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Stack #85708, Ch 5/6
Chabner Ch 5/6 WWC JJ
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amyl/o | starch |
| an/o | anus |
| append/o | appendix |
| bil/i | bile; gall |
| bilirubin/o | bilirubin |
| bronch/o | bronchial tube |
| bucc/o | cheek |
| cec/o | cecum = first part of large intestine |
| celi/o | abdomen; belly |
| cervic/o | neck; cervix(neck of uterus) |
| cheil/o | lip |
| chlorhydr/o | hydrochloric |
| chol/o | bile; gall |
| cholang/o | bile vessel |
| cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
| choledoch/o | common bile duct |
| cib/o | meal |
| col/o | colon; large intestine |
| colon/o | colon; large intestine |
| dent/i | tooth |
| duoden/o | duodenum = first part of the small intestine |
| enter/o | intestines, usually small intestine |
| esophag/o | esophagus = tube connecting throat to stomach |
| eti/o | cause |
| faci/o | face |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gingiv/o | gums |
| gloss/o | tongue |
| gluc/o | glucose; sugar |
| glyc/o | glucose; sugar |
| glycogen/o | glycogen; animal starch |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| herni/o | hernia |
| idi/o | unknown; individual; distinct |
| ile/o | ileum = third part of small intestine |
| jejun/o | jejunum = second part of small intestine |
| labi/o | lip |
| lapar/o | abdomen |
| lingu/a | tongue |
| lip/o | fat; lipid |
| lith/o | stone |
| lymphangi/o | lymph vessel |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw; mandible |
| men/o | mense; menstruation |
| necr/o | death |
| odont/o | tooth |
| odyn/o | pain |
| or/o | mouth |
| palat/o | palate = roof of mouth |
| pancreat/o | pancreas |
| peritone/o | peritoneum |
| pharyng/o | throat; pharynx |
| prote/o | protein |
| pylor/o | pyloric sphincter = at bottom of stomach before small intestine |
| rect/o | rectum |
| sial/o | saliva; salivary |
| sialaden/o | salivary gland |
| sigmoid/o | sigmoid colon = lower part of colon |
| proct/o | anus and rectum |
| splen/o | spleen |
| steat/o | fat |
| stomat/o | mouth |
| tonsill/o | tonsil |
| -ase | enzyme |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| -chezia | defecation; elimination of wastes |
| -ectasia | stretching; dilation |
| -ectasis | stretching; dilation |
| -ectomy | removal; excision; resection |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -genesis | producing; forming |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -lysis | destruction; breakdown |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -orexia | appetite |
| -pathy | disease |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating; swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -prandial | meal |
| -ptosis | prolapse; sag; droop |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage | bursting forth |
| -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -scopy | visual examination (with an instrument) |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary muscle contraction |
| -stasis | to stop; control |
| -stenosis | tightening; stricture; narrowing |
| -stomy | new opening (to form a mouth) |
| -tomy | process of cutting |
| -tresia | opening |
| perianal | pertaining to surrounding the anus |
| appendectomy | removal (resection) of the appendix |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| buccal mucosa | mucous membrane (mucosa) lining the cheek |
| cecal | pertaining to the cecum |
| celiac | pertaining to the abdomen |
| cheilosis | inflammation of the lip |
| cholescystectomy | removal of the gallbladder |
| choledochotomy | incision of the common bile duct |
| colostomy | new opening of the colon to the outside of the body |
| colonic | pertaining to the colon |
| colonoscopy | visual examination of the colon (with an instrument) |
| dentibuccal | pertaining to tooth and cheek |
| duodenal | pertaining to the duodenum (first part of the small intestine) |
| enterocolitis | inflammation of the small and large intestines |
| enterocolostomy | new opening between the small and large intestines (an anastomosis) |
| mesentery | membrane that holds the intestines together (literally, middle of the intestines) |
| parenteral | pertaining to apart from the intestines (refers to delivery of substances any way other than through the digestive tract) |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| facial | pertaining to the face |
| gastrostomy | new opening into the stomach through the abdominal wall. This may be necessary to introduce food into the stomach |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| hypoglossal | pertaining to under the tongue |
| hepatoma | tumor (malignant) of the liver; hepatocellular carcinoma |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| ileocecal sphincter | pertaining to the ring of muscles between the ileum and the cecum |
| ileitis | inflammation of the ileum |
