Chapter 12 Word Parts Flashcards by Niki Knowlton

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amyl/o

A

starch

*amylase

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append/o

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appendix

*appendectomy

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appendic/o

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appendix

*appendicitis

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-ase

A

enzyme

*lipase

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bil/i

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bile

*biliary

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bucc/o

A

cheek

*buccal

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cec/o

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cecum

*cecostomy

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celi/o

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pertaining to the abdomen

*celiac rickets

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-centesis

A

surgical puncture

*abdominocentesis

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cheil/o

A

lips

*cheilosis

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chol/e

A

bile

*cholecystogram

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

*cholecystitis

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

choledocholithiasis

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cirrh/o

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yellow; tawny

*cirrhosis

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col/o

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colon

*colorectal

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colon/o

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colon

*colonoscopy

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dent/o

A

tooth

dental hygienist

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duoden/o

A

duodenum

*duodenostomy

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-ectasia

A

stretching or dilation

*gastrectasia

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

*appendectomy

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-emesis

A

to vomit

*hematemesis

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enter/o

A

intestine

*enteritis

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esophag/o

A

esophagus

*esophagitis

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gastr/o

A

stomach

*gastrostomy

gingiv/o

gums | *gingivitis

gloss/o

tongue | *glossitis

glu/o

sugar; sweet | *glucogenesis

glyc/o

sugar; sweet | *glycolysis

hepat/o

liver | *hepatomegaly

-iasis

presence of an abnormal condition | *cholelithiasis

ile/o

ileum | *ileocecal

jejun/o

jejunum | *jejunostomy

lapar/o

abdominal wall | *laparascopy

lingu/o

tongue | *lingual

lip/o

fat | *lipoma

lith/o

stone; calculus | *lithogenesis

-lysis

destruction or detachment | *lipolysis

mandibul/o

mandible (lower jaw) | *mandibular

odont/o

teeth | *orthodontist

or/o

mouth | *oral

pancreat/o

pancreas | *pancreatitis

-pepsia

state of digestion | *dyspepsia

-phagia

to eat | *polyphagia

pharyng/o

pharynx | *pharyngoscope

peritone/o

peritoneum | peritoneal

-plasty

surgical repair | *stomatoplasty

proct/o

anus or rectum | *proctoscopy

rect/o

rectum | *rectocele

-rrhagia

excessive flow or discharge | *gastrorrhagia

-rrhaphy

suturing | *hepatorrhaphy

sial/o

salivary gland; saliva | *sialogram

sigmoid/o

sigmoid colon | *sigmoidoscopy

-spasm

twitching; involuntary contraction | *gastrospasm

splen/o

spleen | splenomegaly

steat/o

fat | *steatorrhea

stomat/o

mouth | *stomatitis

-tresia

perforation | *atresia

-tripsy

intentional crushing | *lithotripsy