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Chapter 5: terms Flashcards

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an/o

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anus

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append/o

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appendix

-> appendectomy

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appendic/o

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appendicitis

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bucc/o

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cheek

-> buccalmucosa: a muscosa is a mucous membrane lining cavities or canals that open to the outside of the body

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cec/o

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cecum

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celi/o

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belly, abdomen
-> celiac: celiac disease is damage to the lining of the small intestine, occurring as a reaction to eating gluten

-abdomin/o and lapar/o also mean abdomen

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cheil/o

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lip

  • > cheilosis
  • > Labi/o also means lip
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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder
-> cholecystectomy
chol/e= gall, bile

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choledoch/o

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common bile duct

-> choledochotomy

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col/o

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colon
-> colostomy: the suffix -stomy, when used with a combining form for an organ, means an opening to the outside of the body. A stoma is an opening between an organ and the surface of the body

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colon/o

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colon

-> colonic

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dent/i

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tooth

  • > dentibuccal
  • Odont/o also means tooth
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duoden/o

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duodenum

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enter/o

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intestines, usually small intestine
-> enteroenterostomy: new opening between 2 previously unconnected parts of the small intestine. this is an ANASTOMOSIS. which is any surgical connection btwn 2 parts, such as vessels, ducts, or bowel segments

-mesentery: part of the double fold of peritoneum that stretches around the organs in the abdomen, the mesentery holds the organs in place

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cholecyst/o

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gallbladder

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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esophag/o

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esophagus

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faci/o

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face

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gastr/o

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stomach

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gingiv/o

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gums

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gloss/o

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tongue

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hepat/o

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liver

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ile/o

A

ileum

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jejun/o

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jejunum

-> choledochojejunostomy: an anastomosis

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labi/o

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lip

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lapar/o

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abdomen

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lingu/o

A

tongue

-> sublingual

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mandibul/o

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lower jaw, mandible

-> submandibular

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odont/o

A

tooth

  • > orthodontist
  • > periodontist
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ileum

A

third part of small intestine

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ilium

A

uppermost and largest part of the pelvis (hip bone)

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or/o

A

mouth

-stomat/o also means mouth

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palat/o

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palate

-> palatoplasty: procedure to repair cleft palate and cleft lip; repair of a cleft palate

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pancreat/o

A

pancreas

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peritone/o

A

peritoneum

->peritonitis

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pharyng/o

A

throat

  • > pharyngeal
  • > palatopharyngoplasty: used to treat cases of snoring or sleep apnea caused by obstructions in the throat or nose
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proct/o

A

anus and rectum

-> proctologist

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pylor/o

A

pyloric sphincter

-> pyloroplasty

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rect/o

A

rectum

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sialaden/o

A

salivary gland

-> sialadenitis

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sigmoid/o

A

sigmoid colon

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stomat/o

A

mouth

-> stomatitis

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uvul/o

A

uvula

-> uvul ectomy

44
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amyl/o

A

starch

->amylase: the suffix -ASE means enzyme

45
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bil/i

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gall, bile
-> biliary: The biliary tract includes the organs (liver and gallbladder) and ducts (hepatic, cystic, and common bile ducts) that secrete, store, and empty bile into the duodenum

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bilirubin/o

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bilirubin (bile pigment)

-> hyperbilirubinemia

47
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chol/e

A

gall, bile

-> cholelithiasis: lith/o means stone or calculus; -iasis means abnormal condition

48
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chlorhydr/o

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hydrochloric acid

-> achlorhydria: absence of gastric juice is associated with gastric carcinoma

49
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gluc/o

A

glucose

-gluconeogenesis: liver cells make new sugar from fats and proteins

50
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glyc/o

A

sugar

-> hyperglycemia

51
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glycogen/o

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glycogen, animal starch

-> glycogenolysis: liver cells change glycogen back to glucose when blood sugar levels drop

52
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lip/o

A

fat, lipid

53
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lith/o

A

stone

54
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prote/o

A

protein

55
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py/o

A

pyorrhea: periodontitis; an advanced stage of periodontal disease (gingivitis)

56
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sial/o

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saliva, salivary

57
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steat/o

A

fat

-> steatorrhea: improperly digested (malabsorbed) fats will appear in the feces

58
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pyorrhea

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is discharge of pus from gums

59
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pyuria

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is presence of pus in urine (sign of urinary tract infection)

60
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Suffixe:

-ase

A

enzyme

-> lipase

61
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Suffixe:

-chezia

A

defecation, elimination of wastes

-> hematochezia

62
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Suffixe:

-iasis

A

abnormal condition

63
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Suffixe:

-prandial

A

meal

HAN 312 (21 decks)

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