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Chabner Chapter 6

Language of Medicine - Additional Suffixes & Digestive System Terminology - 10th

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-ectasis, -ectasia dilation, widening
-emsis vomitting
-pepsia digestion
-phagia eating, swollowing
-plasty surgical repair
-ptysis spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy suture
-rrhea flow, discharge
-spasm involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis stopping, controlling
-stenosis narrowing, tightening
-tresia opening
liver function tests tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood
stool culture test for microorganisms present in feces
stool guaiac test test to detect hidden blood in feces
lower gastrointestinal series x-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum
cholangiography x-ray examination of the biliary system after injection of contrast into the bile ducts
computed tomography (CT) a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views
abdominal ultrasound sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues
HIDA scan radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestine
gastric bypass or bariatric surgery reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum
colonoscopy visual examination of the colon using an endoscope
laparoscopic cholecyctectomy removal of the gallbladder using a laparoscope
liver biopsy removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
nasogastric intubation insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
paracentisis surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
 



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