Medical Terminology: Digestive System

PT116 Unit 5 Assignment
 

Combining Forms	Meaning
an/o
append/o
appendic/o
bar/o
bucc/o
cec/o
chol/e
cholangi/o
cholecyst/o
choledoch/o
cirrh/o
col/o
colon/o
dent/o
diverticul/o
duoden/o
enter/o
gingiv/o
gloss/o
hepat/o
Suffixes	Meaning
–emesis
–istry
–lithiasis
–orexia
–pepsia
–phagia
–prandial
–tripsy

 

Word Building

Build a term that means:

	Meaning
inflammation of appendix
removal of gallbladder
create opening in colon
specialist in stomach and small intestine
instrument to view inside sigmoid colon
incision into abdomen
pertaining to straight teeth
surgical repair of palate
vomiting blood
slow digestion

 

Matching

Match/Answer		Choice
	ascites	Tooth cavity Gallstones Yellow tint to the skin Varicose veins in rectum Test for microscopic blood in stools Heartburn Withdrawing fluid from abdominal cavity Accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity Washing out the stomach Intestine twisted on itself Dark, tarry stools Diaphragmatocele X-ray to visualize bile ducts Bright red blood in the stools Treatment for morbid obesity A diagnostic blood test Loss of weight generalized wasting Abnormal tube-like passageway Canker sore Small tumor on a stem or pedicle Artificial covering for tooth Treats nausea Telescoping stretch of intestine Fever blister Vomiting
	cachexia
	crown
	caries
	emesis
	hematochezia
	jaundice
	melena
	polyp
	pyrosis
	aphthous ulcer
	herpes labialis
	hemorrhoids
	fistula
	hiatal hernia
	intussusception
	volvulus
	cholelithiasis
	ALT
	lavage
	bariatric surgery
	antiemetic
	FOBT
	paracentesis
	PTC

 

Match/Answer		Choice
	chyme	Difficulty with defecation Treats gum conditions An autoimmune condition An X-ray of the teeth Liquefied food leaving the stomach To surgically pull teeth A symptom of liver disease Treats peptic ulcers A biting tooth A congenital condition
	cuspid
	constipation
	jaundice
	periodontics
	cleft palate
	Crohn’s disease
	bite-wing
	extraction
	proton pump inhibitor

 

Multiple Choice

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What is the medical term for the return of fluids and solids from the stomach into the mouth?

1. dyspepsia.
2. regurgitation.
3. dysphagia.
4. aphagia.

 
A protrusion of the stomach through the diaphragm and into the thoracic cavity is a(n)

1. inguinal hernia.
2. hiatal hernia.
3. abdominal hernia.
4. disk hernia.

 
The organ that produces bile is the

1. gallbladder.
2. pancreas.
3. liver.
4. small intestine.

 
The pathological condition characterized by twisting of the intestine on itself is called

1. polyp.
2. intussusception.
3. volvulus.
4. Crohn’s disease.

 
The term for chronic disease of the liver with gradual destruction of its cells is

1. dyspepsia.
2. cirrhosis.
3. peptic ulcer.
4. volvulus.

 
The term for a series of X-rays taken of the stomach and duodenum after barium has been swallowed is

1. lower GI.
2. upper GI.
3. anastomosis.
4. retrograde cholangiography.

 
What is the medical term for tooth decay?

1. ascites.
2. fistula.
3. gingivitis.
4. caries.

 
Which surgical term listed below means to create a passageway between two organs?

1. gastrectomy.
2. anastomosis.
3. lithotripsy.
4. laparotomy.

 
Which treatment listed below involves using a nasogastric tube to place a nutritional liquid into the stomach?

1. lavage.
2. anastomosis.
3. gavage.
4. fistulectomy.

 
Which of the following conditions is the presence of outpouches off the gut?

1. diverticulosis.
2. polyposis.
3. diaphragmatocele.
4. ileus.