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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| myasthenia | muscular weakness |
| myocele | hernia or pertrusion of muscle |
| phag/o | eat or swallow |
| myodynia/ myalgia | muscle pain |
| tendonitis | inflamation of the tendon |
| colopexy | surgical fixation of the colon |
| hepatitis | inflamation of the liver |
| hepat/o | liver |
| gastroenterologist | person who studies the stomach and intestines |
| gastro | stomach |
| colitis | inflamation of the colon |
| myoma | muscle tumor |
| kinesiology | study of movement |
| gastrectomy | surgical removal of stomach or part of stomach |
| cholecyst/o | gall bladder |
| ileostomy | surgical opening in the ileum |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gall bladder |
| myelitis | inflamation of the muscle |
| colonoscopy | viewing of the colon |
| glossodynia | pain in the tongue |
| gloss | tongue |
| gastroenteritis | inflamation of the stomach and intestines |
| A.P.F | ankel plantar flexior muscles |
| I.M | Inter- muscular |
| Sc or Sq | subcutaneous |
| sialoadenitis | inflamation of the salivary glands |
| pancreatitis | inflamation of the pancreas |
| kinesalgia | pain from muscle movement |
| myomalacia | softening of the muscle |
| R.I.C.E | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| N.G.T | nasal gastric tube |
| gastrocolitis | inflamation of the stomach and colon |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| D.M | diabetes mellitus |
| asthenia | weakness |
| malacia | softening |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| tomy | incision into |
| myogenisis | formation of muscle cells |
| pexy | surgical fixation of |
| itis | inflamation |
| G.B.S | gall bladder x-ray series |
| cele | hernia or pertrusion |