrasonography | Use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract |
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | Magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body |
Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery | Reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum |
Gastrointestinal endoscopy | Visual examination of the gastrointestinal tact using an endoscope |
Laparoscopy | Visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen |
Liver biopsy | Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination |
Nasogastric intubation | Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach |
Paracentesis | Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
alk phos | Alkaline phosphatase |
ALT, AST | Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase- enzymes measured to evaluate liver function |
BE | barium enema |
BM | bowel movement |
BRBPR | bright red blood per rectum |
CT | Computed tomography |
EGD | esophagogartroduodenoscopy |
ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
EUS | endoscopic ultrasonography |
FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
G tube | gastrostomy tube |
GB | gallbladder |
GERD | gastroepophageal reflux disease |
GI | gastrointestinal |
HBV | hepatitis B virus |
IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
LAC | Laparoscopic assisted colectomy |
LFT's | liver function tests |
MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
NG tube | nasogastric tube |
NPO | nothing by mouth |
PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy |
PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
TPN | total parenteral nutrition |