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Digestive Part II
Mr. G. "Additional Suffixes & Digestive" Medical Terms - chapter 6 Chabner
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -ectasis, -ectasia | stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lysis | destruction, breakdown, separation |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -phagia | eating, swallowing |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -ptosis | droop; sag; protrude |
| -ptysis | spitting |
| -rrhage, rrhagia | bursting forth (of Blood) |
| -rrhaphy | suture |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -spasm | sudden, involuntary contraction of muscles |
| -stasis | to stop; control |
| -stenosis | tightening, stricture, narrowing |
| -tresia | opening |
| ileitis | inflammation of the ileum |
| hepatoma | tumor of the liver |
| gingivitis | inflammation of the gums |
| gastrostomy | surgical opening of stomach |
| facial | pertaining to the face |
| enterocolitis | inflammation of the small intestines and colon |
| enterocolostomy | surgical opening of small intestines and colon |
| anastomosis | state of up opening |
| hypoglossal | pertaining to below the tongue |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| choledochojejunostomy | surgical opening of the common bile duct and jejunum |
| esophageal | pertaining to the esophagus |
| perianal | pertaining to surrounding the anus |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| colonoscopy | process of viewing the colon |
| colonoscope | instrument to view the colon |
| dentibuccal | pertaining to the tooth and cheek |
| cholecystectomy | surgical removal of the gallbladder |
| cheilosis | (abnormal) state or condition of the lip |
| lipase | fat enzyme |
| hematochezia | defecation of "bright red" blood |
| postprandial | pertaining to after meal |
| sialolith | salivary stone |
| oral | pertaining to mouth |
| stomatitis | inflammation of the mouth |
| sigmoidoscopy | process of viewing the sigmoid colon |
| palatoplasty | surgical repair of the palate |
| orthodontist | specialist who straightens teeth |
| proctologist | specialist who studies anus and rectum |
| rectocele | hernia of rectum |
| choledocholithiasis | abnomal condition of common bile duct stone |
| lithogenesis | producing stones |
| hyperglycemia | blood condition of excessive sugar |
| glycogenolysis | separation (destruction) of animal starch |
| steatorrhea | runny discharge of fat |
| hyperbilirubinemia | blood condition of excessive bile pigment |
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