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Chapter 6 Med Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stenosis | tightening, narrowing |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -ectasis, -ectasia | dilation, widening |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -tresia | opening |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| colectomy | excision of the large intestines |
| cheilosis | abnormal condition of the lips |
| celiac disease | autoimmune condition where villi in small intestine are damaged |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gallstones |
| cecal volvus | twisting of the cecum |
| gastrostomy | new opening of the stomach to the outside of the body |
| gastrojejunostomy | opening of the stomach and the jejunum |
| esophageal atresia | no opening of the esophagus to the stomach |
| gingivectomy | removal of gum tissue |
| cholecystojejunostomy | opening of the gallbladder and the jejunum |
| glossectomy | excision of the tongue |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the distal gastric sphincter |
| proctosigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the rectum and anus |
| pancreatoduodenectomy | removal of the pancreas and duodenum |
| splenic flexure | bending of the intestine in the area of the spleen |
| stool guaiac test/Hemoccult test | test to detect hidden blood in feces |
| Lower gastrointesintal series (barium enema) | X-ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into 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 bilary system performed after injection of contrast into bile ducts |
| percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography | Contrast medium is injected using needle placed through abdomen into biliary vessles of liver |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) | Contrast is administered through oral catheter, passed through esophagus, stomach, and duodenum and into bile ducts |
| small bowel follow-through | sequential x-ray pics of small intestine with barium |
| barium swallow | study of the esophagus with barium |
| computed tomography (CT) | A series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views (especially cross section) |
| abdominal ultrasonography | sound waves beamed into abdomen produce image of abdomen viscera |
| endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) | Use of endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the gastrointestinal organs |
| magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) | magnetic waves produce images of organs and tissues in all three planes of the body |
| HIDA scan/cholescintigraphy | Radioactive imaging procedure tracking the production and flow of bile from liver to gallbladder to intestine |
| hemorrhage | the release of blood form a broken blood vessel |
| dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
| fecal transplant | transfer of stool from a healthy donor into the gastrointestinal tract of a patient |
| bariatric surgery | procedures used to reduce weight in people with severe obesity; sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass |
| esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) | visual examination of the esophagus, stomach, and duodenum |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen |
| nasogastric intubation | insertion of a tube through the nose to the stomach |
| abdominocentesis | puncture of the abdomen to remove fluid |
| hematemesis | blood when vomiting |
| herniorrhaphy | suturing of a hernia |
| cholangiectasis | dilation of bile vessels |
| celi/o | belly, abdomen |
| cib/o | meal |
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