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chapter 9
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anorexia | an- = without -orexia = appetite |
| appendicitis | appendic/o = appendix -itis = inflammation |
| cholecystalgia | cholecyst/o = gallbladder -algia = pain |
| cholecystitis | cholecyst/o = gallbladder -itis = inflammation |
| cholelithiasis | chol/e = bile lith/o = stone -iasis = abnormal condition |
| cirrhosis | cirrh/o = orange-yellow -osis = abnormal condition |
| colitis | col/o = colon -itis = inflammation |
| colorectal | col/o = colon rect/o = rectum -al = pertaining to |
| colorectal surgeon | col/o = colon rect/o = rectum -al = pertaining to |
| dental caries | dent/i = tooth -al = pertaining to |
| dentalgia | dent/i = tooth -algia = pain |
| dentist | dent/i = tooth -ist = specialist |
| diarrhea | dia- = through -rrhea = flow, discharge |
| dyspepsia | dys- = abnormal, painful, difficult -pepsia = digestion |
| dysphagia | dys- = abnormal, painful, difficult -phagia = eating |
| enteritis | enter/o = intestines, small intestine -itis = inflammation |
| esophageal varices | esophag/o = esophagus -eal = pertaining to |
| gastralgia | gastr/o = stomach -algia = pain |
| gastric cancer | gastr/o = stomach -ic = pertaining to |
| gastritis | gastr/o = stomach -itis = inflammation |
| gastroenteritis | gastr/o = stomach enter/o = intestines, small intestine -itis = inflammation |
| gastroenterologist | gastr/o = stomach enter/o = intestines, small intestine -logist = one who studies |
| gastroenterology | gastr/o = stomach enter/o = intestines, small intestine -logy = study of |
| gastroesophageal | gastr/o = stomach esophag/o = esophagus -eal = pertaining to |
| gingivitis | gingiv/o = gums -itis = inflammation |
| hematemesis | hemat/o = blood -emesis = vomiting |
| hematochezia | hemat/o = blood -chezia = defecation, elimina- tion of solid waste |
| hepatitis | hepat/o = liver -itis = inflammation |
| hepatologist | hepat/o = liver -logist = one who studies |
| hepatology | hepat/o = liver -logy = study of |