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Medical Term II
Lesson Two
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cutis | Skin |
| Cutitis | Skin inflammation |
| Dent | Teeth |
| Dentiform | Tooth-like |
| Derma | Skin |
| Dermatology | Skin, study of |
| Hapsia | Touch |
| Parapsia | Touch disorder |
| Odont | Teeth |
| Odontoprisis | Teeth grinding |
| Onco | Tumor |
| Oncology | Tumors, study of |
| Onychia | Nail beds |
| Onychitis | Nail bed, inflammation |
| Pedicular | Lice |
| Pediculosis | Lice, condition of |
| Prurigo | Itching |
| Pruritis | Itching Inflammation |
| Psora | Itch |
| Psoriasis | Itch, condition of |
| Sarco | Flesh |
| Sarcolysis | Flesh decomposing |
| Sclero | Hard |
| Sclerogenous | Hardening tissue |
| Squama | Scaly |
| Squamous | Scale-like |
| Tricho | Hair |
| Trichoid | Hair-like |
| Chole | Bile; gallbladder |
| Cholecystectomy | Gallbladder excision |
| Colon | Large intestine |
| Colitis | Large intestine inflammation |
| Emesis | Vomiting |
| Emetic | Produces Vomit |
| Entero | Intestine |
| Enteritis | Intestinal inflammation |
| Gastro | Stomach |
| Gastritis | Stomach inflammation |
| Glosso | Tongue |
| Glossopathy | Tongue disease |
| Hepat | Liver |
| Hepatitis | Liver inflammation |
| ile | ileum (Last of the three sections of the small intestines) other two are: Duodenum and the jejunum |
| ileitis | ileum inflammation |
| Laparo | Abdomen |
| Laparotomy | Abdomen incision |
| Myxo | Mucus |
| Myxoma | Mucus tumor |
| Procto | Anus; rectum |
| Proctology | Study of diseases of the colon, rectum, and anus |
| Pyloro | Pylorus; gatekeeper (holds food in the stomach until adequately digested and ready to enter small intestines) |
| Pylorostenosis | Pyloric narrowing |
| Stoma | Opening; mouth (In reference to an artificial opening, like a surgical opening) |
| Stomatitis | Mouth inflammation (In reference to an artificial opening, like a surgical opening) |
| Viscero | Body Organs |
| Visceromegaly | Enlarged abdominal organs |