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Medical Terminology
Chapter 6 ,191-192
Term | Definition |
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bucc/o | (cheek) buccal |
cec/o | (cecum) cecal volvulus (Cecal volvulus is a rare form of intestinal obstruction. It occurs when the cecum, which is between the small bowel and colon, detaches from the abdominal wall and twists on itself) |
celi/o | (belly, abdomen ) celiac disease: Damage to the lining of the small intestine as a reaction to eating gluten (protein found in wheat, barley, and rye). Malabsorption and malnutrition occur. |
cheil/o | (Lip) (cheilosis; Characterized by scales and fissures on the lips and resulting from a deficiency of vitamin B2 (thiamine) in the diet.) |
chol/e | (bile; gall) cholelithiasis (Choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of 1 or more gallstones in the common bile duct (CBD). |
cholangi/o | (bile vessel) cholangitis: In this term, one i is dropped. The most common cause of this condition is bacterial infection. |
cholecyst/o | (gallbladder) Choledocholithiasis refers to the presence of 1 or more gallstones in the common bile duct (CBD). |
choledoch/o | (common bile duct) choledochal choledochectasia |
col/o | (colon) colectomy: Surgeons perform laparoscopic-assisted colectomy (LAC) as an alternative to open colectomy to remove non metastatic colorectal carcinomas. |
colon/o | (colon) colonoscopy |
dent/i | (tooth) dentalgia |
enter/o | (intestines, usually small intestine) gastroenteritis |
esophag/o | (esophagus) esophageal atresia: This congenital anomaly must be corrected surgically. |
gastr/o | (stomach) gastrostomy: Also called a G tube or “button”. One type is a PEG (percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy) tube, which is inserted (laparoscopically) through the abdomen into the stomach to deliver food and liquids when swallowing is impossible. |
gingiv/o | (gums) gingivectomy |
gloss/o | (tongue) glossectomy (excision of all or a portion of the tongue) |
gluc/o | (sugar) gluconeogenesis |
glyc/o | (glucose; sugar) glycogen: A form of sugar stored in the liver. |
hepat/o | (liver) Of or pertaining to the liver |
herni/o | (hernia) herniorrhaphy |
ile/o | (ileum) ileostomy: a surgical operation in which a piece of the ileum is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall. |
jejun/o | (jejunum) cholecystojejunostomy |
labi/o | (lip) labiodental |
lingu/o | (tongue) sublingual |
lip/o | (fat (a type of lipid) lipase |
lith/o | (stone; calculus) cholecystolithiasis |
odont/o | (Tooth) periodontal membrane |
or/o | (mouth) oropharynx: The tonsils are located in the oropharynx |
palat/o | (palate) palatoplasty: Also called palatorrhaphy, this procedure corrects cleft (split) palate, a congenital anomaly. |
pancreat/o | (pancreas) pancreatitis pancreatoduodenectomy: Sometimes called a pancreaticoduodenectomy. This is a Whipple procedure, a surgical treatment for pancreatic cancer |
proct/o | (anus and rectum) proctosigmoidoscopy: An examination of the rectum and the lower part of the colon, using a thin, lighted instrument called a sigmoidoscope. |
pylor/o | (pyloric sphincter) pyloric stenosis: Pyloric stenosis is an uncommon condition in infants that blocks food from entering the small intestine. |
rect/o | (rectum) rectal carcinoma: Rectal cancer is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the tissues of the rectum. |
sialaden/o | (salivary gland) sialoadenectomy act of cutting; incising, incision, (excision of a salivary gland). |
splen/o | (spleen) splenic flexure: The downward bend in the transverse colon near the spleen. The hepatic flexure is the bend in the transverse colon near the liver. |
steat/o | (fat) steatorrhea: the excretion of abnormal quantities of fat with the feces owing to reduced absorption of fat by the intestine. |
stomat/o | (mouth) aphthous stomatitis: Aphthous stomatitis is a common condition characterized by the repeated formation of benign and non-contagious mouth ulcers (aphthae) in otherwise healthy individuals. |
duoden/o | (duodenum) duodenal: Pertaining to the duodenum, part of the small intestine. As in duodenal ulcer or duodenal biliary drainage. |
an/o | (anus) perianal (anus) situated in or affecting the area around the anus. |