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Med Term Review LN 8
Lesson 8 - Digestive System
| MedTerm | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o/centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdominal cavity |
| a/phag/ia | condition of w/o swallowing or loss of the ability to swallow |
| append/ectomy | excision of the appendix |
| appendic/itis | inflammation of the appendix |
| chol/e/cyst/ectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| chol/e/cyst/itis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
| chol/e/lith/iasis | condition of gall stones |
| col/ectomy | excision of the colon |
| col/itis | inflammation of the colon |
| colon/scopy | visual examination of the colon |
| col/o/stomy | artificial opening into the colon |
| CT colon/o/graphy | CT radiographic imaging of the colon |
| duoden/al | pertaining to the duodenum |
| dys/enter/y | painful intestines |
| dys/peps/ia | condition of difficult digestion |
| dys/phag/ia | condition of difficult swallowing |
| esophag/eal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| esophag/itis | inflammation of the esophagus |
| esophag/o/gastr/o/duoden/o/scopy | visual examination of the esophagus, stomach & duodenum |
| gastr/ic | pertaining to the stomach |
| gastr/ectomy | surgical removal of the stomach |
| gastr/itis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastr/o/enter/itis | inflammation of the stomach & intestines |
| gastr/o/enter/o/logist | specialist (physician) who studies & treats diseases of the stomach & intestines |
| gastr/o/enter/o/logy | study of the stomach & intestines |
| gastro/o/esophag/eal | pertaining to the stomach & esophagus |
| gastr/o/scope | instrument for visual examination of the stomach |
| gastr/o/scopy | visual examination of the stomach |
| gastr/o/stomy | artificial opening into the stomach |
| gingiv/alg/ia | condition of pain in the gums |
| gingiv/itis | inflammation of the gums |
| gloss/ectomy | surgical removal of the tongue |
| gloss/itis | inflammation of the tongue |
| gloss/o/pathy | disease of the tongue |
| hepat/itis | inflammation of the liver |
| hepat/oma | tumor of the liver |
| hepat/o/megaly | enlargement of the liver |
| ile/o/stomy | artificial opening into the ileum |
| jejun/o/ile/itis | inflammation of the jejunum & ileum |
| lapar/o/scope | instrument used for visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
| lapar/o/scop/ic | pertaining to visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
| lapar/o/scopy | visual examination of the abdominal cavity |
| lapar/o/tomy | incision into the abdominal wall |
| or/al | pertaining to the mouth |
| pancreat/ic | pertaining to the pancreas |
| pancreat/itis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| proct/o/scope | instrument used for visual examination of the rectum |
| proct/o/scopy | visual examination of the rectum |
| rect/al | pertaining to the rectum |
| rect/o/cele | hernia of the rectum |
| sigmoid/o/scope | instrument used for visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| sigmoid/o/scopy | visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| sub/lingu/al | pertaining to under the tounge |
| abdominal ultrasonography | a diagnostic procedure that is the process of recording images of the internal organs using high-frequency sound waves produced by a transducer placed directly on the skin covering the abdominal cavity |
| bariatric surgery | surgical reduction of gastric capacity to effect significant weight loss in extremely obese individuals |
| barium enema | diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the large intestine after a barium enema has been administered rectally (also called lower GI series) |
| Crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract usually affecting the ileum and characterized by cobblestone ulcerations and the formation of scar tissue that may lead to intestinal obstruction |
| diarrhea | abnormally frequent discharge of partially solid or fluid fecal matter |
| endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | ragiographic examination of the biliary tract & pancreatic ducts with contrast media, fluoroscopy & endoscopy |
| gastroesophageal reflux disease | disorder characterized by the abnormal backward flow of the gastrointestinal contents into the esophagus |
| hemorrhoid | varicose vein in the rectal area, which may be internal or external |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
| peptic ulcer | eroded area of the mucous membrane of the stomach or duodenum associated with increased secretion of acid from the stomach |
| polyp | tumorlike growth extending outward from a mucous membrane |
| ulcerative colitis | a disease characterized by inflammation of the colon with the formation of ulcers |
| upper GI series | a diagnostic procedure in which a series of radiographic images are taken of the stomach & duodenum after the contrast agent barium has been swallowed (also called a barium swallow) |
| abbreviation for barium enema | BE |
| abbreviation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography | ERCP |
| abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease | GERD |
| abbreviation for upper GI series | UGI series |
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