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Medical Term II
Lesson Two
Question | Answer |
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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 |