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med chap 8 terms
death pt. 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| bar/o | weight |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| cholangi/o | bile duct |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/o | tooth |
| diverticul/o | pouch |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| pharyng/o | pharynx |
| polyp/o | polyp |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pylorus |
| pyr/o | fire |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| -emesis | vomit |
| -emetic | pertaining to vomiting |
| -iatric | pertaining to medical treatment |
| -istry | specialty of |
| -lithiasis | condition of stones |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -prandial | pertaining to a meal |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |
| carcin/o | cancer |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cyst/o | sac |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| inguin/o | groin |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| nas/o | nose |
| orth/o | straight |
| ven/o | vein |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -algia | pain |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -centesis | process of removing fluid |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -gram | record |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammatory |
| -logy | study of |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | cutting into |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -ptosis | drooping |
| -scope | instrument to view |
| -scopic | pertaining to visually examining |
| -scopy | process of viewing |
| a- | without |
| an- | without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| dys- | abnormal, painful, difficult |
| endo- | within |
| ex- | outward |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | below |
| in- | inward |
| intra- | within |
| per- | through |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| post- | after |
| re- | again |
| retro- | backward |
| sub- | under |
| trans- | across |
| anal | pertaining to the anus |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheeks |
| buccolabial | pertaining to the cheeks and lips |
| cecal | pertaining to the cecum |
| cholecystic | pertaining to the gallbladder |
| colonic | pertaining to the colon |
| colorectal | pertaining to the colon and rectum |
| cystic | pertaining to the gallbladder |
| dental | pertaining to teeth |
| duodenal | pertaining to the duodenum |
| enteric | pertaining to the small intestine |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| gastric | pertaining to the stomach |
| gastrointestinal | pertaining to the stomach and intestines |
| gingival | pertaining to the gums |
| glossal | pertaining to the tongue |
| hepatic | pertaining to the liver |
| hypoglossal | pertaining to under the tongue |
| ileal | pertaining to the ileum |
| ileocecal | pertaining to the ileum and cecum |
| jejunal | pertaining to the jejunum |
| labial | pertaining to the lips |
| lingual | pertaining to the tongue |
| nasogastric | pertaining to the nose and stomach |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| pancreatic | pertaining to the pancreas |
| periodontal | pertaining to around the teeth |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the pharynx |
| pyloric | pertaining to the pylorus |
| rectal | pertaining to the rectum |
| sigmoidal | pertaining to the sigmoid colon |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| submandibular | pertaining to under the mandible |