Digestive system chapter 6 medical word elements

Question 1

or/o,

stomat/o

Answer 1

mouth

Question 2

gloss/o,

lingu/o

Answer 2

tongue

Question 3

bucc/o

Answer 3

cheeck

Question 4

cheil/o,

labi/o

Answer 4

lip

Question 5

dent/o,

odont/o

Answer 5

teeth

Question 6

orth/o

Answer 6

straight, orthodontist (dentist who specialize in correct and preventing irregularities of abnormally aligned teeth)

Question 7

gingiv/o

Answer 7

gums, gingivectomy - surgical treatment for periodontal disease

Question 8

sial/o

Answer 8

salivary, salivary gland,

Question 9

esophag/o

Answer 9

esophagus

Question 10

pharyng/o

Answer 10

pharynx

Question 11

gastr/o

Answer 11

stomach, gastralgia - is called a stomachache

Question 12

pylor/o

Answer 12

pylorus, pylorospasm - occurs in the pyloric sphyncter of the stomach

Question 13

duoden/o

Answer 13

duodenum

Question 14

enter/o

Answer 14

intestine, enteropathy - enteropathy typically occurs in the small intestine

Question 15

jejun/o

Answer 15

jejunum, jejunorrhaphy -

Question 16

ile/o

Answer 16

ileum, ileostomy - an ileostomy creates an opening on the surface of the abdomen to allow feces to be discharge in to a bag worn on the abdomen

Question 17

append/o, appendic/o

Answer 17

appendix

Question 18

col/o, colon/o

Answer 18

colon, colonostomy - creates a place for fecal matter to exit the body other than through the anus

Question 19

sigmoid/o

Answer 19

sigmoid colon

Question 20

rect/o

Answer 20

rectum

Question 21

proct/o

Answer 21

anus, rectum

Question 22

an/o

Answer 22

anus

Question 23

hepat/o

Answer 23

liver

Question 24

pancreat/o

Answer 24

pancreas, pancreatolysis - may be related to alcohol consumption or result from inflammation, infection or cancer

Question 25

cholangi/o

Answer 25

bile vessel

Question 26

chol/e

Answer 26

bile, gall, - gallstones are solid masses composed of bile

Question 27

cholelith

Answer 27

gallstones are solid masses composed of bile and cholesterol that forms in the gallbladder and common bile duct

Question 28

cholecyst/o

Answer 28

gallbladder,

Question 29

cholecystectomy

Answer 29

removal of the gallbladder performed laparoscopically or with open surgery

Question 30

choledoch/o

Answer 30

bile duct

Question 31

-emesis

Answer 31

vomit

Question 32

-iasis

Answer 32

abnormal condition produced by something specific

Question 33

choledocholithiasis

Answer 33

gallstones form in the common bile duct

Question 34

-megaly

Answer 34

enlargement,

Question 35

hepatomegaly

Answer 35

may be caused by hepatitis, infection, fatty infiltration, biliary obstruction, malignancy

Question 36

-orexia

Answer 36

appetite

Question 37

-pepsia

Answer 37

digestion

Question 38

-phagia

Answer 38

swallowing, eating, aerophagia - swallowing air

Question 39

-prandial

Answer 39

meal

Question 40

-rrhea

Answer 40

discharge, flow

Question 41

dia-

Answer 41

through or across

Question 42

peri-

Answer 42

around

Question 43

sub-

Answer 43

under