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Da Via Chapter 4
Medical Terminology
| Medical Terminolgy | Chapter 4 |
|---|---|
| cho/e | gall, bile |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| col/o | colon |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| duoden/o | duodenum, 1st part of small intestine |
| enter/o | intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus |
| esthesi/o | sensation |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| ling/o | tongue |
| hepat.o | liver |
| lith/o | stone, calculus |
| pancerat/o | pancreas |
| peps/o | digestion |
| phag/o | eat, swallow |
| phor/o | bear, carry |
| proct/o | anus, rectum |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid (s-shaped) colon |
| splen/o | spleen |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| trich/o | hair |
| dys- | difficult, painful, bad, abnormal |
| eu- | easy, good |
| mal- | bad, poor |
| sub- | below |
| -cele | hernia |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -ectomy | excise |
| -iasis | condition, usually infestation |
| -meter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry | process of measuring |
| -ostomy | make a new opening |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eat, swallow |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -rrhagia | hemorrhage |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -tomy | cut into |
| -tripsy | surgical crushing |