Chapter 6 medical terminology
Spitting:__
-ptysis
Minor tranquilizer and sedative used to reduce tension
Anxiolytics agent
Which of the following is NOT a liver function test? A.Alk phos (alkaline phosphatase) B.Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) C.Alanine transaminase (ALT) D.Serum bilirubin E.Aspartate transaminase (AST)
B.Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
Serum tests for the presence of enzymes and bilirubin; examples are ALT and AST:
LFTs
Stomat/o__
Mouth
Test performed to identify the presence of melena:
The stool guaiac test
Sound waves are used to produce images of abdominal organs:
abdominal ultrasonography
an/o: __
anus (ring)
inflammation of the mouth with small ulcers
aphthous stomatitis
Appendic/o:__
appendix
Not open:
atresia
no opening
atresia
bil/i: __
bile
Surgical repair of the eyelid
blepharoplasty
somat/o
body
Pertaining to the cheek
buccal
Pertaining to the cheek: __
buccal
eti/o
cause
Twisting of part of the intestine upon itself:
cecal volvulus
The term that means abnormal condition of the lip:
cheilosis
Record (image) of bile vessels:
cholangiogram
The term that means inflammation of bile vessels
cholangitis
Removal of the gallbladder:
cholecystectomy
Procedure involving anastomosis:
cholecystojejunostomy
The term that means abnormal condition of gallstones:
cholelithiasis
The term dyspepsia means
difficult digestion; indigestion
The meaning of -ectasis:
dilation, widening
The suffix -phagia means:
eating, swallowing
Suture of the (small) intestine: entero__
enterorrhaphy
esophag/o: __
esophagus
lip/o: __
fat
The suffix -rrhea means:
flow, discharge
Bariatric surgery for weight loss:
gastric bypass
Removal of gum tissue:
gingivectomy
Incision of the tongue: gloss__
glossotomy
Select the term that is spelled correctly:
glossotomy
False or unreal sensory perceptions are called
hallucinations
Spitting up blood from the respiratory tract and lungs
hemoptysis
Select the term that is spelled correctly:
hemorrhage
herni/o:__
hernia
New opening between two parts of the jejunum:
jejunojejunostomy
The term that means visual examination of the abdomen
laparoscopy
Labi/o:__
lip
cheil/o: __
lip
stone
lith/o
The test used to diagnose chronic hepatitis
liver biopsy
Dilation of the lymph vessels:
lymphangiectasis
cib/o: __
meal
Select the term that is spelled correctly:
menorrhea
menstrual discharge
menorrhea
Psych/o
mind
or/o: __
mouth
Insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach:
nasogastric intubation
The term that means surgical repair of the palate
palatoplasty
Peritone/o:__
peritoneum
Throat: __
pharyng/o
antipsychotic tranquilizers
phenolthiazines
prote/o: __
protein
pylor/o
pylorus
rect/o
rectum
Herniorrhaphy means:
repair (suture) of a hernia
Bursting forth of blood from the spleen:
splenorrhagia
amyl/o: __
starch
discharge of fat in feces
steatorrhea
narrowing, tightening
stenosis
Lith/o:__
stone
The test to detect microorganisms in feces:
stool culture
The test to reveal hidden blood in feces
stool guaiac
The suffix -stasis means
stopping, controlling
The suffix -rrhaphy means:
suture or repair
Ileum: __
third part of the small intestine
tonsill/o
tonsils
Test to demonstrate choledocholithiasis:
transhepatic cholangiography
iatr/o
treatment
The suffix -emesis means:
vomiting
fear of strangers
xenophobia
