Medical Terminology Unit 8

or/o

mouth

stomat/o

mouth

esophag/o

esophagus

an/o

anus, ring

chol/e

bill, gall

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

col/o

colon, large intestine

colon/o

colon, large intestine

-emesis

vomitting

enter/o

small intestine

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

-lithiasis

presence of stone

-pepsia

digest

-phagia

eating, swallowing

proct/o

anus, rectum

rect/o

rectum, straight

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

pharyng/o

pharynx

pancreat/o

pancreas

intestin

intestine

peri-

surrounding

odonti

teeth

metabol

change

-ologist

specialist

orth

straight or normal

-ist

specialist

cheil

hips

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

leuk/o

white

-plakia

plaque

myc

fungus

-itis

inflammation

xer/o

dry

stom

mouth or oral cavity

halit

breath

gingiv

gums

dys-

difficult

pyr

fever or fire

hiat

opening

paresis

partial paralysis

-rrhea

excessive discharge

pept

digestion

de-

removal

hydra

water

-tion

the process of

mal-

bad or poor

aer/o

air

hyper-

excessive

diverticul

diverticulum

intussuscept

to take up or to recieve within

inguin

groin

dia-

through

-cele

hernia

steat/o

fat

-megaly

enlargement

cirrh

yellow or ornage

cholang

bile duct

cholangi/o

bile duct

-graphy

the process of recording

duoden/o

duodenum, first part of small intestine

-scopy

visual examination

endo-

within

-scope

instrument for visual examination

hem

blood

-occult

hidden

pro-

supporting

bio

life

anti-

against

emet

vommit

intra-

within

ven/o

vein

re-

back or again

-ectomy

surgical removal

palat/o

palate

nas/o

nose

-ostomy

surgical creating an opening

-otomy

surgical incision

ile

ileum, small intestine

hemorrhoid

hemorrhoid

-pexy

surgical fixation

choledoch/o

common bile duct

lith

stone