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MED TERM CHAP 8

WORD ROOTS, PREFIXES, AND SUFFIXES

QuestionAnswer
AER/O AIR, GAS
ALIMENT/O TO NOURISH
AN/O ANUS, RING
CATABOL/O A BREAKING DOWN
CEC/O CECUM
CHEIL/O LIP, LIPS
CHOL/E BILE, GALL
CHOLECYST/O GALL BLADDER
CHOLEDOCH/O COMMON BILE DUCT
COL/O, COLON/O COLON, LARGE INTESTINE
DENT/I, DENT/O TOOTH, TEETH
DUODEN/I, DUODEN/O DUODENUM, FIRST PART OF SMALL INTESTINE
ENTER/O SMALL INTESTINE
ESOPHAG/O ESOPHAGUS
GASTR/O STOMACH, BELLY
GINGIV/O GINGIVAL TISSUE, GUMS
HALIT/O BREATH
HEPAT/O LIVER
ILE/O ILEUM, SMALL INTESTINE
INTESTIN/O INTESTINE
METABOL/O CHANGE
ODONT/O TOOTH
OR/O MOUTH, ORAL CAVITY
ORTH/O STRAIGHT, NORMAL, CORRECT
PALAT/O PALATE, ROOF OF MOUTH
PANCREAT/O PANCREAS
PEPS/I DIGEST, DIGESTION
PEPT/O DIGEST, DIGESTION
PHARYNG/O THROAT, PHARYNX
PROCT/O ANUS, RECTUM
PYR/O, PYRET/O FEVER, FIRE
RECT/O RECTUM
SIGMOID/O SIGMOID COLON
TOM/O CUT SECTION, SLICE
DIA THROUGH, BETWEEN, APART, COMPLETE
DYS BAD, DIFFICULT, PAINFUL
ENDO IN, WITHIN, INSIDE
HYPER EXCESSIVE, INCREASED
PERI SURROUNDING, AROUND
AL PERTAINING TO
ALGIA PAIN, PAINFUL CONDITION
ARY PERTAINING TO
ECTOMY SURGICAL REMOVAL, CUTTING OUT, EXCISION
EMESIS VOMITING
GRAPHY THE PROCESS OF PRODUCING A PICTURE OR RECORD
IC PERTAINING TO
ISM CONDITION, STATE OF
IST A PERSON WHO PRACTICES, SPECIALIST
ITIS INFLAMMATION
LITHIASIS PRESENCE OF STONES
MEGALY ENLARGEMENT
OLOGIST SPECIALIST
OSIS ABNORMAL CONDITION, DISEASE
OTOMY CUTTING, SURGICAL INCISION
PEPSIA DIGEST, DIGESTION
PEXY SURGICAL FIXATION
PHAGIA EATING, SWALLOWING
PLASTY SURGICAL REPAIR
RRHAGIA BLEEDING, ABNORMAL EXCESSIVE FLUID DISCHARGE
RRHAPHY SURGICAL SUTURING
RRHEA FLOW OR DISCHARGE
RRHEXIS RUPTURE
SCOPE INSTRUMENT FOR VISUAL EXAMINATION
SCOPY VISUAL EXAMINATION
UM SINGULAR NOUN ENDING
Created by: sgilbert
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