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med term 6B
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| or | mouth |
| al | pertaining to |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| gloss | tongue |
| glossectomy | excision of the tongue |
| lingual | pertaining to the tongue |
| ling | tongue |
| bucc | cheek |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
| cheil | lip |
| cheiloplasty | surgical repair of the lip |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| labi | lip |
| labal | pertaining to the lip |
| dent | teeth |
| dentist | specialist in teeth |
| odont | teeth |
| orthodontist | specialist in correcting and preventing irregularities of abnormally aligned teeth |
| orth | straight |
| gingiv | gums |
| gingivectomy | excision of the gums |
| sial | saliva |
| lith | stone |
| sialolith | stone of the salivary glands |
| esophago | esophagus |
| scope | instrument for examining |
| esophagoscope | instrument for examining the esophagus |
| gastr | stomach |
| tonsill | tonsils |
| algia | pain |
| gastralgia | stomachache |
| pylor | pylorus |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach |
| duoden | duodenum |
| scopy | visual examination |
| duodenoscopy | visual examination of the duodenum |
| enter | intestines (usually small intestines) |
| pathy | disease |
| enteropathy | disease of the small intestine |
| jejun | jejunum - second part of the small intestine |
| ile | ileum - third part of the small intestine |
| jejunorrhaphy | suture in the jejunum |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| stomy | forming an opening |
| ileostomy | forming an opening to the ileum |
| append | appendix |
| ectomy | excision |
| appendectomy | excision of the appendix |
| appendico | appendix |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| colostomy | forming an opening to the colon |
| colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon |
| sigmoid | sigmoid colon |
| sigmoidotomy | incision into the sigmoid colon |
| tomy | incision |
| rect | rectum |
| proct | rectum/anus |
| logist | specialist in the study of |
| procologist | specialist in treating disorders of the colon, rectum, and anus |
| an/o | anus |
| peri | around |
| perianal | pertaining to around the anus |
| hepat | liver |
| megaly | enlargement |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| pancreat | pancreas |
| lysis | separation, destruction, loosening |
| pancreatolysis | destruction or loosening of the pancreas |
| cholangi | bile vessel |
| cholaniole | small bile vessel |
| ole | small, minute |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholelith | gallstones |
| cholecyst | gallbladder |
| cholecystectomy | excision of the gallbladder |
| choledoch | bile duct |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| choledochoplasty | surgical repair of a bile duct |
| -emesis | vomit |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| hyperemesis | excessive vomiting |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -iasis | abnormal condition - produced by something specified |
| cholelithiasis | gallstones forming in the common bile duct |
| an- | without, not |
| anorexia | without an appetite |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| dys- | bad |
| dyspepsia | indigestion |
| -phagia | swallowing, eating |
| aer- | air |
| aerophagia | swallowing air |
| -prandial | meal |
| post | after, behind |
| postprandial | after a meal |
| -rrhea | discharge, flow |
| steat | fat |
| steatorrhea | abnormal discharge of fat |
| dia- | through, accross |
| diarrhea | discharge or flow of fluid fecal matter through the bowel |
| periodontitis | inflammation around the tooth |
| sub | under |
| sublingual | under the tongue |
| asymptomatic | without symptoms |
| gastroenterology | study of the stomach and intestines |
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