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medical terminology
medical terms unit 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Or/o, stomat/o | mouth |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| stomatosis | inflammation of the mouth |
| Dent/o, odont/o | tooth |
| Gingiv/o | gum |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| Gloss/o, lingu/o | tongue |
| glossopathy | disease of the tongue |
| Esophag/o | esophagus |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastropexy | surgical fixation of the stomach |
| Enter/o | intestine |
| Gastro/entero/logy | study of the stomach and intestines |
| Dys/entery | infection of the small intestine causing diarrhea and bleeding |
| Duoden/o | duodenum |
| Col/o, colon/o | colon |
| colonoscopy | to view the inside of the colon |
| Sial/o | saliva |
| sialoadenitis | inflammation of the salivary gland |
| Bil/i, chol/e | bile |
| Abdomin/o, celi/o, lapar/o | abdomen |
| stomatodynia | mouth pain |
| esophalgia | esophageal pain |
| gastralgia | stomach pain |
| cholecystalgia | pain in the gallbladder |