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HCT MT Ch 8 & 9 pre, suf, combining forms

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or/o, stomat/o   mouth  
pharyng/o   pharynx  
esophag/o   esophagus  
gastr/o   stomach  
enter/o   small intestine  
col/o, colon/o   large intestine  
an/o, proct/o, rect/o   rectum & anus  
hepat/o   liver  
cholecyst/o   gallbladder  
pancreat/o   pancreas  
ailment/o   to nourish  
cheil/o   lips of mouth  
gullet   esophagus  
duodenum   first portion of stomach  
jejunum   middle portion of stomach  
illeum   last & longest portion of stomach  
odont/o   tooth  
hiat/o   opening  
-osis   abnormal condition  
-emesis   vomiting  
-phagia   swallowing  
Eructation   burping  
Pica   eating disorder, non-food substances  
diverticul/o   diverticulum  
dia-   through  
-megaly   enlargement  
cirrh/o   yellow-orange, tawney  
-lithiasis   presence of stones  
duoden/o   duodenum  
-occult   hidden  
tom/o   slice  
O & P   ova & parasites  
endo-   within  
colon/o   colon  
sigmoid/o   sigmoid colon  
emet/o   vomiting  
palat/o   palate  
nephr/o, ren/o   kidneys  
pyel/o   renal pelvis  
ur/o, urin/o   urine  
ureter/o   ureters  
cyst/o   urinary bladder  
urethr/o   urethra  
home/o   sameness  
-stasis   control  
-chrome   color  
-emia   blood condition  
-emie   blood condition  
-pathy   disease  
hydr/o   water  
-ectasis   enlargement or stretching  
glomerul/o   glomeruli  
-ptosis   dropping down  
py/o   pus  
poly-   many  
-rrhagia   bleeding  
-cele   hernia  
vesic/o   bladder  
vagin/o   vagina  
-rrhea   flow or discharge  
diur/o, diuret/o   tending to increase urine output  
olig/o   scanty  
noct/o   night  
-uresis   urination  
-lysis   separation or setting free  
-pexy   surgical fixation  
-tripsy   to crush  
meat/o   opening or passageway  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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