| ileostomy | new opening of the ileum to the outside of the body |
| choledochojejunostomy | new opening between the common bile duct and the jejunum; anastomosis |
| gastrojejunostomy | new opening between the stomach and the jejunum; anastomosis |
| labial | pertaining to the lip |
| laparoscopy | visual examination of the abdomen |
| sublingual | pertaining to under the tongue |
| submandibular | pertaining to under the lower jaw |
| orthodontist | dentist specializing in straightening teeth |
| periodontist | dentist specializing in gums |
| endodontist | dentist specializing in operating within the tooth (root canal specialist) |
| oral | pertaining to the mouth |
| palatoplasty | surgical repair of the palate |
| pancreatitis | inflammation of the pancreas |
| peritonitis | inflammation of the peritoneum |
| pharyngeal | pertaining to the throat |
| proctologist | specialist in the anus and rectum |
| pyloroplasty | surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter |
| rectocele | hernia of the rectum |
| sialadenitis | inflammation of salivary glands |
| sigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the sigmoid colon (with an instrument) |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| amylase | enzyme that digests starch |
| biliary | pertaining to bile |
| hyperbilirubinemia | condition of excess bilirubin in the blood |
| cholelithiasis | abnormal condition of gallstones |
| achlorhydria | lack of hydrochloric acid |
| gluconeogenesis | production of new sugar from proteins and fats (by the liver) |
| hyperglycemia | condition of high blood sugar |
| glycogenolysis | breakdown of glycogen to form sugar (glucose) |
| lipoma | tumor of fat (benign) |
| colecystolithiasis | formation of a stone (calculus) |
| protease | enzyme that digests protein |
| sialolith | salivary (gland) stone |
| steatorrhea | discharge of fats (in feces) |
| lipase | enzyme to digest fats |
| hematochezia | bright red blood in the feces |
| choledocholithiasis | abnormal condition of stones in the common bile duct |
| postprandial | pertaining to after meals |
| bronchiectasis | dilation of bronchial tubes |
| lymphangiectasia | dilation of lymph vessels |
| hematemesis | vomiting blood (from the digestive tract) |
| hemolysis | destruction of blood (RBCs) |
| dyspepsia | difficult digestion; indigestion |
| polyphagia | much (over) eating |
| dysphagia | difficult swallowing |
| odynophagia | painful swallowing |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of the nose |
| blepharoplasty | surgical repair of the eyelid |
| proptosis | forward protrusion of the eye |
| hemoptysis | spitting up blood (from the respiratory tract) |
| hemorrhage | bursting forth of blood |
| menorrhagia | heavy discharge of blood during menstruation |
| herniorrhaphy | suture (repair) of a hernia |
| dysmenorrhea | painful menstruation |
| pylorospasm | involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter |
| bronchospasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of bronchial tubes (as during an asthmatic attack) |
| cholestasis | stoppage of the flow of bile |
| hemostasis | stoppage of blood flow |
| pyloric stenosis | narrowing of the pyloric sphincter |
| atresia | not open (no opening) |
| esophageal atresia | no opening of the esophagus (into the stomach) |
| biliary atresia | no opening of the bile ducts (into the duodenum) |
| buccal | pertaining to the cheek |
| cecal volvulus | twisting of a part of the cecum upon itself |
| celiac artery | artery carrying blood to the abdomen |
| cheilosis | abnormal condition of the lip |
| cholangiectasis | dilation of bile vessels |
| cholecystectomy | removal of the gallbladder |
| choledochal | pertaining to the common bile duct |
| colectomy | removal of the colon |
| dentalgia | pain in a tooth |
| gastroduodenal anastomosis | new opening between the stomach and the duodenum |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and intestines |
| gingivectomy | removal of gums |
| glossopharyngeal | pertaining to the tongue and throat |
| glycolysis | breakdown of sugar |
| cholecystojejunostomy | new opening between the gallbladder and the jejunum |
| labioglossopharyngeal | pertaining to the lips, tongue, and throat |
| cholecystolithiasis | abnormal condition of stones in the gallbladder |
| periodontal membrane | membrane surrounding a tooth |
| oropharynx | region of the throat near the mouth |
| pancreatic | pertaining to the pancreas |
| proctosigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the anus and rectum (with an instrument) |
| rectosigmoidoscopy | visual examination of the rectum and lower portion (sigmoid) of the colon (with an instrument) |
| sialadenectomy | removal of a salivary gland |
| splenic flexure | area of the colon that bends downward near the spleen |
| aphthous stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth with small ulcers |
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