CH11 Medical Terminology Gastroinestinal Gastroenterology

The term Gastroenterology means:

• Study of the stomach

• the one who studies the stomach

• Study of stomach and intestine

• Study of the small intestine

The word root cholecyst means:

• Bladder

• gallblader

• bile duct

• gallbladder

The medical term Hematemesis means

• vomiting

• blood

• pertaining to blood

• vomiting blood

The medical term colitis means:

• Inflammation of the collon

• Inflammation of small and large intestine

• pain in colon

• Inflammation of colon

The medical term colostomy means

• To cut into the small intestine

• To create a new opening in the small intestine

• To create a new opening in the stomach

• To cut into the stomach

• To create a new opening in the colon

The medical term hyperemesis means:

• excessive vomiting

• vomiting

• above vomiting

• vomiting blood

The medical term hepatoma means:

• Pertaining to the liver

• Inflammation of the liver

• tumor of the liver

• Disease of the liver

The medical term esophagoplasty means:

• To cut into the esophagus

• Surgical removal of the esophagus

• Surgical repair of the esophagus

• To create a new opening in the esophagus

• To aspirate fluid from the esophagus

The abbreviation GERD means:

• Gastroenterologist

• Gastroesophageal reflux disease

• Gastroenteral reflux disease

• Gastroenteral reflux disease

What is the correct meaning of the abbreviation N&V?

• not vocal

• nauseous and volatile

• nasogastric tube and vomiting

• nausea and vomiting