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VHNCCTC-Med Term 112
Medical Terminology- 1/30/2012-2/3/2012
Question | Answer |
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-algia | pain, painful condition |
an/o | anus, ring |
chol/e | bile, gall |
cholecyst/o | gallbladder |
choledoch/o | common bile duct |
col/o | colon, large intestine |
dent/o | tooth, teeth |
dia- | through, throughout, completely, between, apart |
duoden/o | duodenum, first part of small intestine |
dynia | pain |
dys- | difficult, bad, painful |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-emesis | vomit |
enter/o | small intestine |
epi- | above, upon, on |
esophag/o | esophagus |
gastr/o | stomach, belly |
gingiv/o | gums, gingival tissue |
gloss/o | tongue |
-gram | a picture or record |
hepat/o | liver |
hyper- | high, beyond, excessive, above normal |
hypo- | low, under, beneath, down, below normal |
-iasis | abnormal condition, disease |
ile/o | ileum, small intestine |
jejun/o | jejunum |
megal/o | large, great |
odont/o | tooth |
or/o | mouth, oral cavity |
-osis | abnormal condition, disease |
pancreat/o | pancreas |
peri- | surrounding, around |
-phagia | eating, swallowing |
pharyng/o | throat, pharynx |
-plasty | surgical repair |
proct/o | anus, rectum |
rect/o | rectum, straight |
-rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
-rrhea | flow or discharge |
-scope | instrument for visual examination |
-scopy | visual examination |
sial/o | salivas |
sigmoid/ | sigmoid colon |
-spasm | sudden involuntary contraction, tightening, or cramping |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
stomat/o | mouth oral cavity |
-tome | instrument to cut |
-tomy | process of cutting |