chapter 8 word parts

abdomin/o

abdomen

an/o

anus

append/o, appendic/o

appendix (2)

chol/e

gall; bile

cholecyst/o

gallbladder

cirrh/o

orange-yellow

col/o, colon/o

colon; large intestine (2)

cyst/o

fluid sac; bladder

dent/i

tooth

hint: starts with d

enter/o

intestines

gastr/o

stomach

gingiv/o

gums

gloss/o

tongue

hint: refers to both the tongue and speech

hemat/o

blood

hepat/o

liver

inguin/o

groin

labi/o

lip

lapar/o

abdominal wall; abdomen

ling/o

tongue

hint: specifically refers to the tongue

lith/o

stone; calculus

odont/o

tooth

hint: starts with o

or/o

mouth

pancreat/o

pancreas

proct/o

rectum; anus

splen/o

spleen

de-

lack of; down; less; removal of

dia-

through; complete

dys-

painful; difficult

endo-

in; within

epi-

on; over; upon

peri-

around; surrounding

post-

after; behind

pre-

before; in front of

sub-

below; under

ultra-

beyond; excess

-ase

enzyme

-chezia

defecation; elimination of waste

-clysis

irrigation; washing

-emesis

vomiting

-iasis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-orexia

appetite

-pepsia

digestion

-phagia

eating; swallowing

-prandial

meal

-rrhea

flow; excessive discharge

-stalsis

contraction

-tripsy

crushing

-um, -us

structure; tissue; thing (2)

choledoch/o

bile duct

bucc/o

cheek

sial/o

saliva; salivary gland

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon

body mass index

BMI

esophagogastroduodenoscopy

EGD

gastroesophageal reflux disease

GERD

gastrointestinal

GI

irritable bowel syndrome

IBS

parental nutrition

PN

nothing by mouth

NPO

right upper quadrant

RUQ

right lower quadrant

RLQ

left upper quadrant

LUQ

left lower quadrant

LLQ