Ch 6 Flashcards
-emesis
Vomiting
-ectasis, -ectasia
Stretching, dilation, dilatation, widening
-lysis
Destruction, breakdown, separation
-pepsia
Digestion
-phagia
Eating, swallowing
-plasty
Surgical repair
-ptosis
Drooping; sagging; protruding
-ptysis
Spitting
-rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth (of blood)
-rrhaphy
Suture
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
-spasm
Involuntary contraction of muscles
-stasis
Stopping, controlling
-stenosis
Tightening, stricture, narrowing
-tresia
Opening
bucc/o
Cheek
cec/o
Cecum
celi/o
Belly, abdomen
Cheil/o
Lip
chol/e
Gale, bile
cholangi/o
Bile vessel
cholecyst/o
Gallbladder
choledoch/o
Common bile duct
col/o
Colon, large intestine
colon/o
Colon
dent/i
Tooth
duoden/o
Duodenum
enter/o
Intestines, usually small intestine
Esophag/o
Esophagus
gastr/o
Stomach
gingiv/o
Gums
gloss/o
Tongue
gluc/o
Sugar
glyc/o
Sugar
hepat/o
Liver
herni/o
Hernia
ile/o
ileum
jejun/o
Jejunum
labi/o
Lip
lingu/o
Tongue
lip/o
Fat, lipid
lith/o
Stone
odont/o
Tooth
or/o
Mouth
palat/o
Palate
pancreat/o
Pancreas
proct/o
Anus and rectum
pylor/o
Pyloric sphincter
rect/o
Rectum
sialaden/o
Salivary gland
splen/o
Spleen
steat/o
Fat
stomat/o
Mouth