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Medical Terminology
Unit 6 - Medical Dictionary Exercises
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -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 |