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The root term [gastr-] arises from the old Greek [gaster] meaning "belly"or "abdomen". In modern medical terminology it is used to mean "stomach", although its vernacular past still remains is some medical words. Following are some used for this term:
Northwestern Health Sciences UniversityInformation GuidesMedical TerminologyWord Parts Search this GuideSearch Medical Terminology This guide introduces the foundational knowledge necessary for understanding medical terminology. It provides an overview of the different types of medical word parts and a reference document of the most commonly used medical word parts. HomeWord PartsMedical Word RootsCombining Form of Word RootsSuffixesPrefixesBuilding Medical Terms Medical Word RootsThis is the foundation of the medical word and all medical words must have at least one word root. It provides the primary meaning of the medical word.
Most word roots are written with their combining form. The combining form is created when the word root is combined with a vowel, most commonly the letter "o", which enables two or more word part elements to be combined with it.
The word root of gastr/o was combined with the word root enter/o. Then the combining form of enter/o was combined with the suffix -logist. Together, the word means a healthcare specialist who studies and treats disorders of the stomach and intestines.
A suffix is a word part that is added to the end of the combining form of a word root that changes the meaning of the word root(s). All word roots will have a suffix, which defines or provides meaning to the word root(s). Suffixes are commonly designated with a hyphen and then the suffix word part. For example:
A word part at the beginning of a word root that modifies its meaning is referred to as prefix. A prefix is designated by the word part followed by a hyphen. Not every word root needs a prefix, but every word root needs a suffix.
Albino rats were injected with various doses of d-amphetamine (.02 mg/kg- 9 mg/kg) and subjected to 4 hours restraint in a cold (+5 degrees C) environment. Differential effects on ulceration were observed as a function ot the d-amphetamine dose level. Pretreatment with a .50 mg/kg injection of d-amphetamine significantly inhibited ulceration over that of saline injected, control animals, while a 9 mg/kg dose injection of the drug significantly facilitated it. Such results were explained in terms of a model interaction between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system activity, and the effect that such activity has on gastric conditions conducive to ulceration.
A second experiment was conducted to further delineate the properties of the proposed theoretical model using drugs which were known to deplete norepinephrine. Differential effects of disulfiram and guanethidine on ulceration were observed and these results were discussed in reference to the theoretical model. Alternative explanations for these results were also presented.
Gastric intramural hematomas (GIH) are extremely rare. There are 47 cases described up to date, and most are usually related to underlying coagulopathy. The reports described in the past decade have mostly been related to surgeries and procedures, making hematomas caused by peptic ulcer disease or spontaneous in less than 12% of the cases. In the era of increased radiologic imaging, findings of masses or lesions often lead to increased psychological stress to providers and patients. Though uncommon, GIH can be a relatively benign and easily manageable cause of a possible mass-like gastrointestinal lesion. Thus, thorough investigation of any mass reported on imaging should be performed prior to declaring it to be a tumor since underlying pathology can be totally benign as seen in our case.
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