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medical terminology
Term | Definition |
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gastr/o | stomach |
stomat/o | mouth |
gloss/o lingu/o | tongue |
esophag/o | esaphagus |
gingiv/o | gums |
enter/o | intestines |
lip/o | fat |
hepat/o | liver |
abdomin/o | abdomen |
-al | pertaining to (talking about) |
-itis | inflamation |
-scopy | process of looking |
-ic,-al,-us,-ac,-ar | pertaining to(talking about |
-pathy | disease of Ex. stomatopathy |
-scope | instrument used to look |
-logy | study of |
-rrhea | disharge/flow Ex. stomatorrhea |
-rrhagia | bleeding/hemorrage |
-rrhaphy | suture/stitch |
-rrhexis | rupture/burst Ex. Enterorrhexis |
Dys- | difficult/painful |
-pepsia | digestion Ex. Dyspepsia |
-ectomy | excise,cut out |
-tomy | incision,cut into |