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Chapter 6
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -ectasis | dilation / widening |
| -ectasia | dilation / widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating / swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow / discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | stopping / controlling |
| -stenosis | narrowing / tightening |
| -tresia | opening |
| bucco/o | cheeck |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | belly / abdomen |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | bowl / gall |
| cholangi/o | bowl duct |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bowl duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/i | teeth |
| duoden/o | 1st part of small intestines |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tounge |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | 3rd part of intestines |
| jejun/o | 2nd part of intestines |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat |
| lith/o | stone / calculus |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| proct/o | anus / rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus / pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| splen/o | spleen |
| steat/o | fat / sebum |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| lower gastrointestinal series | X- ray images of the colon and rectum obtained after injection of barium into the rectum |
| upper gastrointestinal series | X- ray images of the esophagus, stomach and small intestines obtained after administering barium by mouth |
| cholangiography | X- ray examination of the biliary system performed after injection of contrast into the bile ducts |
| computed tomography (CT) | a series of x-ray images are taken in multiple views |
| abdominal ultrasonography | sound waves beamed into the abdomen produce an image of abdominal viscera |
| endoscopic ultrasonography | use of an endoscope combined with ultrasound to examine the organs of the gastrointestinal tract |
| HIDA scan | radioactive imaging procedure that tracks the production and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder to the intestines |
| gastric bypass or bariatric surgery | reducing the size of the stomach and diverting food to the jejunum |
| gastrointestinal endoscopy | visual examination of the gastrointestinal tract using an endoscope |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through small incisions in the abdomen |
| liver biopsy | removal of liver tissue from microscopic examination |
| nasogastric intubation | insertion of a tube through the nose into the stomach |
| paracentesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid from the abdomen |
| atresia (pronounce) | TER |
| cholecystolithiasis (pronounce) | THI |
| dentalgia (pronounce) | TAL |
| hemoptysis (pronounce) | MOP |
| lipase (pronounce) | LI |
| paracentesis (pronounce) | TE |
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