Med Term 7 Flashcards
dento
teeth
stomat/o
mouth
odonto
teeth
glosso
tongue
linguo
tongue
cheilo
lips
gingivo
gums
esophago
esophagus
gastro
stomach
entero
small intestine
duodeno
duodenum
jejuno
jejunum
ileo
ileum
colo
large intestine, colon
sigmoido
sigmoid colon
recto
rectum
procto
anus and rectum
hepato
liver
cholecyst
gallbladder
pancreato
pancreas
ostomy
forming a new opening
myc/o
fungus
-scope
suffix, instrument used to examine
hypo-
below or under
sub-
latin for under or below
-plegia
paralysis
cheil/o
lips
eso-
in or toward
phago
swallow
esophago
pertaining to the esophagus
ulcer
crater-like sore
gastric
pertaining to the stomach
epigastric
upon the stomach
palpation
to examine by touching
paraesophageal
around the esophagus
transverse
lying across
distension
stretched beyond normal dimensions
fecal
stool
hernia
protrusion or rupture
occult
hidden
duodenal
pertaining to the duodenum, the upper part of the small intestine
nausea
feeling sick in the stomach
-ectasia
stretching or dialation
entero
the small intestine
dys-
difficulty or painful
-cele
herniation
duoden/o
upper part of the small intestine
jejun/o
jejunum, the middle section of the small intestine
ile/o
ileum, the lower section of the small intestine
-cele
herniation
appendic/o
appendix
-clysis
washing or irrigation
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HBV
hepatitis b virus
HAV
hepatitis a virus
HCV
hepatitis c virus
mg bid
milligrams twice a day
lymphocyte
a type of white blood cell
opportunistic
pertaining to being capable of causing disease only in a host whose resistance is lowered
lethargy
a lowered level of consciousness, with drowsiness and listlessness
insomnia
difficulty falling and staying asleep
anorexia
loss of appetite
hepatitis
liver inflammation
antibody
a protein that destroys antigens
-ase
enzyme
lipase
enzyme that breaks down fat (lip/o)
amylase
enzyme that breaks starch down into glucose (simple sugar)
lactase
enzyme that breaks down lactose (milk sugar) into glucose (simple sugar)
carb/o
carbon
bar/o
weight
spleno
spleen
mastication
chewing
ingestion
take in orally by swallowing, eating
digestion
breaking down food physically and chemically
absorption
movement of substances such as nutrients into the bloodstream
elimination
removal of waste (urine or feces)
cheilo
combining form for lips
cheilosis
condition of the lips
cheilostomatoplasty
surgical repair of the lips and mouth
cheilorrhapy
suturing of the lips
colo
combining form for the colon
coloclysis
washing or irrigation of the colon
colopexy
fixation of a prolapsed colon
colostomy
making a new opening of the colon
entero
combining form for small intestine
dysentery
painful intestinal condition (diarrhea, pain, inflammation)
enterectasia
stretching or dilation of the small intestine
enterorrhagia
hemorrhage of the small intestine
esophageal
pertaining to the esophagus
esophagogastric
pertaining to the esophagus and stomach
esophagostenosis
narrowing of the the esophagus
gingival
pertaining to the gums
gingivitis
inflammation of the gums
gingivoglossitis
inflammation of the gums and tongue
hepato
combining form for liver
hepatodynia
liver pain
hepatolith
liver stone
hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
sublingual
below the tongue
hypoglossal
below the tongue
subglossal
below the tongue
lipase
enzyme that breaks down fat (lipids)
lactase
enzyme that breaks down lactose
amylase
enzyme that breaks down starch
pancreato
combining form for pancreas
panceatolysis
destruction of the pancreas
pancreatopathy
any disease of the pancreas
pancreatolith
stone in the pancreas
procto
combining form for anus and rectum
proctoplegia
paralysis of the anus and rectum
proctologist
a specialist that studies disease of the anus and rectum
proctoscopy
examination of the anus and rectum with a scope
anorexia
loss of appetite
obesity
quality of being overweight for body type
bariatrics
specialty that studies treatment of obesity
spleno
combining form for spleen
splenomegaly
enlarged spleen
splenopexy
fixation of a prolapsed spleen
splenorrhagia
hemorrhage of the spleen
ulcer
crater-like sore
occult
hidden blood or bleeding
nausea
feeling like one is going to vomit
stomato
combining form for mouth
stomatoplasty
surgical repair of the mouth
stomatoscope
instrument used to look into the mouth
recto
combining form for rectum
rectoclysis
washing or irrigation of the rectum
rectoplasty
surgical repair of the rectum
rectourethral
pertaining to the rectum and urethra
