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Gastroenterology Tms
NHTC 7 Med Terms Gastroenterology
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| or/o | mouth |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| lingu/o | tongue |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cheil/o | lip |
| labi/o | lip |
| dent/o | teeth |
| odont/o | teeth |
| gingiv/o | gum(s) |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| pharyng/o | pharynx (throat) |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| pylor/o | pylorus, pyloric sphincter |
| duoden/o | duodenum |
| enter/o | intestine (usually small intestine) |
| jejun/o | jejunum |
| ile/o | ileum |
| append/o | appendix |
| appendic/o | appendix |
| col/o | colon |
| colon/o | colon |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon |
| rect/o | rectum |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| hepat/o | liver |
| cholangi/o | bile vessel |
| chol/e | bile, gall |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | bile duct |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| an- | without, not |
| dia- | through, across |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| hyper- | excessive, above normal |
| peri- | around |
| post- | after, behind |
| sub- | under, below |
| -itis | inflammation |
| leuko | white |
| plakia | plaque |
| -al | pertaining to |
| sial/o | saliva, salivary gland |
| aden | gland |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to, relating to |
| polyp | small growth |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| cirrh | yellow |
| lith | stone, calculus |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| chlor | green |
| hydr | water |
| -ia | condition |
| orexia | appetite |
| dia | through, across |
| rrhea | discharge, flow |
| pepsia | digestion |
| steato | fat |
| per | through |
| cutane | skin |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| trans | through, across |
| hepat/o | liver |
| graphy | process of recording |
| fluoro | luminous, fluorescence |
| scopy | visual examination |
| ultra | excess, beyond |
| endo | in, within |
| bi | life |
| opsy | view of |
| rrhaphy | suture |
| stomy | forming an opening (a mouth) |
| tripsy | crushing |
| para | near, beside, beyond |
| centesis | puncture |
| naso | nose |