Medical Terminology: Word Elements Related to the Digestive System Quiz

Test your understanding of gastroenterology with these questions on medical terms related to the digestive system. How well do you know the terminology?

#1

What is the medical term for difficulty in swallowing?

Dysphagia
Gastroscopy
Aphagia
Gastritis
#2

Which of the following terms refers to inflammation of the liver?

Hepatitis
Nephritis
Gastritis
Cholecystitis
#3

What is the term for the excessive production of gas in the stomach or intestines?

Flatulence
Dyspepsia
Hematemesis
Hematochezia
#4

Which of the following terms refers to the surgical removal of the gallbladder?

Cholecystectomy
Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Cholangiography
#5

What is the term for the inflammation of the stomach lining?

Gastritis
Gastroenteritis
Gastroscopy
Gastrectomy
#6

What does the prefix 'sub-' mean in medical terminology?

Below
Above
Around
Within
#7

Which of the following suffixes means 'surgical repair'?

-ectomy
-plasty
-ostomy
-tomy
#8

Which of the following word elements means 'stomach'?

Hepat-
Gastr-
Col-
Cyst-
#9

Which of the following word elements means 'small intestine'?

Gastr-
Duoden-
Ile-
Enter-
#10

Which of the following word elements means 'rectum'?

Proct-
Rect-
Col-
Hepat-
#11

What is the term for the surgical removal of the appendix?

Appendectomy
Appendicitis
Appendicectomy
Appendicolithiasis
#12

What is the medical term for the surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface?

Colostomy
Gastrostomy
Ileostomy
Jejunostomy
#13

What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the colon?

Colonectomy
Colonoscopy
Colostomy
Colotomy
#14

What is the medical term for the presence of stones in the common bile duct?

Cholelithiasis
Cholecystitis
Cholangitis
Choledocholithiasis
#15

What is the medical term for the surgical removal of the rectum?

Proctectomy
Proctoplasty
Rectectomy
Rectoplasty

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