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med term unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| amyl/o | starch |
| bar/o | weight |
| bil/i | bile |
| carb/o | carbon |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| col/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| obes/o | obesity |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peps/o | digestion |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| phor/o | bear, carry |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| trich/o | hair |
| dys- | painful, difficult |
| eu- | easy, good |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| sub- | below |
| hypo- | below |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -cele | hermia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | excision |
| -genic | forming |
| -iasis | condition, usually infestation |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ostomy | make a new opening |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -scope | looking instrument |
| -scopy | process of using a scope |
| -tomy | cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| -iatrics | medical practice |
| -ity | quality |