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Chapter 8&9
Medical Terminiology
Question | Answer |
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aer/o | air |
aerophagia | eating or swallowing air |
alveol/o | aveoli |
alveolities | inflammation of the alveoli |
anthrac/o | coal, coal dust |
anthracosis | abnormal condition of the bronchus |
bronchiectasis | dilation or expansion of the bronchus |
bronchiol/o | bronchiole |
bronchiolitis | inflammations of the bronchiole |
carcin/o | cancer |
carcinoma | cancerous tumor |
chondr/o | cartilage |
chondroplasty | surgical repair of the cartilage |
coni/o | dust |
coniosis | abnormal condition caused by (inhalation of) dust |
diaphragmat/o | diaphragm |
diaphragmatocele | hernia of the diaphragm |
epiglott/o | epiglottis |
epiglottal | pertaining to the epiglottis |
laryng/o | larynx |
laryngitis | inflammation of the larynx |
lob/o | lobe |
lobectomy | surgical removal or excision of a lobe |
muc/o | mucus |
mucoid | resembling mucus |
nas/o | nose |
nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and stomach |
rhin/o | nose |
rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
or/o | mouth, mouthlike opening |
oral | pertianing to the mouth |
stomat/o | mouth, mouthlike opening |
stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
orth/o | straight |
orthopnea | breathing in the straight position |
ox/i | oxygen |
ox/ | oxygen |
oximeter | measuring instrument for oxygen |
anoxia | condition of no oxygen |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
phon/o | sound, voice |
pleur/o | pleura |
pneum/o | lung, air |
pneumon/o | lung, air |
pulmon/o | lung |
sinus/o | sinus |
spir/o | breathing |
thorac/o | thorax |
tonsill/o | tonsil |
trache/o | trachea |
an/o | anus |
append/o | appendix |
appendic/o | appendix |
bil/i | bile |
bucc/o | cheek |
cec/o | cecum |
cheil/o | lip |
labi/o | lip |
chol/e | bile,gall |
cholangi/o | bile duct |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
col/o | colon |
colon/o | colon |
dent/o | teeth |
odont/o | teeth |
duoden/o | duodenum |
enter/o | small intestine |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
gingiv/o | gums |
gloss/o | tongue |
lingu/o | tongue |
hepat/o | liver |
ile/o | ileum |
jejun/o | jejunum |
lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal wall |
or/o | mouth |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
pept/o | digestion |
phag/o | eating, swallowing |
pharyng/o | pharynx |
proct/o | rectum, anus |
pylor/o | pylorus |
rect/o | rectum |
sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
steat/o | fat |
stomat/o | mouth, mouth-like opening |