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Med Terms - Ch 11 CF
word roots - suffixes - prefixes
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| antr/o | antrum |
| cec/o | cecum |
| col/o | colon (large intestine) |
| colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines (usually the small intestine) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| or/o | mouth |
| proct/o | rectum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| rect/o | rectum |
| abdomin/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| celi/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
| cheil/o | lip(s) |
| cholangi/o | bile duct(s) |
| chol/e | gall, bile |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| diverticul/o | diverticulum, pl. diverticula |
| gingiv/o | gum(s) |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia, protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall |
| lapar/o | abdomen, abdominal cavity |
| lith/o | stone(s), calculus |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| nas/o | noe |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polp/o | polyp, small growth |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| steat/o | fat |
| uvul/o | uvula |
| a- | absence of, without |
| dys- | painful, abnormal, difficult, labored |
| hemi- | half |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -gram | the record, radiographic image |
| -graphy | process of recording, radiographic imaging |
| -iasis | condition |
| -ia | diseased or abnormal state, condition of |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -lith | stone(s), calculus |
| -logist | one who studies and treats |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, swelling |
| -osis | abnormal condition (means increase when used with blood cell word roots) |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing, repairing |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scope | instrument used for visual examination |
| -stomy | creation of an artificial opening |
| -tomy | cut into, incision |
| -y | noun suffix, no meaning |
| IBS | irritable bowel syndrome |
| GERD | gastroesophageal reflux disease |
| UC | ulcerative colitis |
| BE | barium enema |
| EGD | esophagogastroduodenoscopy |
| ERCP | endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography |
| EUS | endoscopic ultrasound |
| FIT | fecal immunochemical test |
| FOBT | fecal occult blood test |
| APR | abdominoperineal resection |
| PEG | percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy |
| UPPP | uvulopalatopharyngoplasty |
| GI | gastrointestinal |
| UGI | upper gastrointestinal |
| H. pylori | helicobacter pylori (bacteria that can cause pectic ulcers) |
| N&V | nausea and vomiting |
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