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Stomach
Med Term Ch 5 & 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o or appendic/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly, abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon, large intestine |
| colon/o | colon |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines, usually the small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tounge |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| amyl/o | starch |
| bil/i | gall, bile |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lith/o | stone |
| steat/o | fat |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defecation, elimination of wastes |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -parandial | meal |
| -ectasis or -ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, protruding |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -tresia | opening |
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| borborygmus | rumbling or gurgling noise produced by the movement of gas, fluid, or both in the gastrointestinal tract |
| constipation | difficulty passing stools |
| diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stools |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth |
| flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
| hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
| jaundice | (icterus) yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by high levels of bilirubin in the blood (hyperbilirubinemia) |
| melena | black, tarry stools; feces containing digested blood |
| nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach associated with a tendency to vomit |
| steatorrhea | fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter |
| aphthous stomatitis | (canker sores) inflamation of the mouth with small, painful ulcers |
| dental caries | tooth decay |
| oral leukoplakia | white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth |
| achalasia | failure of the lower esophagus sphincter (LES) muscle to relax |
| esophageal varices | swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
| gastric cancer | malignant tumor of the stomach |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | (GERD) solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ or part through the muscle normally containing it |
| hiatal hernia | upper part of the stomach protrudes upward through the diaphragm |
| inguinal hernia | small loop of bowel protrudes through a weak lower abdominal muscle |
| peptic ulcer | open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum |
| anal fistula | abnormal tube-like passageway near the anus |
| colonic polyps | polyps (benign growths) protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon |
| pedunculated | polyps attached to the membrane by a stalk |
| sessile | polyps sitting directly on the mucous membrane |
| colorectal cancer | adenocarcinoma of the colon or rectum, or both |
| Crohn Disease | chronic inflamation of the intestinal tract (terminal ileum and colon) |
| diverticulosis | abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall |
| hemorrhoids | swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region |
| ileus | loss of peristalsis with resulting obstruction of the intestines |
| intussusception | telescoping of the intestines |
| irritable bowel syndrome | group of gastrointestinal symptoms associated with stress and tension |
| ulcerative colitis | chronic inflammation of the colon with presence of ulcers |
| volvulus | twisting of the intestine on itself |
| cholelithiasis | gallstones in the gallbladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic degenerative disease of the liver |
| viral hepatitis | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
| liver function tests | (LFTs) tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin in blood |
| stool culture | test for microorganisms present in feces |
| stool guaiac test | (hemoccult test) test to detect occult/hidden blood in feces |
| lower gastrointestinal series | (barium enema) x-ray images of the colon and the rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum |
| upper gastrointestinal series | (barium swallow/SBFT) x-ray images of the esophagus, stomach, and small intestine obtained after administering barium by mouth |
| cholangiography | x ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts |
| BE | barium enema |
| BM | bowel movement |
| CT | computed tomography |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| GB | gallbladder |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| IBD | inflammatory bowel disease |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PEG tube | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube (feeding tube) |
| PUD | peptic ulcer disease |
| TPN | total parenteral nutrition |
| T tube | tube placed in bile duct for drainage into small pouch on outside of body |
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