Word Parts
What of the following roots is part of the lower gastrointestinal tract?
enter/o
What medical term means "bad intestine condition" and is another name for diarrhea?
Dysentery
What is the correct breakdown of the medical term orthodontist into its component parts?
ortho/dont/ist
What is the abbreviation for nasogastric tube?
NGT
What medical term refers to an abnormal opening between the rectum and the exterior perianal skin?
Anal fistula
What causes this is: Just inside your anus are several glands that make fluid. Sometimes, they get blocked or clogged. When that happens, a bacteria buildup can create a swollen pocket of infected tissue and liquid.
What combination of roots refers to the ducts through which bile leaves the liver?
Choleangio
What medical term means "gallbladder pain"?
Cholecystalgia
Translate the medical term stomatosis as literally as possible.
Mouth condition
What are the 2 types of surgical approaches when operating on the gastrointestinal system?
Laparotomy (cutting a patient open)
Laparoscopic (inserting a camera and instruments through small hoes.)
Translate the medical term sialoadenosis (si-AL-oh-AD-en-OH-sis) as literally as possible. (What doe it mean?)
Saliva gland condition
Identify and define the root in the term glossoplasty.
plasty reconstruction
What medical term means "excessive vomiting"?
Hypoemesis
Identify the correct pronunciation for the medical term cholecystogram.
KOH-lay-SIS-toh-gram
What is the term for suturing of the tongue?
Glossotomy
Identify the correct pronunciation for the medical term celiopathy
Celiopathy
SEE-lee-AW-pah-thee
Identify and define the root in the term hepaticotomy.
hepatico liver
Translate the medical term aphagia as literally as possible.
"No eat condition"; inability to eat
Translate the medical term biligenesis as literally as possible.
Bile creation
This is the creation of an opening, a surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tubes.
What is anastomosis (ah-NAS-toh-MOH-sis)
Which is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hepatosclerosis?
hepato (liver) + scler (hardening) + osis (condition) = hardening of the liver
What root refers to the third of the three sections of the small intestine and literally means "groin"?
jejun/o
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term gingivostomatitis?
gingivo (gum) + stomat (mouth) + itis (inflammation) = inflammation of the mouth and gums
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term hepatomalacia?
hepato (liver) + malacia (softening) = softening of the liver
What is the term for creating an opening between (common) bile duct and the intestines?
choledochoentersstomy
(KOH-leh-DOH-koh-EN-ter-AW-stoh-mee)
What is the correct breakdown and translation of the medical term
gingival hyperplasia?
gingiv (gum) + al (pertaining to) + hyper (over) + plasia (formation) = overformation of gum tissue