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Medical Terminology: Root Words

Combining Form, Suffix, Prefix & Meaning

Term	Definition
bariatrics	branch of medicine dealing with weight issues
hernia	protrusion/rupture of an organ thru the walls that normally contains it
flatus	passing gas
anastomosis	surgical procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tube
dentifrice	toothpaste
jaundice	yellowing of the skin
dysentery	another word for diarrhea - passing fluid/unformed feces
fistula	any abnormal passageway in the body that shouldn't be there
Icterus	another name for jaundice - yellowing of the skin

medicine	branch of _____ dealing with weight issues	1	1	true
normally	protrusion/rupture of an organ thru the walls that _____ contains it	2	1	true
flatus	Definition: passing gas	3	0	false
surgical	_____ procedure connecting two previously unconnected hollow tube	4	1	true
toothpaste	Term: dentifrice	5	1	false
jaundice	Definition: yellowing of the skin	6	0	false
passing	another word for diarrhea - _____ fluid/unformed feces	7	1	true
abnormal	any _____ passageway in the body that shouldn't be there	8	1	true
Icterus	Definition: another name for jaundice - yellowing of the skin	9	0	false