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Med Term
Chapter 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o, appendic/o | appendix |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| chol/e | bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o, colon/o | colon (large intestine) |
| dent/i, odont/o | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum (first part of small intestine) |
| enter/o | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| hepat/o | liver |
| ile/o | ileum (third part of small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum (second part of small intestine) |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| proct/o, rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o, saliva | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| dys- | difficult, painful |
| hyper- | too much |
| hypo- | too little |
| peri- | around |
| sub- | under, beneath |
| epi- | upon, on top of |
| -algia / -dynia | pain |
| -cele hernia | swelling |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -iasis / -osis | abnormal condition |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -logy | study of |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -oma | tumor, mass |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -stomy | creation of an opening |
| -tomy | incision |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | suturing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| Gastroenterology | Study of the stomach and intestines |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlargement of the liver |
| Cholecystitis | Inflammation of the gallbladder |
| Appendectomy | Surgical removal of the appendix |
| Colonoscopy | Visual examination of the colon |
| Gastralgia | Stomach pain |
| Esophagitis | Inflammation of the esophagus |
| Dyspepsia | Indigestion |
| Hematemesis | Vomiting blood |
| Melena | Black, tarry stools (due to digested blood) |
| Jaundice | Yellowing of skin and eyes (bilirubin buildup) |
| Ascites | Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen |
| Pancreatitis | Inflammation of the pancreas |
| Stomatitis | Inflammation of the mouth |
| Enteritis | Inflammation of the intestines |
| Proctoplasty | Surgical repair of the rectum |
| Sigmoidoscopy | Visual examination of the sigmoid colon |
| Gingivitis | Inflammation of the gums |
| Cholelithiasis | Presence of gallstones |
| Laparoscopy | Visual examination of the abdominal cavity using small incisions. |
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