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Chapter 6B
Due: Fri Nov 14, 2025 11:59pm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| or/al | pertaining to the mouth |
| stomat/itis | inflammation of the mouth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| ectomy | excision or removal |
| glossectomy | excision or removal of the tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lingual | pertaining to the tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| cheil/o/plasty | surgical repair of the lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| labial | pertaining to the lip |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| dentist | specialist in teeth |
| orthodontist | specialist in straight teeth |
| orth | straight |
| ist | specialist |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gingivectomy | excision or removal of the gums |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| lith | stone, calculus |
| sial/o/lith | stone on the salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| esophag/o/scope | instrument for examining the esophagus |
| pharynx | throat |
| pharyng/o/tonsill/itis | inflammation of the tonsils in the throat |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| gastr | stomach |
| algia | pain |
| gastralgia | pain in the stomach |
| pylor | pylorus |
| pylor/o/spasm | involuntary contraction in the pylorus |
| duoden | duodenum ( first part of small intestine ) |
| scopy | visual examination |
| duoden/o/scopy | visual examination of the duodenum |
| enter/o/pathy | disease of the intestine |
| enter | intestine |
| pathy | disease |
| jejunum/o/rrhaphy | suture of the jejunum |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| suture | row of stitches |
| jejunum | second part of the small intestine |
| ile | third part of small intestine |
| stomy | forming an opening |
| ile/o/stomy | forming an opening of the ileum |
| append | appendix |
| appendectomy | excision or removal of the appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| appendic/itis | inflammation of the appendix |
| colo | colon |
| colostomy | forming an opening of the colon |
| colonscopy | visual examination of the colon |
| rect | rectum |
| cele | hernia; swelling |
| rect/o/cele | swelling of the rectum |
| proct | anus, rectum |
| proctologist | specialist in the study of the anus and rectum |
| an/o | anus |
| peri | around |
| peri/an/al | pertaining to around the anus |
| hepat | liver |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| megaly | enlargement |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| pancreatolysis | destruction of the pancreas |
| lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| cholangi | bile vessel |
| ole | minute, small |
| cholangiole | small bile vessel |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| chol/e/lith | stone in the bile |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
| choledoch | bile duct |
| choledoch/o/plasty | surgical repair of the bile duct |
| emesis | vomit |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomitting |
| hyper | excessive |
| iasis | abnormal condition |
| chol/e/lith/iasis | abnormal condition of stones in the bile |
| orexia | appetite |
| anorexia | no appetite |
| pepsia | digestion |
| dyspepsia | bad digestion |
| phagia | swallowing, eating |
| aer/o | air |
| aer/o/phagia | air while swallowing or eating |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| steat | fat |
| steat/o/rrhea | flow of the fat |
| dia | across, through |
| diarrhea | flow of fluid across |
| sub | under below |
| sub/lingu/al | pertaining to below the tounge |
| lingu | tongue |
| per/odont/itis | inflammation around the tooth |
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