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Chap 6 Combining for
Combining forms, suffixes, prefixes
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ectasis, ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | drooping, sagging, protruding |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | stopping, controlling |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -tresia | opening |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum |
| celi/o | abdomen, belly |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| dent/i | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestines |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gum |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | sugar |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| ile/o | ileum |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| labi/o | lip |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| lip/o | fat, lipid |
| lith/o | stone |
| odont/o | tooth |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate |
| pancreatg/o | pancreas |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| splen/o | spleen |
| steat/o | fat, lipid |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -ptosis | droop, sag, prolapse, fall |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth (of blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -lysis | breakdown, separation |
| -ectasis | stretching, dilation |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture |
| -stasis | stop, control, place |
| -spasm | sudden contraction of muscles |
| -tresia | opening |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| cholestasis | stoppage of bile flow |
| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia |
| lymphangiectasis | dilation of lymph vessels |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of bronchial tubes |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| hemostasis | stopping blood flow |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of pyloric sphincter |
| menorrhagia | excessive bleeding during menstruation |
| bronchospasm | involuntary contraction of muscles in the bronchial tubes |
| bronchiectasis | abnormal widening of bronchial tubes |
| lymphangiectasia | widening of lymph vessels |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood |
| hemolysis | destruction of red blood cells |
| dyspepsia | painful digestion |
| dysphagia | difficulty in swallowing |
| polyphagia | excessive eating |
| pyloroplasty | surgical repair of pyloric sphincter |
| proptosis | forward protrusion of the eyeball |
| hemoptysis | spitting blood from respiratory tract |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| menorrhagia | excessive flow of blood during menstruation |
| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstrual flow |
| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of pyloric sphincter |
| bronchospasm | contraction of muscles of bronchial tubes |
| cholestasis | stoppage of bile flow |
| hemostasis | stoppage of blood flow by mechanical or clotting means |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of pyloric sphincter |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
| cecal volculus | abnormal twisting of the cecum |
| celiac disease | autoimmune reaction to gluten heat barley, rye |
| cheilosis | abnormal condition of the lip |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of forming gallstones |
| cholangitis | inflammation of the bile vessel |
| cholecystectomy | excision of gallbladder |
| choledochal | pertaining to the common bile duct |
| colectomy | excision of colon |
| colonoscopy | visual exam of colon |
| dentalgia | tooth pain |
| duodenal | pertaining to the duodenum |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of stomach and intestines |
| esophageal atresia | congenital absence of normal opening of esophagus to stomach |
| gastrojejunostomy | new surgical opening between stomach and jejunum |
| gastrostomy | new opening of stomach to outside of body |
| gingivectomy | removal of gum tissue |
| glossectomy | removal of the tongue |
| gluconeogenesis | process of producing sugar from fats and proteins |
| glycogen | storage form of glucose. Can be used to produce sugar when broken down |
| hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of liver |
| herniorrhaphy | suture of a hernia |
| ileostomy | new opening of ileum to outside of body |
| cholecystojejunostomy | new opening between gallbladder and jejunum |
| labiodental | pertaining to the lips and teeth |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| lipase | enzyme that breaks down fat. Produced by pancreas |
| cholecystolithiasis | abnormal condition of stones in gallbladder |
| periodontal membrane | membrane surrounding the tooth in its socket |
| oropharynx | central portion of the throat, just beyond the mouth |
| palatoplasty | surgical repair of the palate to correct a cleft palate |
| pancreatic | pertaining to the pancreas |
| pancreatoduodenectomy | Whipple procedure |
| proctosigmoidoscopy | visual exam of anus, rectum and sigmoid colon |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of pyloric sphincter |
| rectal carcinoma | malignant tumor of the rectum |
| sialadenoctomy | excision of a salivary gland |
| splenic flexure | downward bend of colon on left side of body |
| steatorrhea | discharge of fat in feces |
| aphtous stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth by small painful blisters; canker sores |