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    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

    a. Tooth cavity

    b. Gallstones

    c. Yellow tint to the skin

    d. Varicose veins in rectum

    e. Test for microscopic blood in stools

    f. Heartburn

    g. Withdrawing fluid from abdominal cavity

    h. Accumulation of fluid in peritoneal cavity

    i. Washing out the stomach

    j. Intestine twisted on itself

    k. Dark, tarry stools

    l. Diaphragmatocele

    m. X-ray to visualize bile ducts

    n. Bright red blood in the stools

    o. Treatment for morbid obesity

    p. A diagnostic blood test

    q. Loss of weight generalized wasting

    r. Abnormal tube-like passageway

    s. Canker sore

    t. Small tumor on a stem or pedicle

    u. Artificial covering for tooth

    v. Treats nausea

    w. Telescoping stretch of intestine

    x. Fever blister

    y. 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

    a. Difficulty with defecation

    b. Treats gum conditions

    c. An autoimmune condition

    d. An X-ray of the teeth

    e. Liquefied food leaving the stomach

    f. To surgically pull teeth

    g. A symptom of liver disease

    h. Treats peptic ulcers

    i. A biting tooth

    j. A congenital condition

    cuspid

    constipation

    jaundice

    periodontics

    cleft palate

    Crohn’s disease

    bite-wing

    extraction

    proton pump inhibitor

    Multiple Choice

    Bold or highlight the answer.

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

    a. dyspepsia.

    b. regurgitation.

    c. dysphagia.

    d. aphagia.

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

    a. inguinal hernia.

    b. hiatal hernia.

    c. abdominal hernia.

    d. disk hernia.

    The organ that produces bile is the

    a. gallbladder.

    b. pancreas.

    c. liver.

    d. small intestine.

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

    a. polyp.

    b. intussusception.

    c. volvulus.

    d. Crohn’s disease.

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

    a. dyspepsia.

    b. cirrhosis.

    c. peptic ulcer.

    d. volvulus.

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

    a. lower GI.

    b. upper GI.

    c. anastomosis.

    d. retrograde cholangiography.

    What is the medical term for tooth decay?

    a. ascites.

    b. fistula.

    c. gingivitis.

    d. caries.

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

    a. gastrectomy.

    b. anastomosis.

    c. lithotripsy.

    d. laparotomy.

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

    a. lavage.

    b. anastomosis.

    c. gavage.

    d. fistulectomy.

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

    a. diverticulosis.

    b. polyposis.

    c. diaphragmatocele.

    d. ileus.

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