Building a Medical Vocabulary Study Set 1

What does emesis mean?

Which of the following is not considered to be an organ of the digestive system?

Which of the following is a type of gastroplasty?

Which of the following is a chronic inflammatory disease of unknown origin, frequently affecting the ileum, that sometimes leads to intestinal obstruction and abscess formation?

Which statement is true of the liver?

Which statement is true of the jejunum?

Which of the following is inflamed in enteritis?

What does hematochezia mean?

Which of the following is not a surgical procedure?

What is meant by esophagectomy?

Which of the following is characteristic of peptic ulcer?

Which statement is true of the cecum?

What is a common chronic noninflammatory intestinal disorder?

Which statement is true of the duodenum?

What is another name for the gastrointestinal system?

What is a term for gastric hypertrophy?

Where does the burning sensation occur in GERD?

Which of the following words means the same as a mucous membrane?

Which of the following means protrusion of a portion of the stomach through a defect in the diaphragm?

What type of medication relieves or prevents excessive gas in the stomach or intestines?