Prefixes/ Suffixes
A suffix that can be broken down to mean examination of
What is -scopy
Meaning of the word root bucc/o
What is Cheek?
An agent used to induce vomiting
What is Emetic?
Infection of the appendix
What is Appendicitis?
BM
What Is Bowel Movement?
What is Poly-?
Meaning of the word root cholecyst/o
What is Gallbladder?
Belching (caused by drinking carbonated beverages or swallowing air during meals)
What is Eructation?
Inflammation of the liver
What Is Hepatitis?
Proton pump inhibitor
What is PPI?
A suffix that can be broken down to mean surgical fixation
What is -pexy?
Meaning of the word root Or/o, Stoma, Stomat/o
What is Mouth?
The throat; a common passageway for food entering the esophagus and air entering the larynx
What is Pharynx?
Chronic inflammation of the intestinal wall, usually in the ileum and colon.
What Is Crohn Disease?
Nausea,Vomiting, and Diarrhea
What is N/V/D?
The prefix that can be broken down to mean below,under
What is sub-?
Meaning of the word root Dent/o, Dent/i, Odont/o
What is Teeth?
Needed throughout the Digestive process
What is Enzymes?
Chronic liver disease characterized by hepatomegaly, edma, ascites, and jaundice.
What Is Cirrhosis?
Common bile duct
What is CBD?
A suffix that can be broken down to mean pertaining to
What is -al?
Meaning of word root pancreat/o
What is Pancreas?
A lesion of the skin or a mucous membrane marked by inflammation and tissue damage
What is Ulcer?
Inability to absorb foods containing gluten.It affects the upper part of the small intestine and originates with an excess immune response to gluten.
What is Celiac disease?
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (tube)
What is PEG?