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Medical Terminology
Term | Definition |
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chole | gallbladder |
cholecystectomy | gallbladder excision |
colon | large intestine |
colitis | large intestine inflammation |
emesis | vomiting |
emetic | produces vomit |
entero | intestine |
gastro | stomach |
gastritis | stomach inflammation |
glosso | tongue |
glossopathy | tongue disease |
hepat | liver |
hepatitis | liver inflammation |
ile | last three sections of small intestine |
ileitis | ileum inflammation |
laparo | abdomen |
laparotomy | abdomen incision |
myxo | mucus |
myxoma | mucus tumor |
papilae | small bumps on tongue |
procto | anus, rectum |
procotology | study of diseases of the colon, anus and rectum |
colorectal | colon and rectal |
pyloro | gatekeeper |
pylorostenosis | pyloric narrowing |
stoma | mouth/opening |
stomatitis | mouth/opening inflammation |
viscero | body organs |
viscermegaly | enlarged abdominal organs |