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G.I.
Med Term-Gastroenterology
Question | Answer |
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The combining form gastr/o means | stomach |
The combining form enter/o means | intestine |
The word "gastrointestinal" means | pertaining to the stomach |
The word "oral" means | pertaining to the mouth |
The word "lingual" means | pertaining to the tongue |
The word "gustation" means | The sense of taste |
The combining form "stomat/o" means | mouth |
The word "deglutition" means | The process of swallowing food |
The mucous membrane that lines the gastrointestinal tract and produces mucus is called: | mucosa |
The hard bone and posterior soft tissues that form the roof of the mouth are called | palate |
The combining form "mastic/o" means | chewing |
The fleshy hanging part of the soft palate is called the | uvula |
Another word for throat is | pharynx |
The partially digested food, saliva, and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine are called | chyme |
The flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach is called the | esophagus |
The combining form "rect/o" means | rectum |
The combining form "or/o" means | mouth |
the combining form "proct/o" means | rectum and anus |
The combining form "choledoch/o" means | bile duct |
The combining form "lip/o" means | fat |
The combining form "hepat/o" means | liver |
The combining form "ot/o" means | ear |
The gastrointestinal tract begins with the | mouth |
The digestive system is also known as the | alimentary canal |
The word sublingual means "under the..." | tongue |
The large, elongated sac in the upper abdominal cavity is called the | stomach |
The thick deep folds in the stomach that expand as the stomach is filled with food are called | rugae |
The first part of the stomach is called the | duodenum |
The second part of the stomach is called the | jejunum |
The third part of the stomach is called the | ileum |
The small, tear-drop shaped, dark green sac posterior to the liver is called the | gallbladder |
The yellow, somewhat lumpy gland, shaped like an elongated triangle that lies posterior to the stomach is called the | pancreas |
Intestinal gas is also known as | flatus |
Wave-like contractions in the stomach that help to propel the food bolus through the GI tract are called | peristalsis |
The bitter fluid that is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder is called | bile |
The double-layer serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds each GI organ is called | peritoneum |
Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the GI tract are called | enzymes |
The digestive enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein foods into large protein molecules is called | pepsin |
The combining form for the enzyme that digests milk is | lact/o |
The word meaning "below the mandible" is | submandibular |
The combining form that means gallbladder is | cholecyst/o |
The combining form that means movement is | kin/o |
The suffix that means "study of" is | -logy |
The word that means "diffucult or painful eating or swallowing" is | dysphagia |
The word that means "decreased appetite because of disease" is | anorexia |
The word that means "excessive overeating" due to a disease is called | polyphagia |
A stone is a salivary gland is called | sialolithiasis |
Inflammation of the oral mucosa is called | stomatitis |
Inflammation of the tongue is called | glossitis |
The word that means "painful or difficult digestions" is called | dyspepsia |
Swollen protruding veins in the mucosa of the lower esophagus or stomach are called | varices |
The abbreviation for peptic ulcer disease is | PUD |
The abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease is | GERD |
Vomiting of blood is called | hematemesis |
Acute inflammation or infection of the stomach due to a virus or bacterium is called | gastroenteritis |
A cancerous tumor or mass in a gland is called | adenocarcinoma |
The condition of vomiting more than normal is called | hyperemesis |
The medical term for vomit is | emesis |
The reflux of small amounts of food and acid back into the mouth, without vomiting, is called | regurgitation |
Telescoping of one segment of the intestine inside the lumen of the next segment is called | intussusception |
Twisting of the intestine around itself is called | volvulus |
Inflammation of the appendix is called | appendicitis |
A weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch is called a | diverticula |
Inflammation or infection of the diverticula is called | diverticulitis |
A bacterial infection of the large intestine caused by an unusual strain of E.coli is called | dysentery |
The abbreviation for irritable bowel syndrome, also known as spastic colon, is | IBS |
Swollen, protruding veins in the rectum are called | hemorrhoids |
Inflammation of the rectum due to radiation therapy, or ulcers, or infection is called | proctitis |
A protruding wall in the rectum is called a | rectocele |
Severe constipation is called | obstipation |
Hardened feces that becomes a stonelike mass is called a | fecalith |
Abnormally frequent, loose, sometimes watery feces is called | diarrhea |
Blood in the feces is called | hematochezia |
The inability to voluntarily control bowel movements is called | incontinence |
Greasty, frothy, foul-smelling feces that conain undigested fats is called | steatorrhea |
Fibrous bands that form after abdominal surgery are called | adhesions |
A weakness in the muscle of the diaphragm or abdominal wall is called a | hernia |
Inflammation and infection of the peritoneum is called | peritonitis |
Accumulation of fluid in the abdominopelvic cavity is called | ascites |
Inflammation and infection of the liver from a virus is called | hepatitis |
Chronic, progressive inflammation and irreversible degenerative disease of the liver is called | cirrhosis |
Enlargement of the liver is called | hepatomegaly |
Yellowish discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes is called | jaundice |
A tumor or mass in the liver is called a | hepatoma |
Word that means "pertaining to the liver cell" is | hepatocellular |
Acute or chronic inflammation of the bile ducts is called | cholangitis |
Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder is called | cholecystitis |
A condition of gallstones in the gallbladder is called | cholelithiasis |
A condition of stones in the common bile duct is called | choledocholithiasis |
Inflammation or infection of the pancreas is called | pancreatitis |
Procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen is called an | abdominocentesis |
Removal of the appendix is called an | appendectomy |
Procedure to remove the gallbladder is called a | cholecystectomy |
Procedure to remove the diseased part of the colon and create a new opening in the abdominal wall is called a | colostomy |
Procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the gastrointestinal tract is called an | endoscopy |
Procedure of using an instrument to examine the sigmoid colon is called a | sigmoidoscopy |
Procedure of using an instrument to examine the entire colon is called a | colonoscopy |
Procedure that uses an abdominal incision to open the abdomionpelvic cavity is called a | laparotomy |
Combining form that means fat | steat/o |
The suffix that means vomiting is | -emesis |
The suffix that means enlargement is | -megaly |
The suffix that means creating a surgical opening is | -stomy |
The suffix that means "tumor or mass" is | -oma |
The suffix that means "surgical excision or removal" is | -ectomy |
The suffix that means "hernia" is | -cele |
The suffix that means the "process of suturing" is | -rrhaphy |
The suffix that means "process of cutting or making an incision" is | -tomy |
The suffix that means "instrument used to examine" is | -scope |
The suffix that means "the process of using an instrument to examine" is | -scopy |
The suffix that means "record or picture" is | -gram |