Med Term-Gastroenterology
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| The combining form gastr/o means | stomach
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| The combining form enter/o means | intestine
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| The word "gastrointestinal" means | pertaining to the stomach
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| The word "oral" means | pertaining to the mouth
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| The word "lingual" means | pertaining to the tongue
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| The word "gustation" means | The sense of taste
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| The combining form "stomat/o" means | mouth
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| The word "deglutition" means | The process of swallowing food
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| The mucous membrane that lines the gastrointestinal tract and produces mucus is called: | mucosa
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| The hard bone and posterior soft tissues that form the roof of the mouth are called | palate
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| The combining form "mastic/o" means | chewing
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| The fleshy hanging part of the soft palate is called the | uvula
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| Another word for throat is | pharynx
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| The partially digested food, saliva, and digestive enzymes in the stomach and small intestine are called | chyme
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| The flexible, muscular tube that moves food from the pharynx (throat) to the stomach is called the | esophagus
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| The combining form "rect/o" means | rectum
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| The combining form "or/o" means | mouth
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| the combining form "proct/o" means | rectum and anus
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| The combining form "choledoch/o" means | bile duct
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| The combining form "lip/o" means | fat
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| The combining form "hepat/o" means | liver
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| The combining form "ot/o" means | ear
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| The gastrointestinal tract begins with the | mouth
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| The digestive system is also known as the | alimentary canal
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| The word sublingual means "under the..." | tongue
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| The large, elongated sac in the upper abdominal cavity is called the | stomach
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| The thick deep folds in the stomach that expand as the stomach is filled with food are called | rugae
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| The first part of the stomach is called the | duodenum
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| The second part of the stomach is called the | jejunum
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| The third part of the stomach is called the | ileum
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| The small, tear-drop shaped, dark green sac posterior to the liver is called the | gallbladder
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| The yellow, somewhat lumpy gland, shaped like an elongated triangle that lies posterior to the stomach is called the | pancreas
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| Intestinal gas is also known as | flatus
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| Wave-like contractions in the stomach that help to propel the food bolus through the GI tract are called | peristalsis
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| The bitter fluid that is produced by the liver and stored in the gallbladder is called | bile
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| The double-layer serous membrane that lines the abdominopelvic cavity and surrounds each GI organ is called | peritoneum
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| Proteins that speed up chemical reactions in the GI tract are called | enzymes
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| The digestive enzyme in the stomach that breaks down protein foods into large protein molecules is called | pepsin
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| The combining form for the enzyme that digests milk is | lact/o
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| The word meaning "below the mandible" is | submandibular
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| The combining form that means gallbladder is | cholecyst/o
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| The combining form that means movement is | kin/o
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| The suffix that means "study of" is | -logy
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| The word that means "diffucult or painful eating or swallowing" is | dysphagia
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| The word that means "decreased appetite because of disease" is | anorexia
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| The word that means "excessive overeating" due to a disease is called | polyphagia
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| A stone is a salivary gland is called | sialolithiasis
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| Inflammation of the oral mucosa is called | stomatitis
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| Inflammation of the tongue is called | glossitis
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| The word that means "painful or difficult digestions" is called | dyspepsia
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| Swollen protruding veins in the mucosa of the lower esophagus or stomach are called | varices
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| The abbreviation for peptic ulcer disease is | PUD
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| The abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease is | GERD
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| Vomiting of blood is called | hematemesis
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| Acute inflammation or infection of the stomach due to a virus or bacterium is called | gastroenteritis
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| A cancerous tumor or mass in a gland is called | adenocarcinoma
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| The condition of vomiting more than normal is called | hyperemesis
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| The medical term for vomit is | emesis
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| The reflux of small amounts of food and acid back into the mouth, without vomiting, is called | regurgitation
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| Telescoping of one segment of the intestine inside the lumen of the next segment is called | intussusception
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| Twisting of the intestine around itself is called | volvulus
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| Inflammation of the appendix is called | appendicitis
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| A weakness in the wall of the colon where the mucosa forms a pouch is called a | diverticula
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| Inflammation or infection of the diverticula is called | diverticulitis
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| A bacterial infection of the large intestine caused by an unusual strain of E.coli is called | dysentery
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| The abbreviation for irritable bowel syndrome, also known as spastic colon, is | IBS
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| Swollen, protruding veins in the rectum are called | hemorrhoids
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| Inflammation of the rectum due to radiation therapy, or ulcers, or infection is called | proctitis
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| A protruding wall in the rectum is called a | rectocele
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| Severe constipation is called | obstipation
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| Hardened feces that becomes a stonelike mass is called a | fecalith
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| Abnormally frequent, loose, sometimes watery feces is called | diarrhea
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| Blood in the feces is called | hematochezia
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| The inability to voluntarily control bowel movements is called | incontinence
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| Greasty, frothy, foul-smelling feces that conain undigested fats is called | steatorrhea
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| Fibrous bands that form after abdominal surgery are called | adhesions
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| A weakness in the muscle of the diaphragm or abdominal wall is called a | hernia
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| Inflammation and infection of the peritoneum is called | peritonitis
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| Accumulation of fluid in the abdominopelvic cavity is called | ascites
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| Inflammation and infection of the liver from a virus is called | hepatitis
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| Chronic, progressive inflammation and irreversible degenerative disease of the liver is called | cirrhosis
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| Enlargement of the liver is called | hepatomegaly
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| Yellowish discoloration of the skin and whites of the eyes is called | jaundice
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| A tumor or mass in the liver is called a | hepatoma
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| Word that means "pertaining to the liver cell" is | hepatocellular
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| Acute or chronic inflammation of the bile ducts is called | cholangitis
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| Acute or chronic inflammation of the gallbladder is called | cholecystitis
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| A condition of gallstones in the gallbladder is called | cholelithiasis
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| A condition of stones in the common bile duct is called | choledocholithiasis
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| Inflammation or infection of the pancreas is called | pancreatitis
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| Procedure to remove fluid from the abdomen is called an | abdominocentesis
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| Removal of the appendix is called an | appendectomy
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| Procedure to remove the gallbladder is called a | cholecystectomy
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| Procedure to remove the diseased part of the colon and create a new opening in the abdominal wall is called a | colostomy
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| Procedure that uses an endoscope to examine the gastrointestinal tract is called an | endoscopy
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| Procedure of using an instrument to examine the sigmoid colon is called a | sigmoidoscopy
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| Procedure of using an instrument to examine the entire colon is called a | colonoscopy
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| Procedure that uses an abdominal incision to open the abdomionpelvic cavity is called a | laparotomy
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| Combining form that means fat | steat/o
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| The suffix that means vomiting is | -emesis
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| The suffix that means enlargement is | -megaly
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| The suffix that means creating a surgical opening is | -stomy
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| The suffix that means "tumor or mass" is | -oma
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| The suffix that means "surgical excision or removal" is | -ectomy
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| The suffix that means "hernia" is | -cele
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| The suffix that means the "process of suturing" is | -rrhaphy
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| The suffix that means "process of cutting or making an incision" is | -tomy
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| The suffix that means "instrument used to examine" is | -scope
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| The suffix that means "the process of using an instrument to examine" is | -scopy
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| The suffix that means "record or picture" is | -gram
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