Combining Forms Word Scramble
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| Prefix | Combing Form | Definition | Suffix | Definition | Medical Meaning |
| dys- abnormal, difficult, painful | phag/o- | eating or swallowing | -ia | condition, state, thing | Dysphagia; difficulty swallowing |
| poly- many/much | phag/o | -ia | Polyphagia; excessive overeating | ||
| gloss/o- | tongue | -itis | infection, inflammation | Glossitis; infection of tongue | |
| dys- | peps/o- | digestion | -ia | Dyspepsia; indigestion | |
| hemat/o- | blood | -emesis | vomiting | Hematemesis; Vomiting of blood | |
| aden/o- carcin/o- | gland cancer | -oma | tumor | Stomach cancer; cancer that begins in gastric glands | |
| mal- bad | rotat/o- | rotate | -ion | action, condition | Volvulus; malrotation of intestine |
| rect/o- | rectum | -cele | hernia | Rectocele; hernia in rectum that affects vaginal wall | |
| hemat/o- chez/o- | blood pass feces | -ia | Hematochezia; blood in feces | ||
| hepat/o- | liver | -megaly | enlargement | Hepatomegaly; enlargement of liver | |
| choledoch/o- lith/o- | common bile duct stone | -iasis | abnormal condition or process | Cholelithiasis; condition of gallstones in the bladder | |
| abdomin/o- | abdomen | -centesis | procedure to puncture | Abdominocentesis; removal of liquid using a needle | |
| choledoch/o- lith/o- | common bile duct stone | -tomy | process of cutting into | Choledocholithotomy; surgery to remove stone in gallbladder | |
| herni/o- | hernia | -rrhaphy | procedure of suturing | Herniorrhaphy; closure of defect where hernia is | |
| gastr/o- enter/o- | stomach intestine | -logy | study of | gastroenterology; study of gastrointestinal system | |
| gustat/o- | sense of taste | -ory | having the function of | gustatory; perceive taste | |
| gastr/o- | stomach | -ic | pertaining to | gastric; adjective form of stomach | |
| bili/o- | bile | ||||
| chol/e- | bile | ||||
| *Built from chol/e- and cyst/o-. | cholecyst/o | gallbladder | |||
| *Built from chol/e- and angi/o-. | cholangi/o- | bile duct | |||
| *Built from chol/e- and doch/o-. | choledoch/o- | common bile duct |
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