Combining Forms
Combining form meaning 'colon'
What is "col/o"?
Surgical removal of the appendix
What is appendectomy?
Abnormal condition of gallstones
What is cholelithiasis?
X-ray examination using barium mixture to visualize the GI tract
What are barium tests?
Medical abbreviation for gastroesophageal reflux disease
What is GERD?
Combining form meaning 'appendix'
What is "append/o"?
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
What is hepatomegaly?
Chronic liver disease with degeneration of liver cells
What is cirrhosis?
Series of cross-sectional x-ray images showing abdominal organs
What is abdominal CT scan?
Medical abbreviation meaning 'nothing by mouth' in Latin
What is NPO (nil per os)?
Combining form meaning 'stomach'
What is "gastr/o"?
Inflammation of the pancreas
What is pancreatitis?
Yellow-orange coloration of skin from high bilirubin levels
What is jaundice?
Visual examination of the GI tract with an endoscope
What is gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Surgical creation of an opening between two GI organs
What is anastomosis?
Combining form meaning 'liver'
What is "hepat/o"?
Visual examination of the sigmoid colon
What is sigmoidoscopy?
Inflammation of the terminal portion of the ileum; also called Crohn disease
What is inflammatory bowel disease?
or
What is IBD?
or
What is ileitis?
Process using sound waves to produce images of organs like the gallbladder
What is abdominal ultrasonography?
Surgical creation of a new opening of the colon to the outside of the body
What is colostomy?
Combining form meaning 'gallbladder'
What is "cholecyst/o"?
Inflammation of the mouth
What is stomatitis?
Condition where stomach contents flow back into the esophagus
What is gastroesophageal reflux disease?
or
What is GERD?
X-ray examination of bile ducts after injection of contrast material
What is cholangiography?
Blood test that detects hidden blood in feces; important screening for colon cancer
What is hemoccult test?