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Medical Terminology
Unit 6 - Medical Dictionary Exercises
Question | Answer |
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-cele | hernia, protrusion |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove (aspirate) fluid |
-cholangi/o | bile, duct |
chol/e | bile, gall |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
col/o | colon, large intestine |
colon/o | colon, large intestine |
enter/o | intestine, usually small |
esophagi/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach |
-graphy | process of recording |
hepat/o | liver |
-iasis | abnormal condition; disease produced by something specified |
ile/o | ileum - (third portion of small intestine, between the jejunum and cecum) |
-itis | inflammation |
labi/o | lip |
lingo/o | tongue |
lithiasis | stones, presence, condition or formation |
-megaly | large, enlargement |
pathy | disease, emotion |
phagia | eating, swallowing |
plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
proct/o | anus and rectum |
rect/o | rectum |
-rrhea | flow, discharge |
-rrhagia | bursting forth, ( of blood) |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-scope | instrument for visual exam |
sial/o (sialadeno) | saliva |
sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
stenosis | constriction, narrowing |
stomat/o | mouth |
-stomy | new opening - to for a mouth |