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Schmierer-WWCC Medical Terminology
Chapter 10 Prefix,Suffix,Combining Forms, Medical Terms
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Undergraduate 1
07/31/2018
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abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
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an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
bil/o
 Definition
bile
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cec/o
 Definition
blind, intestine
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chol/e
 Definition
bile,gall
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choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
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col/o, colon/o
 Definition
colon
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cyst/o
 Definition
bladder,sac
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dent/o
 Definition
teeth
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duoden/o
 Definition
twelve
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eneter/o
 Definition
small intestine
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esophag/e, esophag/o
 Definition
gullet, esophagus
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gingiv/o
 Definition
gums
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gloss/o
 Definition
tongue
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hepat/o
 Definition
liver
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ile/o
 Definition
to roll, ileum
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jejun/o
 Definition
empty
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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peps/o, pept/o
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digestion
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peritone/o
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to stretch over
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proct/o
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rectum or anus
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pylor/o
 Definition
pylorus
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
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sial/o
 Definition
saliva
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sigm/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
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mouth
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re-
 Definition
back
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bil/i
 Definition
bile
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flux/o
 Definition
flow
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halit/o
 Definition
breath
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phag/o
 Definition
eat, swallow
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steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
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-megaly
 Definition
abnormally large
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
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cirrh/o
 Definition
orange
Term
col/o
 Definition
colon
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diverticul/o
 Definition
diverticulum
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orex/o
 Definition
appetite
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parot/o
 Definition
parotid gland
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volv/o
 Definition
to roll
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-malacia
 Definition
softening
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-oid
 Definition
resembiling
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-sis
 Definition
state of
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dia-
 Definition
through
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acid/o
 Definition
a solution or substance within Ph less than 7
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fec/o
 Definition
feces
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
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-emetic
 Definition
pertaining to vomiting
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-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
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-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
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-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
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-spasmodic
 Definition
pertaining to sudden
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BE
 Definition
barium enema
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C&S
 Definition
stool culture and sensitivity
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EGD
 Definition
esophagogasrtoduodenoscpocy
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FOBT
 Definition
fecal occult blood test
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GERD
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
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GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
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HCC
 Definition
hepatocellular carcinoma
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IBD
 Definition
inflammatory bowel disease
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IBS
 Definition
irritable bowel syndrome
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LGI
 Definition
lower GI series
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LI
 Definition
lactose intolerance
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N&V
 Definition
nausea and vomitting
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UGI
 Definition
upper GI series
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