Exam 10: The Digestive System

The suffix -rrhea means "________."

The medical term for inflammation of the gums is:

When blood flow is restricted to a protruding organ, it is called a(n):

A combining form that means "abdomen" is:

Match the combining form with the correct definition. -phag/o

Your patient is a 14-year-old girl. Even though she is 6 feet tall, she weighs only 100 pounds. Her doctor suspects she might have an eating disorder that causes her to avoid food due to a compulsion to become thin. The medical name for this condition is:

A polyp is:

Select the correct term for a tube that is inserted in through the nose and drops to the stomach.

The medical term for visual examination of the stomach using a long flexible tube and camera is:

Provide the term based on the brief definition. -Making an incision in the abdominal wall

A drug that prevents or stops the vomiting reflex is a(n) ________.

The medical term for the condition of stones in the gallbladder or bile ducts is:

The medical term for "bad breath" is ________.

The suffix -emesis means ________.

Small pouches in the wall of the colon are called ________.

FOBT is the abbreviation for ________. (four words)

An agent that prevents or stops vomiting is an antacid.

Anorexia nervosa is an eating disorder involving repeated gorging with food followed by induced vomiting or laxative abuse.

The medical term for yellow discoloration of the skin and eyes is ________.

The combining form that means "stomach" is ________.