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LOM Ch. 6
Language of Medicine Ch. 6 additional digestive system terms
| definition | term |
|---|---|
| dilation (dilatation), widening | ectesis; ectesia |
| vomiting | -emesis |
| digestion | -pepsia |
| eating, swallowing | -phagia |
| surgical repair | -plasty |
| spitting | -ptysis |
| bursting forth (of blood) | -rrhage, -rragia |
| suture | -rrhapthy |
| flow, discharge | -rrhea |
| involuntary contraction of muscles | -spasm |
| stopping, controlling | -stasis |
| narrowing, tightening | -stenosis |
| opening | -tresia |
| tests for the levels of amylase and lipase enzymes in the blood | amylase and lipase tests |
| tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in the blood | liver function tests (LFTs) |
| test for microorganisms present in feces | stool culture |
| test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces | stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test |
| x-ray images of the colon and rectum after injection of barium into the rectum | lower gastrointestinal series (barium enema) |
| x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth | upper gastrointestinal series |
| x-ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts | cholangiography |
| a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section) | computed tomography (CT) |
| sound waves into the abdomen produce an image of the abdominal viscera | abdominal ultrasonography |
| use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the GI tract | endoscopic ultrasonography |
| magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body | magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) |
| radioactive imaging procedure that tracts the production and flow of blue from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine | HIDA scan |
| reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunem (gastrojejunostomy) | gastric bypass or bariatric surger |
| visual examination of the GI tract using an endoscope | gastrointestinal endoscopy |
| visual (endoscopic) examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen | laparoscopy |
| removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination | liver biopsy |
| insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach | nasograstric intubation |
| surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen | paracentesis (abdominocentesis) |
| alpha-fetoprotein (tumor marker for liver cancer) | AFP |
| alkaline phosphate | alk phos |
| alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase - enzymes measured to evaluate liver function in the blood | ALT,AST |
| barium enema | BE |
| bowel movement | BM |
| bright red blood per rectum - hematochezia | BRBPR |
| celiac disease | CD |
| computed tomography | CT |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy | EGD |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | ERCP |
| endoscopic ultrasonography | EUS |
| fecal occult blood test | FOBT |
| gastrostomy tube - feeding tube | G tube |
| gallbladder | GB |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | GERD |
| gastrointestinal | GI |
| hepatitis B virus | HBV |
| inflammatory bowel disease | IBD |
| jejunostomy tube-feeding tube | J-tube |
| laparascopic-assisted colectomy | LAC |
| magnetic resonance imaging | MRI |
| nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (fatty liver) | NASH |
| nasogastric tube | NG tube |
| nothing by mouth (latin nil per os) | NPO |
| percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (feeding tube) | PEG tube |
| percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube -feeding tube | PEJ tube |
| percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography | PTHC |
| peptic ulcer disease | PUD |
| total parenteral nutrition | TPN |
| special tube shaped like a T placed in the bile duct for drainage into a small pouch | T-tube |
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