Digestive System Medical Word elements

Question 0

gloss/o

lingu/o

Answer 0

tongue

glossectomy: removal of all or part of the tongue
lingual: pertaining to the tongue

Question 1

or/o

stomat/o

Answer 1

mouth
or/al: pertaining to the mouth
stomat/itis: inflammation of the mouth

Question 2

bucc/o

Answer 2

cheek

bucc/al: pertaining to the cheek

Question 3

cheil/o

liab/o

Answer 3

lip

cheiloplasty: surgical repair of a defective lip
labial: pertaining to the lips, particularly the lips of the mouth

Question 4

dent/o

odont/o

Answer 4

teeth
orthodontist: dentist who specializes in correcting and preventing irregularities of abnormally positioned or aligned teeth (orth means straight)

Question 5

gingiv/o

Answer 5

gum(s)

gingivectomy: excision of diseased gingival tissue

Question 6

sial/o

Answer 6

saliva; salivary glands

sialolith: calculus formed in a salivary gland or duct

Question 7

esophag/o

Answer 7

esophagus

esophagoscope: instrument used to examine the esophagus

Question 8

pharyng/o

Answer 8

pharynx (throat)

pharyngotonsilitis: inflammation of the pharynx and tonsils

Question 9

gastr/o

Answer 9

stomach

gastralgia: pain in the stomach; also called stomachache

Question 10

pylor/o

Answer 10

pylorus

pylorospasm: involuntary contraction of the pyloric sphincter of the stomach, as in pyloric stenosis

Question 11

duoden/o

Answer 11

duodenum
first part of the small intestine
duodenoscopy: visual exam of the duodenum

Question 12

enter/o

Answer 12

intestine (usually small intestine)

enteropathy: disease of the intestine

Question 13

jejun/o

Answer 13

Jejunum

jejunorrhaphy: suture of the jejunum

Question 14

ile/o

Answer 14

ileum (third part of small intestine)

ileostomy: creation of an opening between the ileum and the abdominal wall

Question 15

append/o

appendic/o

Answer 15

appendix
appendectomy: excision of the appendix
appendicitis

Question 16

col/o

colon/o

Answer 16

colostomy: creation of an opening between the colon and the abdominal wall
colonoscopy: visual exam of the colon

Question 17

sigmoid/o

Answer 17

sigmoid colon

sigmoidotomy: incision of the sigmoid colon

Question 18

rect/o

Answer 18

rectum

rectocele: herniation of the rectum

Question 19

proct/o

Answer 19

anus/rectum

Question 20

an/o

Answer 20

anus

perianal: pertaining to the area around the anus

Question 21

hepat/o

Answer 21

liver

hepatomegaly: enlargement of the liver

Question 22

pancreat/o

Answer 22

pancreas:
pancreatolysis: destruction of the pancreas by pancreatic enzymes

Question 23

cholang/o

Answer 23

bile vessel

cholangiole: small terminal portion of the bile duct (-ole means small or minute)

Question 24

chol/e

Answer 24

bile, gall

cholelith: gallstone

Question 25

cholecyst/o

Answer 25

gall bladder

cholecystectomy: removal of the gall bladder

Question 26

choledoch/o

Answer 26

bile duct

choledochoplasty: surgical repair of the common bile duct