chapter 12 word parts Flashcards
digestive ssytem
what does the prefix dys- mean?
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
what does the prefix endo- mean?
within, in
what does the prefix hemi- mean?
half
what does the prefix sub- mean?
under, below
what does the combining form abdomin/o mean?
abdomen, abdominal
what does the combining form an/o mean?
anus
what does the combining form antr/o mean?
antrum
what does the combining form append/o mean?
appendix
what does the combining form appendic/o mean?
appendix
what does the combining form cec/o mean?
cecum
what does the combining form celi/o mean?
abdomen, abdominal cavity
what does the combining form cheil/o mean?
lip
what does the combining form chol/e mean?
gall, bile
what does the combining form cholangi/o mean?
bile duct
what does the combining form choledoch/o mean?
common bile duct
what does the combining form col/o mean?
colon
what does the combining form colon/o mean?
colon
what does the combining form diverticul/o mean?
diverticulum
what does the combining form duoden/o mean?
doudenum
what does the combining form enter/o mean?
intestine
what does the combining form esophag/o mean?
esophagus
what does the combining form gastr/o mean?
stomach
what does the combining form gingiv/o mean?
gum
what does the combining form gloss/o mean?
tongue
what does the combining form hepat/o mean?
liver
what does the combining form herni/o mean?
hernia, protrusion of an organ through a membrane or cavity wall
what does the combining form ile/o mean?
ileum
what does the combining form jejun/o mean?
jejunum
what does the combining form lapar/o mean?
abdomen, abdominal cavity
what does the combining form lingu/o mean?
tongue
what does the combining form or/o mean?
mouth
what does the combining form palat/o mean?
palate
what does the combining form pancreat/o mean?
pancreas
what does the combining form peritone/o mean?
peritoneum
what does the combining form polyp/o mean?
polyp, small growth
what does the combining form proct/o mean?
rectum
what does the combining form pylor/o mean?
pylorus, pyloric sphincter
what does the combining form rect/o mean?
rectum
what does the combining form sial/o mean?
saliva, salivary gland
what does the combining form sigmoid/o mean?
sigmoid colon
what does the combining form steat/o mean?
fat
what does the combining form stomat/o mean?
mouth
what does the combining form uvul/o mean?
uvula
what does the combining form xer/o mean?
dryness
what does the suffix -ac mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -al mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -cele mean?
hernia, protrusion
what does the suffix -centesis mean?
surgical puncture to aspirate fluid
what does the suffix -eal mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -ectomy mean?
excision
what does the suffix -gram mean?
the record, radiographic image
what does the suffix -graph mean?
instrument used to record
what does the suffix -graphy mean?
process of recording
what does the suffix -ia mean?
condition of, diseased state, abnormal state
what does the suffix -iasis mean?
condition
what does the suffix -ic mean?
pertaining to
what does the suffix -itis mean?
inflammation
what does the suffix -lith mean?
stone
what does the suffix -logist mean?
specialist who studies and treats
what does the suffix -logy mean?
study of
what does the suffix -malacia mean?
softening
what does the suffix -megaly mean?
enlargement
what does the suffix -oma mean?
tumor
what does the suffix -osis mean?
abnormal condition
what does the suffix -pathy mean?
disease
what does the suffix -pepsia mean?
digestion
what does the suffix -phagia mean?
eating or swallowing
what does the suffix -plasty mean?
surgical repair
what does the suffix -ptosis mean?
prolapse, drooping
what does the suffix -rrhaphy mean?
suturing, repairing
what does the suffix -rrhea mean?
flow, discharge
what does the suffix -scope mean?
instrument used for visualization
what does the suffix -scopy mean?
process of viewing, visualization
what does the suffix -stomy mean?
creation of an artificial opening
what does the suffix -tomy mean?
incision, cut into
