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The Language of Medicine
ch 5 and 6
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06/25/2011
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Term
Dent/i
 Definition
tooth
Term
Duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum
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Enter/o
 Definition
intestines(usually small)
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esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus
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faci/o
 Definition
face
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gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
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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
ileum
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jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
Term
labi/o
 Definition
lip
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lapar/o
 Definition
abdomen
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lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
mandibul/o
 Definition
lower jaw; mandible
Term
odont/o
 Definition
tooth
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or/o
 Definition
mouth
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palat/o
 Definition
palate
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an/o
 Definition
anus
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append/o

appendic/o

 Definition
appendix
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bucc/o
 Definition
cheek
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cec/o
 Definition
cecum
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celi/o
 Definition
belly; abdomen
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cheil/o
 Definition
lip
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cholecyst/o
 Definition
gall bladder
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choledoch/o
 Definition
common bile duct
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col/o
 Definition
colon, large intestine
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colon/o
 Definition
colon
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pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
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peritone/o
 Definition
peritoneum
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pharyng/o
 Definition
throat
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proct/o
 Definition
anus and rectum
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pylor/o
 Definition
pyloric sphincter
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rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sialaden/o
 Definition
salivery gland
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
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stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
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uvul/o
 Definition
uvula
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
bil/i
 Definition
gall, bile
Term
bilirubin/o
 Definition
bilirubin (bile pigment)
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chol/e
 Definition
gall, bile
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chlorhydr/o
 Definition
hydrocloric acid
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gluc/o

glyc/o

 Definition
sugar
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glycogen/o
 Definition
glycogen, animal starch
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lip/o
 Definition
fat, lipid
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lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
prote/o
 Definition
protein
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva, salivary
Term
steat/o
 Definition
fat
Term
-ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
-chezia
 Definition
defacation, elimination of wastes
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-prandial
 Definition
meal
Term

-ectasis

-ectasia

 Definition
stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-lysis
 Definition
breakdown, destruction, separation
Term
-pepsia
 Definition
digestion
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating, swallowing
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping, sagging, protruding
Term
-ptysis
 Definition
spitting
Term

-rrhage

-rrhagia

 Definition
bursting forth (of blood)
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
flow, discharge
Term
-spasm
 Definition
involuntary contraction of muscles
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-stasis
 Definition
stopping; controlling
Term
-stenosis
 Definition
tightening, stricture, narrowing
Term
-tresia
 Definition
opening
Term
BM
 Definition
bowel movement
Term
CT
 Definition
computed tomograpy
Term
EGD
 Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
GB
 Definition
gall bladder
Term
GERD
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal
Term
HBV
 Definition
hepatitis B virus
Term
IBD
 Definition
inflammatory bowel disease (Chron disease and ulcerative colitis)
Term
LAC
 Definition
laparoscopic-assisted colectomy
Term
LFTs
 Definition
liver function tests--alk phos, bilirubin, AST, ALT
Term
NPO
 Definition
nothing by mouth (Latin nil per os)
Term
PEG tube
 Definition
percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube - feeding tube
Term
cholecystectomy
 Definition
removal of the gall bladder
Term
ileostomy
 Definition
create new opening between ileum and outside of body
Term
cholelithiasis
 Definition
condition of gallstones
Term
pyloroplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of the pyloric sphincter
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dysphagia
 Definition
difficulty in swallowing
Term
herniorrhaphy
 Definition
suture a hernia
Term
rectocele
 Definition
hernia of the rectum
Term
choledochojejunostomy
 Definition
create new opening of the common bile duct and jejunum
Term
palatoplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of the palate or roof of mouth
Term
gastroenteritis
 Definition
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Term
hemostasis
 Definition
controlling, stopping of blood
Term
gingivectomy
 Definition
removal of gums
Term
cholecystitis
 Definition
inflammation of the gall bladder
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck (of body or uterus)
Term
cib/o
 Definition
meal
Term
cholangi/o
 Definition
bile vessel
Term
hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
cirrh/o
 Definition
orange-yellow
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause
Term
idi/o
 Definition
unknown; individual; distinct
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Term
-genesis
 Definition
producing;forming
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
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-orexia
 Definition
appetite
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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-stomy
 Definition
create new opening (form a mouth)
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-tomy
 Definition
process of cutting
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prote/o
 Definition
protein
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