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Chapter 5
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly / abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/i | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| faci/o | face |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw / mandible |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | throat |
| proct/o | anus / rectum |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| amyl/o | starch |
| bil/i | gall / bile |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| chol/e | gall / bile |
| chlorhydr/o | hydochloric |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen / animal starch |
| lip/o | fat / lipid |
| lith/o | stone / calculus |
| prote/o | protein |
| py/o | pus |
| sial/o | saliva / salivary |
| steat/o | fat |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -chezia | defecation / elimination of waste |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -prandial | meal |
| etiology | the study of the cause |
| eti/o | cause |
| idiopathic | unknown cause |
| idi/o | unknown |
| anorexia | lack of appetite |
| -orexia | appetite |
| ascites | abnormal accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| constipation | difficulty in passing stools |
| sign | can be measured |
| symptoms | a feeling |
| diarrhea | frequent passage of loose, watery stool |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| eructation | gas expelled from the stomach through the mouth |
| flatus | gas expelled through the anus |
| hematochezia | passage of fresh, bright red blood from the rectum |
| jaundice | yellow-orange coloration of the skin and whites of eyes |
| nausea | unpleasant sensation in the stomach with a tendency to vomit |
| steatorrhea | fat in the feces |
| dental caries | tooth decay (cavity) |
| oral leukoplakia | white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth |
| periodontal disease | inflammation and degeneration of the gums, teeth , and surrounding bones |
| achalasia | failure of the lower esophagus sphincter muscle to relax |
| esophageal varices | swollen, varicose veins at the lower end of the esophagus |
| gastrophageal reflux disease (GERD) | solids and fluids return to the mouth from the stomach |
| hernia | protrusion of an organ or part through the tissue and muscles normally containing it |
| peptic ulcer | open sore in the lining of the stomach or duodenum |
| colonic polyps | polyps protrude from the mucous membrane of the colon |
| crohn disease | chronic inflammation of the intestinal tract |
| diverticulosis | abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon |
| hemorrhoids | swollen, twisted, varicose veins in the rectal region |
| inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) | inflammation of the colon and small intestines |
| irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) | group of GI symptoms, but without defined abnormalities in the intestines |
| cholelithiasis | gallstones in the gallbladder |
| cirrhosis | chronic degenerative disease of liver |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| viral hepatitis | inflammation of the liver caused by a virus |
| biliary (pronounce) | BIL |
| cheilosis (pronounce) | LO |
| choledocholithiasis (pronounce) | THI |
| colostomy (pronounce) | LOS |
| entercolitis (pronounce) | LI |
| glycogenolysis (pronounce) | NOL |
| mesentery (pronounce) | MES |
| palatoplasty (pronounce) | PAL |
| peristalsis (pronounce) | STAL |
| rectum (pronounce) | REK |
| ascites (pronounce) | SI |
| dysentery (pronounce) | DIS |
| oral leukoplakia (pronounce) | OR |
| pancreatitis (pronounce) | TI |
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