Med Term Chapter 10

Question 1

abdomin/o

Answer 1

abdomen

Question 2

celi/o

Answer 2

abdomen

Question 3

lapar/o

Answer 3

abdomen

Question 4

aliment-

Answer 4

food, nourish

Question 5

an/o

Answer 5

anus

Question 6

appendic/o

Answer 6

appendix

Question 7

-ase

Answer 7

enzyme

Question 8

bil/i

Answer 8

bile (gall)

Question 9

chol/e

Answer 9

bile (gall)

Question 10

cec/o

Answer 10

cecum

Question 11

-cele

Answer 11

hernia

Question 12

cheli/o

Answer 12

lip

Question 13

labi/o

Answer 13

lip

Question 14

cholangi/o

Answer 14

bile duct

Question 15

choledoch/o

Answer 15

bile duct

Question 16

cholecyst/o

Answer 16

gallbladder

Question 17

cirrh/o

Answer 17

yellow

Question 18

jaund/o

Answer 18

yellow

Question 19

col/o

Answer 19

colon (large intestine)

Question 20

colon/o

Answer 20

colon (large intestine)

Question 21

cyst/o

Answer 21

bladder

Question 22

dent/o

Answer 22

tooth

Question 23

odont/o

Answer 23

tooth

Question 24

-dipsia

Answer 24

thirst

Question 25

doch/o

Answer 25

duct

Question 26

duoden/o

Answer 26

duodenum

Question 27

-emesis

Answer 27

act or instance of vomit

Question 28

enter/o

Answer 28

small intestine

Question 29

esophag/o

Answer 29

esophagus

Question 30

gastr/o

Answer 30

stomach

Question 31

gingiv/o

Answer 31

gums

Question 32

gloss/o

Answer 32

tongue

Question 33

hepatic/o

Answer 33

liver

Question 34

hepat/o

Answer 34

liver

Question 35

ile/o

Answer 35

ileum

Question 36

jejun/o

Answer 36

jejunum

Question 37

-lith

Answer 37

stone

Question 38

lith/o

Answer 38

stone

Question 39

or/o

Answer 39

mouth

Question 40

stomat/o

Answer 40

mouth

Question 41

pancreat/o

Answer 41

pancreas

Question 42

peritone/o

Answer 42

peritoneum

Question 43

polyp/o

Answer 43

polyp

Question 44

proct/o

Answer 44

anus and rectum

Question 45

rect/o

Answer 45

rectum

Question 46

sial/o

Answer 46

saliva

Question 47

sigmoid/o

Answer 47

sigmoid colon

Question 48

-tripsy

Answer 48

intentional crushing

Question 49

umbilic/o

Answer 49

center portion of abdomen

Question 50

anabolism

Answer 50

building up materials to store energy

Question 51

ascites

Answer 51

retention of fluid in peritoneum

Question 52

catabolism

Answer 52

breaking down materials to release energy

Question 53

cirrhosis

Answer 53

liver disease named for the change of color in the liver, build-up of scar tissue in the liver

Question 54

constipation

Answer 54

difficulty passing feces

Question 55

dental caries

Answer 55

tooth decay

Question 56

diarrhea

Answer 56

unformed, fluid feces

Question 57

dyspepsia

Answer 57

bad digestion

Question 58

fistula

Answer 58

any abnormal passageway in body that shouldn't be there

Question 59

hemorrhoid

Answer 59

abnormal mass of dilated and engorged blood vessels in swollen tissue, occurs internally in anal canal or externally around anus

Question 60

icterus, jaundice

Answer 60

yellowing of skin, tissue

Question 61

polyp

Answer 61

small, benign on luminal surface of large intestine

Question 62

abcominal computed tomography

Answer 62

radio graphic procedure that produces detailed cross sections of soft tissue structures within abdomen

Question 63

anastomosis

Answer 63

creation of an opening, surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes

Question 64

antiemetic

Answer 64

medication that relieves nausea and vomiting

Question 65

bariatrics

Answer 65

relating to or specializing in the treatment of obesity

Question 66

barium enema

Answer 66

radiographic exam of rectum and colon after administering barium into rectum

Question 67

bilirubin

Answer 67

orange-yellow pigment formed in the liver by the breakdown of hemoglobin, and excreted in bile

Question 68

colonoscopy

Answer 68

direct visual examination of the inner surface of the entir colon from rectum to cecum

Question 69

dentifrice

Answer 69

toothpaste

Question 70

eupepsia

Answer 70

good digestion

Question 71

fecal occult blood test

Answer 71

test of feces to discover blood not visibly apparent

Question 72

flatulence, flatus

Answer 72

medical term for passing gas

Question 73

laxative

Answer 73

medications given for food given to stimulate bowel movements

Question 74

lithotrispy

Answer 74

use of sound waves to crush a stone inside the body

Question 75

liver transplant

Answer 75

optional treatment for patients with liver failure

Question 76

paracentesis

Answer 76

surgical puncture of a cavity

Question 77

probiotic

Answer 77

living microorganisms aiding in digestion and protecting the body from harmful bacteria

Question 78

sailagogic

Answer 78

agent which causes salivation

Question 79

ultra sonography

Answer 79

a test in which high frequency sound waves are bounced off tissues and the echoes ate converted into picture

Question 80

Ba

Answer 80

barium

Question 81

BE

Answer 81

barium enema

Question 82

BM

Answer 82

bowel movement

Question 83

EGD

Answer 83

esophogogastroduodenoscopy

Question 84

ERCP

Answer 84

endoscopic retrograde cholangeopancreotography

Question 85

EUS

Answer 85

endoscopic ultrasound

Question 86

FOBT

Answer 86

fecal occult blood test

Question 87

FBS

Answer 87

fasting blood sugar

Question 88

GERD

Answer 88

gastroesophegal reflux disease

Question 89

GI

Answer 89

gastrointestinal

Question 90

GTT

Answer 90

glucose tolerance test

Question 91

IBS

Answer 91

irrital bowel syndrome

Question 92

LFT

Answer 92

liver function test

Question 93

LLQ

Answer 93

left lower quadrant

Question 94

LUQ

Answer 94

left upper quadrant

Question 95

N&V

Answer 95

nausea and vomiting

Question 96

NGT

Answer 96

nasogastric tube

Question 97

NPO

Answer 97

nothing by mouth

Question 98

PUD

Answer 98

peptic ulcer disease

Question 99

RLQ

Answer 99

right lower quadrant

Question 100

RUQ

Answer 100

right upper quadrant