Chapter 12 Word Parts Flashcards by Niki Knowlton

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amyl/o

A

starch

*amylase

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append/o

A

appendix

*appendectomy

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appendic/o

A

appendix

*appendicitis

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-ase

A

enzyme

*lipase

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bil/i

A

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

A

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

A

gallbladder

*cholecystitis

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choledoch/o

A

common bile duct

choledocholithiasis

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cirrh/o

A

yellow; tawny

*cirrhosis

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col/o

A

colon

*colorectal

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colon/o

A

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

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gingiv/o

A

gums

*gingivitis

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gloss/o

A

tongue

*glossitis

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glu/o

A

sugar; sweet

*glucogenesis

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glyc/o

A

sugar; sweet

*glycolysis

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hepat/o

A

liver

*hepatomegaly

Q

-iasis

A

presence of an abnormal condition

*cholelithiasis

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ile/o

A

ileum

*ileocecal

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jejun/o

A

jejunum

*jejunostomy

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lapar/o

A

abdominal wall

*laparascopy

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lingu/o

A

tongue

*lingual

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lip/o

A

fat

*lipoma

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lith/o

A

stone; calculus

*lithogenesis

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-lysis

A

destruction or detachment

*lipolysis

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mandibul/o

A

mandible (lower jaw)

*mandibular

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odont/o

A

teeth

*orthodontist

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or/o

A

mouth

*oral

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

*pancreatitis

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-pepsia

A

state of digestion

*dyspepsia

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-phagia

A

to eat

*polyphagia

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pharyng/o

A

pharynx

*pharyngoscope

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

peritoneal

Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

*stomatoplasty

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proct/o

A

anus or rectum

*proctoscopy

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rect/o

A

rectum

*rectocele

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-rrhagia

A

excessive flow or discharge

*gastrorrhagia

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-rrhaphy

A

suturing

*hepatorrhaphy

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sial/o

A

salivary gland; saliva

*sialogram

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

*sigmoidoscopy

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-spasm

A

twitching; involuntary contraction

*gastrospasm

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splen/o

A

spleen

splenomegaly

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steat/o

A

fat

*steatorrhea

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stomat/o

A

mouth

*stomatitis

Q

-tresia

A

perforation

*atresia

Q

-tripsy

A

intentional crushing

*lithotripsy