1
Q
-emesis
A
Vomiting
2
Q
-Pepsia
A
Digestion
3
Q
-phagia
A
Eating, swallowing
4
Q
-plasty
A
Surgical repair
5
Q
-ptysis
A
Spitting
6
Q
-rrhage, -rrhagia
A
Bursting forth (of blood)
7
Q
-rrhaphy
A
Suture (fixing)
8
Q
-rrhea
A
Flow, discharge
9
Q
-spasm
A
Involuntary contraction of muscles
10
Q
-stasis
A
Stopping, controlling
11
Q
-stenosis
A
Narrowing, tightening
12
Q
-tresia
A
Opening
13
Q
What suffix’s can be used alone as separate words?
A
Emesis (emetic), lysis, spasm, stasis, stenosis
14
Q
Difficulty swallowing?
A
Dysphagia
15
Q
Stop or control bleeding?
A
Hemostasis
16
Q
Bucc/o
A
Cheek
17
Q
Cec/o
A
Cecum
18
Q
Celi/o
A
Abdomen
19
Q
Chol/e
A
Gall, bile
20
Q
Cheil/o
A
Lip
21
Q
Cholangi/o
A
Bile duct (vessel)
22
Q
Cholecyst/o
A
Gallbladder
23
Q
Choledoch/o
A
Common bile duct
24
Q
Col/o
A
Colon
25
Colon/o
Colon
26
Dent/i
Tooth
27
Duoden/o
Duodenum
28
Enter/o
Intestines
29
Esophag/o
Esophagus
30
Gastr/o
Stomach
31
Gingiv/o
Gums
32
Gloss/o
Tongue
33
Gluc/o
Sugar
34
Glyc/o
Sugar
35
Hepat/o
Liver
36
Herni/o
Hernia
37
Ile/o
Ileum
38
Jejun/o
Jejunum
39
Labi/o
Lip
40
Lipase test
Test for the level of lipase enzyme in the blood
41
Liver function tests (LFTs)
Tests for enzymes and bilirubin in blood
42
Stool culture
Test for microorganisms in stool
43
Stool guaiac test or Hemoccult test
Test to detect blood in feces
44
Enlarged liver?
Hepatomegaly
45
Lingu/o
Tongue
46
Lip/o
Fat
47
Lith/o
Stone
48
Odont/o
Tooth
49
Or/o
Mouth
50
Palat/o
Palate
51
Pancreat/o
Pancreas
52
Proct/o
Anus and rectum
53
Pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
54
Rect/o
Rectum
55
Sialaden/o
Salivary gland
56
Splen/o
Spleen
57
Steat/o
Fat
58
Stomat/o
Mouth
59
Microbiome
The bacteria and organisms living inside you and helping you
60
Barium (lower gi x-rays typically)
Makes the difference between light and dark greater (drink it)
61
Ct scan v x-ray
X-ray you use your eyes with light and ct scan a computer enhances the x-ray for you
62
Nuclear medicine test
Measures the function (ie. how much the gallbladder secretes)
63
Gastric bypass or bariatric surgery
Reduces stomach size
64
Gastrointestinal endoscopy
Visual examination of the GI tract (through the mouth or anus)
65
Laparoscopy
Visual examination of the abdomen
66
Liver biopsy
Removal of liver tissue for microscopic examination
67
Nasogastric intubation
Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach
68
Paracentesis or abdominocentesis
Puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen
69
AFP
Alpha-Fetoprotein—tumor marker for liver cancer (releasing specific enzymes)
70
alk phos
Alkaline phosphatase (bone breakdown)
71
ALT, AST
Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase
72
BE
Barium enema
73
BM
Bowel movement
74
BR BPR
Bright red blood per rectum
75
CD
Celiac disease
76
CT
Computed tomography
77
Osteoporosis
When women lose bone late in life
78
EGD
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
79
ERCP
Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
80
EUS
Endoscopic ultrasonography
81
FOBT
Fecal occult blood test
82
G-tube
Gastrostomy tube — feeding tube
83
GB
Gallbladder
84
GERD
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
85
GI
Gastrointestinal
86
HBV
Hepatitis B virus
87
IBD
Inflammatory bowel disease
88
J-tube
Jejuostomy tube; feeding tube
89
LAC
Laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
90
LFTs
Liver function tests
91
MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
92
NASH
Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis
93
NG tube
Nasogastric tube
94
NPO
Nothing by mouth
95
PEG tube
Percutaneous endoscopic Gastrostomy tube
96
PEJ tube
Percutaneous endoscopic jejunostomy tube
97
PUD
Peptic ulcer disease
98
TPN
Total parental nutrition
99
T tube
Into a small pouch on the outside of the body (from gallbladder)
100
-ase
Enzyme
101
-centesis
Puncture to remove fluid
102
-chezia
Defecation; elimination of wastes
103
-ectomy
Removal; excision; resection
104
-emesis
Vomiting
105
-emia
Blood condition
106
-genesis
Producing; forming
107
-graphy
Process of recording
108
-iasis
Abnormal condition
109
-lysis
Breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening
110
-megaly
Enlargement
111
-orexia
Appetite
112
-pathy
Disease; emotion
113
-pepsia
Digestion
114
-phagia
Eating; swallowing
115
-prandial
Meal
116
-plasty
Surgical repair
117
-ptosis
Droop; sag; prolapse; fall
118
-ptysis
Spitting
119
-rrhage
Bursting forth (of blood)
120
-rrhagia
Burst forth (of blood)
121
-rrhaphy
Suture
122
-rrhea
Flow; discharge
123
-scopy
Visual examination
124
-spasm
Sudden contraction of muscles
125
-stasis
Stop; control; place
126
-stenosis
Tightening; stricture
127
-stomy
New opening (to form a mouth)
128
-tomy
Process of cutting
129
-tresia
Opening
Med-term
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